Heat Advisory issued June 25 at 8:54PM EDT until June 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of high heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief.
72° 72° chance Thu 91° Thu 91° chance 74° 74° chance Fri 90° Fri 90° likely
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Dennis Breitigam
Dennis G. Breitigam, 58, of Wapakoneta, died June 16, 2008, at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born June 2, 1950, in Lima, to Emmett Eugene Jr. and Vera Maxine Walti Breitigam. His father is deceased and his mother survives in Wapakoneta.
Other survivors are four brothers, Gary (Bev), Lima, twin brother, Daniel (Jean) and Ed (Jane), all of Wapakoneta, and James (Pam), St. Henry; two sisters, Patricia (Larry) Horn, Waynesfield, and Dianne (Robert) Motter, Harrod.
He worked for Ametek in Wapakoneta and was a farmer. He was a member and vice president of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Local 766. He was a 1968 graduate of Perry High School.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Friday at Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Cridersville, the Rev. Ernest Plemmons officiating. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Ohio State University Medical Center.
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