Helen Johnson

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.

Monday, June 11th, 2018

Helen Johnson

Helen E. Johnson , age 84, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, died June 8, 2018 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.

She was born September 11, 1933, in Fort Recovery, to the late Floyd and Zella (Lowry) Eichenauer. On November 6, 1955, she married the late Gayle Johnson, who died May 6, 2013.

Surviving are her children, Doug Johnson of Fort Recovery, Leslie Johnson of Fort Recovery, Cindy Bradley of Lowell, IN, and Becky (Ray) Link of Maria Stein; a grandson, Jamie Bradley; brother, Vernon Eichenauer of Fort Recovery; sister-in-law, Alice Eichenauer of Fort Recovery; brother-in-law, Don Brautigam of Wapakoneta, OH; in-laws, Glen "Jay" Johnson of Redkey, IN, Herta Johnson of Redkey, IN, Mary Helen Reynolds of Dunkirk, IN, Marjorie Forrest of Greenfield, IN, Kenny (Mary Jane) Johnson of Albany, IN, Georgia Johnson of Bluffton, IN, Daris Johnson of Knoxville, TN, and Lana Johnson of Punta Gorda, FL.

Preceding her in death are sisters, Norma Jean (Bob) Cron and Lola Brautigam; a brother, Carroll Eichenauer; sisters-in-law, Iris Jean Eichenauer and Ruth Eichenauer; in-laws, Bill Johnson, Harry Johnson, Damon Johnson, Keith Johnson, Karl Forrest, and Irvin Reynolds.

She was a 1951 graduate of Fort Recovery High School and attended the Fort Recovery United Methodist Church, Fort Recovery.

Helen was a member of the community bell choir and enjoyed gardening and tending to her flowers. She was a wonderful seamstress and enjoyed various types of art. She played the piano, painted and decorated cakes in her past time.

Services are 10:30 am Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, with Pastor Thomas Bolton officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery, Fort Recovery.

Calling is 5:00 pm-8:00 pm Monday and 9:30 am till services Tuesday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home.

Contributions can be made to the Fort Recovery Community Foundation.

Condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.

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