Patricia Rieger

Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.

Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

Patricia Rieger

Patricia "Pat" Rieger, 71, Saint Marys, Ohio, died 11:52 A.M. Monday, January 22, 2018, at Lima Memorial Hospital following a short illness.

She was born April 27, 1946, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Walter and June (Schnelle) Keel. She married Ronald "Reggie" Rieger on June 8, 1965, in Honolulu, Hawaii; he survives at the residence. Her mother, June Wietz, survives in Celina.

Also surviving are her daughters: Kanani (Jerry) Mullins of Celina; Tiercy (Brian) Dempsey of Franklin, Ohio. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Tyler Mullins; Jordan Mullins; Jennifer Freuh; Jeremy Mullins; Kylie Hardee; Ashley Froning. She is survived by her sisters: Janet Parker of Piqua; Jody Kelley of Spencerville; Shelly Hines of Celina.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Pat was a graduate of Celina High School. She retired after 25 years of service at Huffy Manufacturing Company in Celina. She enjoyed being a very creative and organized wife and mother. She loved animals, especially squirrels.

Funeral rites will be held 1:00 P.M. Friday, January 26, 2018, at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, Saint Marys, Deacon Marty Brown, officiant. Private family burial rites will be held at Gethsemane Cemetery.

Friends may call from 10:00 A.M. until the time of services on Friday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts may be given to Putnam County Hospice.

Condolences may be sent to Pat's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.

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