Edna Lower

Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Edna Lower

Edna C. Lower, 94, died June 27, 2008, at Edwards Hospital in Naperville, Ill.

She was born in Celina on May 9, 1914, to Charles and Esta Orr Lower. On Nov. 29, 1934, she married Fay A. "Pete" Lower in Columbia City, Ind.. He died in 1997.

She was a secretary with G.C. Murphy Company in Fort Wayne, Ind., for sixteen years, retiring from there in 1972.

Survivors are a son Dave (Joyce) Lower of Memphis, Tenn.; a daughter Jana (Michael) LaSalle of Naperville, Ill.; three grandsons, and four great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a brother and two sisters.

Services are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Burial in at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne.
Calling is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to ADOPT (Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment) in Naperville.

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