Special Weather Statement issued April 19 at 9:54AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 954 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Montra, Newbern, New Jerusalem, Lockington, Ridgeway, Woodstock, Botkins, Mount Victory, Millerstown, Kiser Lake State Park, Hardin, Pemberton, Piqua, West Mansfield, East Liberty, St. Paris, Logansville, Belle Center, North Lewisburg, and Lakeview.
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Michael Gass
Michael A. "Peewee" Gass, 57, Coldwater, died at 4:08 p.m. Feb. 1, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.
He was born Aug. 8, 1953, in Lima to Richard and Mable Hicks Gass. His mother survives in Lima, and his father is deceased. On May 4, 1973, he married Denise Miller, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Shane (Sheila) Gass, Celina, and Joshua Gass, Coldwater; five siblings, Richard Gass Jr., Don (Jan) Gass, Dianna Boughan, Judy Harris and Joan Smith, all of Lima; his mother-in-law, Maxine Miller, Coldwater; two sisters-in-law, Deb (Ed) Bennett, Dunkirk, Ind., and Mary (Paul) Chandler, Muncie, Ind.; and three grandchildren.
Also deceased is his father-in-law.
He worked in masonry restoration and owned Brix Restoration.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, the Rev. Richard Walling officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Coldwater.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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