Valier Amstutz

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Valier Amstutz

Valier G. Amstutz, 75, of rural Berne, Ind., died at 3:50 p.m. Sept. 15, 2006, at Adams Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Ind.

He was born Nov. 8, 1930, in Adams County, to Oswin and Esther Kneuss Amstutz. His first wife, Ethel Hass, died in 1970. In Dec. 1970, he married Ermal Hone McCourt, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Randall (Kenda) and Brice (Kelly), all of Berne; a daughter, Janell (Joe A.) Schwartz, Berne; a stepdaughter, Betsy Gray, Berne; a brother, Keith, New Haven, Ind.; two sisters, Marlene Lines, New Haven, and Gyneth (Amos) Coblentz, Berne; and 14 grandchildren.

He was founder and co-owner of Amstutz Construction, a farmer and a Wabash Township trustee. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines, serving during the Korean War, and a member of First Missionary Church, Berne, where he served as a Sunday school teacher.

Services were today at the church, the Revs. Kris McPherson and Tom Murphy officiated. Burial with military rites by American Legion Post 468 and 346, both of Berne, was at MRE Cemetery.

Contributions can be made to Gideons International or the church missions.

Arrangements were handled by Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home, Berne.

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