Clara Wilker

Winter Storm Warning issued January 23 at 1:32PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 9 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Saturday to noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 23 at 1:18PM EST until January 24 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 12 below zero.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Saturday, May 2nd, 2020

Clara Wilker

Clara Ann Wilker, age 101, of Coldwater, Ohio, died Friday May 1, 2020 at The Gardens of Celina.

She was born October 3, 1918 in St. Anthony to the late Aloys & Anna (Obringer) Reichert. On October 20, 1956 she married Cletus Wilker and he preceded her in death in 2009.

She is survived by her son, Joseph & Marie Wilker of Coldwater, grandchildren: David & Sara Wilker of Noblesville, IN, and Michelle Wilker of Coldwater; great grandchildren, Bryson and Everly Wilker, and sister-in-law, Mary Reichert of Dayton.

Clara is preceded in death by siblings and in-laws, Carl Reichert, Catherine & Elmer Albers, Ray & Irene Reichert, Arnold (Barney) & Bernice Reichert, Danny & Alberta Reichert, Rosemary Reichert, Loretta Reichert, Ray & Julie Wilker, Sylvester & Dorothy Wilker, Red & Maryann Dorsten, Charles & Edna Schunk, and Lee & Ethel Klosterman.

Clara was a member of Holy Trinity Church in Coldwater, St. Ann's Rosary Sodality, and the CKofA. She loved baseball, puzzles, visiting with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her granddog, Charlie.

Due to COVID-19 a private family Mass will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, May 4, 2020 at Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater with live stream at http://www.coldwatercluster.org/node/29. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the State of the Heart Care Hospice or the Gardens of Celina Activity Fund.

Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.

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