Eugene Borger

Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.

Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.

Tuesday, December 19th, 2017

Eugene Borger

Eugene J. "Butch" Borger, age 76, of Coldwater, died Monday, December 18, 2017 at Celina Manor.

He was born February 20, 1941 in St. Henry to the late Delbert & Eugenia (Schuh) Borger. On November 5, 1966, he married Carol (Tekamp) Borger and she resides in Coldwater.

He is survived by children, Ron Borger of Stokesdale, North Carolina and Gregg & Lisa Borger of Coldwater; grandchildren Nate, Victoria, Lydia and Alex; sisters Lois & Ed Downs of Union, and Bernice & Stan Muse of Huber Heights; in-laws Mary Borger of Kettering, Jan & Mel Steinbrunner of Coldwater, Gary Tekamp of Coldwater, Wayne & Marlene Tekamp of Coldwater, and Elaine Tekamp of Coldwater.

He was preceded in death by siblings, Tom and Joe Borger; father and mother In-law Bud & Gert Tekamp; and brother in-law, Dan "Skip" Tekamp.

He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater American Legion Post #470, and Celina V.F.W. Post #5713. Butch was a disabled veteran after serving three years in the US Army stationed in Vietnam, after the service he worked for many years at Teleflex in Van Wert.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater. Burial with military rites will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

Friends may call from 12 to 1:30 PM on Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.

Memorial may be made to Community Health Professionals.

Condolences can be left at hogenkampfh.com.

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