W. Vernon Weisenborn

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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
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* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expected Saturday into Saturday night.

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Former Rockford resident W. Vernon Weisenborn, 88, of Bradenton, Fla., died Jan. 25, 2007, at Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton.

He was born Oct. 6, 1918, in Rockford, to Joseph E. and Cora Forney Weisenborn. On Nov. 1, 1946, he married Gwen Henline, who died May 25, 2006.

Surviving is a daughter, Carolyn Diane (Jeff) Hemmelgarn, Sarasota, Fla.; and two granddaughters.

Deceased are a sister, Hazel Hayward; a half sister, Barbara Nonnamaker; a stepbrother, Woodrow W. Purdy; a stepsister, Mary (Cleo) Yoder; and a half brother-in-law, Max Nonnamaker.

He was a farmer in the Rockford area. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran serving during World War II, a member of Rockford Grace United Methodist Church, Manatee United Methodist Church of Florida, and a former member of Gideon and Lions International.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial is at Friends Chapel Cemetery, Rockford.

Condolences can be sent to ketchamripleyfh@earthlink.net.

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