Walter Bergman

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, March 10th, 2008

Walter Bergman

Walter V. Bergman, 83, 1155 Benner Road, Fort Recovery, died March 9, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

He was born March 5, 1925, in St. Henry to Harry and Pauline Albers Bergman. On June 3, 1947, he married Kathryn Vonderhyde, who survives.

Other survivors are, five sons Kenneth (Mandy), Fort Recovery, Gregory, Portland, Ind., Calvin (Teresa), Monrovia, Md., Kevin (Kim), Ansonia, Eric (Lisa), Salamonia, Ind.; four daughters, Elaine Brunswick and Jacqueline (David) Ables, all of Portland, Rebecca (Greg) Shreeve, Salamonia, Ind., and Miriam Major, Bryant, Ind.; three brothers, Melvin (Peg), Floyd (Joan), all of Fort Recovery, and Jack (Jean), St. Henry; four sisters, Ruth Finch, Dayton, Betty Jean (Cy) Brockman, Marjorie Vogel and Elsie (Roscoe) Timmerman, all of Fort Recovery; two sisters-in-law, Mary Bergman, St. Henry and Mercedes Bergman, Fort Recovery; 24 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Deceased is a son, Kurt, a daughter, Kristina; five brothers, Ralph, Harold, Paul, Lavern and Carrol; and a sister, Carrie Bergman.

He was a retired milk hauler, owner-operator of Walter Bergman and Son's Trucking, a farmer and horse dealer. He served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II, where he received a Purple Heart. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and past president of the Fort Recovery Riding Club, and a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, all in Fort Recovery.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial with gravesiide military services by the American Legion of Fort Recovery is at St. Marys Cemetery.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home in Fort Recovery.

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