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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Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
Rose Mary Schwieterman
Rose Mary Schwieterman, 83, 8591 Erie Drive, Maria Stein, died at 1:08 a.m. July 5, 2006, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
She was born September 16, 1922, in St. Joe, to Aloys and Elizabeth Brockman Steinbrunner. On April 23, 1949, she married Mark F. Schwieterman, who survives.
Also surviving are four sons, Dale (Nancy) and Tim (Ann), all of St. Sebastian, Kenneth (Gale), Lafayette, Ind., and Glenn (Mary Jo), Maria Stein; five daughters, Carol (Dave) Knapke, Fort Recovery, Marge (Harry) Heitkamp, Maria Stein, Ruth (Bill) Link, St. Henry, Jane (Dale) Hein, Chickasaw, and Joyce (Tim) Kemper, Marietta, Ga.; two brothers, Albert (Teresa) Steinbrunner, St. Joe, and Harold (Eileen) Steinbrunner, Marion, Ind.; two sisters, Helen (Orval) Schwieterman and Delores Abels, all of Coldwater; a sister-in-law, Jean Steinbrunner, St. Joe; 29 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a brother, Carl Steinbrunner.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein, the ladies rosary altar sodality of St. Sebastian Catholic Church, the Catholic Knights of Cassella, and the Knights of St. John Ladies Auxiliary, Maria Stein.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Harry Cavanaugh officiating. Burial is at St. Sebastian Cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.
Condolences can be made at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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