Ethel Kettler

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, October 13th, 2008

Ethel Kettler

Ethel M. Kettler, 77, 9291 St. Rt. 274, Anna, died at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 11, 2008, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney.

She was born March 2, 1931, near Botkins, to Rayburn and Bessie Wenger Howell. On March 10, 1951, she married Eugene Kettler, who survives near Kettlersville.

Other survivors are her children, Steven (Julie) Kettler and Marianne (Phil) Snider, all of Botkins, Sharon (John) Lenhart, Jackson Center, and David (Julie) Kettler, Kettlersville; three sisters, Velma Webb and Patsy (Terry) Fogt, all of Anna, and Ruth Weber, Sidney; a brother, Ralph (RuthAnn) Howell, Anna; and nine grandchildren.

Deceased are a grandson; and two brothers, Russell and Eugene Howell.
She was a homemaker and helped on the family farm. She was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ, Kettlersville, and its Women's Guild. She also was a 1949 graduate of Anna High School and a former member of the Kettlersville/Van Buren Township Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Charles Moeller officiating. Burial is at Willow Grove Cemetery, New Bremen.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until time of services at the church.

Contributions can be made to the church memorial fund.

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