Colleen Walter

Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM 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 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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, December 7th, 2009

Colleen Walter

Colleen Joan Walter, 79, 1012 Fleck Ave., Celina, died at 12:02 a.m. Dec. 5, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.

She was born Jan. 9, 1930, in Paulding County to O.B. and Viola Lee Gillette. On Feb. 20, 1949, she married Russell M. "Max" Walter, who died June 20, 1991.

Surviving are two daughters, Marla (Charles) Overman, Rockford, and Holly (Jerry) Myers, Haviland; and two grandsons.

Deceased are a brother, Ralph Gillette; and two sisters, Geraldine Muzzillo and Bonnie McGowen.

She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Celina. She attended Haviland Schools in Paulding County and graduated from Hoaglin-Jackson High School, Van Wert County.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Don Ricard officiating. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to the Mercer County Council on Aging.

Condolences can be sent to dick.hellwarth@verizonmail.com.

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