Special Weather Statement issued January 22 at 5:57AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Road temperatures below freezing are combining with some lingering surface moisture to produce localized black ice this morning.
If traveling this morning, use extra caution and be aware of the potential for spotty slick spots on untreated roadways.
Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 2:05AM EST until January 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches possible.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
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Monday, February 19th, 2007
Annabelle Tontrup
Annabelle D. Tontrup, 84, formerly of New Bremen, died at 2:30 a.m. Feb. 17, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster.
She was born Jan. 16, 1923, near New Bremen, to Christ and Lenora May Jung. On July 21, 1945, she married Richard Tontrup, who died June 16, 1996.
Surviving are a son, Ron (Kathy), New Bremen; two brothers, Ralph (Carolyn) Jung, Sidney, and Leon Jung, St. Marys, and two sisters, Madella Heidt, New Knoxville, and Gertrude (Geib) Miller, Columbus Grove.
Deceased are two brothers, Victor and Nelson Jung; and two sisters, Frances Warner and LaRose Jung.
She formerly worked at Western Ohio Hardware, New Bremen, and was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, the American Legion Auxiliary Post 241 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 9289, all of New Bremen.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. John W. Tostrick officiating. Burial is at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, and 9:30-10:30 Wednesday at the church.
Contributions can be made to Heritage Manor Nursing Center Alzheimer's Unit.
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