High Wind Warning issued March 12 at 7:33PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
37° 37° chance Fri 54° Fri 54° slight chance 29° 29° Sat 48° Sat 48°
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
Diana Springer
Diana Kay Springer, 64, of Mendon, Ohio, formerly of Rockford, Ohio, died at 11:50 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio.
She was born November 26, 1950, in Langley, Kentucky, the daughter of Miles and Kay (Webb) Frasure. On July 8, 1993, she married Jack L. Springer, and he survives in Mendon.
She had lived in Mendon the past 10 years, coming from Rockford. She was employed as a receptionist at the Van Wert County Recycling Center in Van Wert, Ohio.
She loved fishing and was an avid reader. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed trying new and different recipes. She had two dogs and a cat, which she dearly loved and were her best companions. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with all her grandchildren.
Surviving in addition to her husband Jack, is a son, Steve (Amanda) Kellem, Greenville, Ohio; numerous grandchildren; two brothers, Gary Frasure of Florida and Nathan Frasure of Sidney, Ohio; two sisters, Anita Lambert, of Kentucky; and Teresa Dutton, of Florida; her mother and father-in-law, Richard "Dick" and Lois "Jean" Springer of Rockford, Ohio; and a brother and sister-in-law, Rick (Lena) Springer, Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Deceased are her parents and a sister-in-law, Judy Flam.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, Ohio. Officiating at the service will be Pastor Bob Atkins.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Condolences may be expressed at ketchamripley.com.
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