Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories.
It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
Richard Bergman
Richard S. Bergman, 89, New Bremen, died at 5:58 p.m. Feb. 23, 2011, in the emergency room of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.
He was born April 10, 1921, in Maria Stein to Lawrence and Frances Bruns Bergman. On Oct. 3, 1953, he married Ivalou Greve, who survives near New Bremen.
Also surviving are five children, Diane (Ron) Moeller, Peninsula, Rebecca (Rolf) Wielick, Seattle, Wash., Lisa (Bob) Moeller, New Bremen, Dan Bergman, New Bremen, and Greg (Karen) Bergman, Bowling Green; five in-laws, Thomas Minch, Xenia, Robert Willhoff, Tipp City, Luetta Ruppert, Wapakoneta, Victoria Rohrbach, St. Marys, and Nelson Greve, Wapakoneta; and seven grandchildren.
Deceased are three siblings, Marinus Bergman, Irene Minch and Teresa Willhoff.
He was a member of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in New Bremen and the American Legion Post 571 of Maria Stein. He served in the European Theater during World War II with the United States Army Air Corp. He was a farmer and retired from the former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in St. Marys after 43 years.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial is at German Protestant Cemetery in New Bremen.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. today at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the church.
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