Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 7:47PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers occurring across the area will slowly diminish through the evening. These snow showers will continue to cause brief reductions in visibility. In addition, as temperatures fall, the snow showers could produce a light coating of snow on roadways. This will result in the potential for some slick spots to develop. Motorists should be prepared for changing conditions this evening and exercise extra caution.
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Rita Ahrns
Rita M. Ahrns, 54, of Fort Loramie, died at 12:55 a.m. Oct. 23, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born June 27, 1954, in Dayton, to Bernard "Bernie" F. and Martha L. Green Stoff. On Oct. 14, 1989, she married Leo A. Ahrns, who survives.
Other survivors are a daughter, Rachael, at home; three siblings, Mary (Frank) Rosati and Michael Stoff, all of Beavercreek, and Carol (Joseph) Zennie, Kettering.
Deceased are two infant siblings, Lucille and Phillip Stoff.
She was a homemaker and delivered newspapers for the Sidney Daily News and Penny Saver publications. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Newport, and its St. Ann's Ladies Sodality, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, Versailles, and a past member of the Catholic Young Adult Social Club, Dayton. She was a 1974 graduate of Wilbur Wright High School, Dayton.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.  
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
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