Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Clifford Bonifas
Clifford F. Bonifas, 62, of rural St. Marys died Sept. 9, 2009, at his residence. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born May 1, 1947, in Auglaize County to Kenneth H. and Rita D. Wiechart Bonifas. On Sept. 24, 2005, he married Karen M. Betts, who survives.
Other survivors are five children, Jeff (Tammy) Bonifas, Nathan (Tisha) Bonifas, Vincent Bonifas, Amy Martin and Michelle Daniels; a stepson, Jeremy Eickholt ; a stepdaughter, Tiffany Eickholt; a sister, LaDonna (Melvin) Craft, Montezuma; and three brothers, Carl "Joe" (Janet) Bonifas, Spencerville, Howard John Bonifas, St. Henry, and Ralph Edward (Amy) Bonifas, Coldwater; 17 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
Deceased is a grandson.
He worked at the St. Marys Foundry as a core maker for many years and formerly worked in fine home construction in Florida. He was a graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School.
Services are 8 p.m. Saturday at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Spencerville, the Rev. John Fleck officiating.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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