Dense Fog Advisory issued January 31 at 3:09AM EST until January 31 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Fayette, Union, Wayne, and Franklin Counties. In Ohio, Butler, Darke, Mercer, and Preble Counties.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Special Weather Statement issued January 31 at 12:56AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Fog will reduce visibilities this morning. Conditions will vary from location to location with locally dense fog in spots. Motorists should prepare for rapid changes in visibility and allow extra time to reach your intended destination.
39° 39° light Fri 52° Fri 52° light likely 28° 28° chance Sat 38° Sat 38°
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Leo Prenger
Former Yorkshire resident Leo B. Prenger, 88, 5 Settlers Lane, Minster, died at 6:53 a.m. Sept. 1, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born Sept. 23, 1918, in Maria Stein, to Frank and Regina Mescher Prenger. On June 18, 1941, he married Katharine Kunk, who died July 6, 1985. He then married Edna Link Meyer on March 10, 1990, and she survives in Versailles.
Also surviving are two sons, Larry (Diana) and Dan (Judy), all of Versailles; two daughters, Diana (Tom) Bills, Pittsburg, Pa., and Nancy (Gail) McKnight, Rossburg; a stepson, Rick (Deb) Meyer, Minster; a stepdaughter, Marsha Scott, Denver, N.C.; three brothers, Gregor (Luella), St. Rose, Don (Mary), Maria Stein, and Art (Rody), Chickasaw; three sisters, Annella Franzer, Coldwater, Helen (Greg) Buening, Coldwater, and Hilda (Ben) Schwieterman, Fort Recovery; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is an infant daughter, Kimberly; two brothers and a sister.
He was the founder and owner/operator of Prenger Inc., Yorkshire, since 1949, and a former mayor and councilman of Yorkshire. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, St. Denis Knights of Columbus, Versailles, Fraternal Order of Eagles Post 1391, Minster, and former member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Osgood.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial is at St. Martin Cemetery, Osgood.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-9:30 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to the Darke County Chapter of American Cancer Society.
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