Alwilda Thobe

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 12:33PM EST until January 31 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to noon EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Alwilda Thobe

Alwilda B. "Wink" Thobe, 80, Fort Recovery, died at 2 a.m. Aug. 31, 2007, at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Greenville.

She was born June 24, 1927, in Portland, Ind., to Ross and Mabel Norris Scott. On Feb. 24, 1948, she married Ivo F. Thobe, who died Aug. 24, 1974.

Surviving are four sons, Dale (Kathy), Rod (Linda), Terry (Deb) and Mike (Cindy), all of Fort Recovery; a daughter, Melissa "Missy" (Kevin) Romer, Greenville; two sisters-in-law, Nancy Scott, Wapakoneta, and Joyce Scott, Celina; 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are two brothers, Robert and Calvin Scott Sr.; and a sister, Bonnie Stevenson.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, the Rev. Kevin Keller officiating. Burial is at Springhill Cemetery, Fort Recovery.

Calling is 1-5 p.m. Sunday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to Alzheimers Foundation or State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.

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