Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 15 at 11:57PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL GRANT KENTON MASON PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Wind Advisory issued March 15 at 9:34PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph becoming west southwest.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
33° 33° Mon 36° Mon 36° chance 18° 18° chance Tue 28° Tue 28°
Thursday, June 25th, 2020
Bonita Opperman
Bonita "Bonnie" Rae Opperman, age 72, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on the morning of June 23rd, 2020.
She was born on July 29th, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Raymond Keith Lewis and Nora Colwell. She married the love of her life and best friend, Bruce Allen Opperman on May 11, 1968 in Celina, Ohio.
Bonnie is a 1965 graduate of Celina Senior High. It was shortly after her graduation that she met Bruce and their story began. Bruce grew up just on the other side of the lake in St. Marys. That lake would become a part of their story that will live on forever.
In high school, Bonnie was part of a group of five girlfriends and Bruce was part of a group of five guys. After high school, those same 10 friends paired off and married, and as fate would have it, they remain friends to this day. The naming of the lake will never be decided on, as Bonnie always insisted the lake was named Grand Lake while Bruce is sure it was named Lake St. Marys.
Curling up with a good book and a glass of Kendall Jackson Chardonnay was something that Bonnie enjoyed more than most. She also enjoyed crushing her competitors while playing Words with Friends.
In her younger years, Bonnie spent much time up and down the fairways at her favorite golf courses. That love continued when she put her clubs away as she followed the PGA Tour. She was an avid card player who loved spending time with the ladies in her bridge club as well as playing any card game around the table with her family and friends. She and Bruce had the time of their lives traveling together and with friends. Anyone who knew Bonnie knew where you could find her on a Saturday afternoon in the fall; eyes glued to the TV, anticipating another Buckeye victory.
Bonnie is survived by her husband Bruce; her daughters Amy (Ian) Perry and Amanda (Justin) Ekin; her four grandchildren Ali, Connor, Anna, and Riley; her stepsister Judy (Chuck) Cuffaro; along with several aunts, uncles, and other beloved family members and four-legged friends. There was nothing that Bonnie loved more than her family, and she touched all these lives deeply.
She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Keith Lewis; her mother, Nora Harris and stepfather Paul Harris; and her brothers, Michael and Phil Lewis.
There will be a private family service held at Schoedinger Northwest Chapel in Columbus. A celebration of life will follow at a date to be determined.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: New Start Church of God, 7729 US 127, Celina, OH 45822.
To share memories or condolences, please visit www.schoedinger.com.
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