Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:34PM EST until January 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches possible.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 12:34PM EST until January 23 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to noon EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While temperatures are expected to be in the upper single digits (above zero), a northwest wind at 10-15 mph will make temperatures feel as if they are colder than 10 below zero.
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Friday, December 31st, 2021
Helen Wellman
Helen M. Wellman, 94, of New Knoxville, died 4:35 A.M. Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Elmwood of New Bremen.
She was born March 27, 1927, in Auglaize County, Ohio, the daughter of August and Matilda (Lammers) Fledderjohann. She married Paul Wellman on April 11, 1948, at the First United Church of Christ in New Knoxville and he preceded her in death.
She is survived by her children: Mark (Patricia) Wellman of New Knoxville; Ned (Lisa) Wellman of Hilliard; Mary (Keith) Howe of Pataskala; Jane (Zane) Baughman of Troy. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Jennifer (Ryan) Miltner; Jack (Jaime) Wellman; Jim (Amy) Wellman; Jodi (Kyle) Hamstreet; Jeff (Julia) Wellman; Ben (Ginger) Howe; Daniel (Tessa) Howe; Mandy (Jeremy) Paulus;  Nick (Becky Jantonio) Baughman. She is survived by her great-grandchildren: Jessica Miltner; Colin Miltner; Cole, Hunter, Mia, Wyatt, Emma, Keianna, Keira, and Kellen Wellman; Jacob (Madison) Lampron; Ella Howe; Briley Howe; Ethan Paulus; Katelyn Paulus; Dean Baughman; Grant Baughman, plus one more great-grandchild on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; by her siblings: Vernon Fledderjohann; Ralph Fledderjohann; Elmeda Wierwille; Myron Fledderjohann; Mildred Fledderjohann and Kermit Fledderjohann.
Helen graduated from New Knoxville High School and was the last living member of her class. She retired from Brookside Labs in New Knoxville and was proud to have been a farmer's wife. Helen worked hard all her life and was a member of the First Church of New Knoxville.
Funeral rites will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, Saint Marys, the Reverend Joel Bucklin, officiant. Helen's family requests that all attendees wear a mask. Private family burial rites will be held at Evangelical Protestant Cemetery, New Knoxville.
Friends may call from noon until 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts, in lieu of flowers, may be given to Grand Lake Hospice.
Condolences may be sent to Helen's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.
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