Charles Rockwood Jr.

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* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Charles L. Rockwood Jr., 62, of Mentor, died at 12:55 a.m. April 24, 2008, at the Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center. Death was due to congestive heart failure.

He was born May 5, 1945, in Cleveland, to Charles and Everlyn Gorski Rockwood. His mother survives in Cleveland. Also surviving is a stepmother, Patricia Wilkey, Fort Recovery.

Other survivors are two sons, Charlie, of California, and Kenneth Edward, of Cleveland; a daughter, Selina; three half brothers, Jim Rockwood, Portland, Ind., Michael Rockwood, Greenville, and Russell Maxwell, Hiram; two half sisters, Lisa Gillea, Celina, and Diana Ramizera, Fort Recovery; and two grandchildren.

Deceased is a brother, Kenneth E. Rockwood.

A memorial service and calling is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Zele Funeral Home, Cleveland. Burial is at a later date.

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