Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 6:01PM EDT until May 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 197 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN 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, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, 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, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, 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, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
59° 59° likely Wed 80° Wed 80° 57° 57° Thu 64° Thu 64°
Monday, March 23rd, 2015
Norma Shaffer
Norma Eileen (Allmandinger) Shaffer, age 84, of Celina, passed away Friday morning, March 20, 2015, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.
Born February 18, 1931 in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Karl M. & Chloa Smith Allmandinger. Norma and Don E. Shaffer were married on October 18, 1953, and he preceded her in death on December 31, 1995.
Five children survive: Mike (Cindy) Shaffer, Mark Shaffer, Kent (Julie) Shaffer, Steve Shaffer and Donette Shaffer, all of Celina, 10 Grandchildren: Brad (Dani), Kate, Jared, Joseph, Jenna, Kara, Jonathan and Jimmy (Sammie) Shaffer, Abby (Andy) Scheidt and Nicole (Troy) Hirschy, and 5 Great Grandchildren: Laken, Owen, Isabella, Taryn and Xander. Sisters & Brothers-in-law surviving are: JoAnn, Patricia and Pauline Shaffer, Virginia Wendel, Jon & Martha Sidenbender and Mary DeLong.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Marcella (Harold) Buel, a brother, Karl E. (Helen) Allmandinger, a Granddaughter, Natasha, and Brothers & Sisters-in-law: Glenn & Donna Shaffer, Basil & Wilma Shaffer, and Leo "Butch," Charles, Leland, Thurman and Robert Shaffer.
Norma graduated from Celina High School in 1949, and the Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in 1952. She served the Celina community for 55 years as a caring and dedicated nurse. Norma worked at Gibbons Hospital, Dr. Dobbins' office, Celina Manor and Doctors' Care.
She was a life-long member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopewell Township. Over the years Norma was active with the Women of the Church, the church choir, and also taught Sunday School and Bible School.
Norma enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, and she loved taking lots of photographs.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 24, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopewell Township. Rev. Karen Tamorria will officiate. Burial will follow at Buck Cemetery, near Celina.
Calling Hours are 2-5:00 & 6-8:00 P.M., Monday, March 23, at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home in Celina, and 1 hour prior to time of Services on Tuesday at the Church.
Memorial Contributions may be made to tthe American Heart Association or St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopewell Township.
Condolences may be expressed at dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.
Additional obituaries on this date
Steve E. Baker, 61, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 10:18 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been a patient. [More]
Verlin Orick, 72, of Saint Marys, Ohio, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, [More]
Ilene Lange, St. Henry, died March 22, 2015, at her home.
Services are pendin [More]