Winter Storm Warning issued January 26 at 1:35AM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Areas of blowing snow and continued hazardous travel due to accumulated snowfall.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST today.
* IMPACTS...Travel conditions remain very difficult. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning commute.
Extreme Cold Warning issued January 26 at 1:33AM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 6 PM EST this evening. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 6 PM this evening to noon EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 26 at 1:33AM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 6 PM EST this evening. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 6 PM this evening to noon EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Today 9° Today 9° patchy blowing chance blowing -4° -4° patchy blowing Tomorrow 17° Tomorrow 17° patchy blowing -8° -8°
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2018
Lester Poeppelman
Lester L. Poeppelman, age 94, of Minster, died Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Heritage Manor Minster.
He was born February 29, 1924 in McClean Township to the late Bernard & Alice (Gariety) Poeppelman. On April 30, 1949 he married Eileen (Bornhorst) in St. Joseph Church, Eygpt, Ohio and she survives in Minster.
He is also survived by his children, Barbara & Steve Grimm, Patricia & Dennis McGowan, Nicholas Poeppelman, Thomas Poeppelman, and James Poeppelman & Kendra Sommer all of Minster; grandchildren, Michael & David McGowan, Dylan, Jacob, Noah & Colleen Poeppelman and Jessica & Jay Bigalke; great-grandchildren, Gavin & Levi Bigalke; siblings Twin Sister Esther Hoelscher of Newport, and Edna Wise of Minster; step sister Jenny Voisard of Russia; and in-laws, Jerry & Charlene Bornhorst of Kerryville, TX.
He is also preceded in death by siblings, Bernadine & Tom Froning, Ruth & Albert Hoelscher, Conrad Hoelscher, Alvin & Martha Poeppelman, and Clifford Wise; step siblings, Dorothy & Urban Gaier, Margaret & Aloys Hoelscher, Hilda & Clarence Siegel, and Carl Voisard; stepmother, Genevieve Poeppelman; and parents-in-law Paul & Margaret Bornhorst, brothers-in-law & sister-in-law: Maurice & Viola Bornhorst, Charles & Josephine Bornhorst, Anna & Lavern Gross.
He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, Ft. Loramie American Legion, Minster V.F.W. In World War II Lester served in China, Burma, India Theatre. After returning from the service he was employed at Busse & Sons Meat Market. From 1950 to 1960 he had the first convenience store in Ft. Loramie, South Park Grocery. He then worked for Ohio Division of Parks for 5 years, before becoming a district representative for the Dayton Daily News covering Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby & Logan Counties until his retirement.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 am Thursday, November 1, 2018 at St. Augustine Church with Fr. Frankline Rayappa officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Augustine Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 pm on Wednesday and 9 to 9:30 am Thursday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Memorials may be made to Minster Fire Dept. & Rescue Squad or Masses.
Condolences can be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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