Gerald Fink

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.

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Gerald Fink

Gerald L. Fink, 87, 1125 Jackson Ave., Celina, died Jan. 2, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.

He was born Feb. 19, 1920, in Coldwater, to William and Gertrude Schneider Fink. On March 17, 1945, he married Anna Leota Davis, who died Aug. 12, 2006.

Surviving are a son, Tim (Carol), Celina; two daughters, Diane (Robert) Evans, Columbus, and Nancy (William) Kalfs, Norwalk; a brother, Elmer (Dorothy), Celina; and a sister, Lois (William) Magato, Versailles; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a daughter, Jennifer; three brothers, Arnold, Donald and Clarence; and three sisters, Mildred Stachler, Velma Bruggeman and Bertha Fink.

He was retired from Fink's TV. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Celina, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, the Rev. Thomas Brenberger officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Celina.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. today and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.

Memorials can be made to the church.

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