Dolores Baltes

Wind Advisory issued December 18 at 11:35AM EST until December 18 at 10:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 4:07AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Southerly winds will increase today ahead of an approaching cold front. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph can be expected with gusts of 35 to 45 mph at times this afternoon. Be sure to secure outdoor objects.

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Dolores Baltes

Dolores C. "Dorie" Baltes, 79, of Versailles, died at 4:21 p.m. Jan. 18, 2010, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.

She was born May 15, 1930, in Wendelin to Jacob and Loretta Wuebker Siefring. On June 12, 1951, she married James "Jimmy" Baltes, who survives.

Other survivors are two daughters, Jayne Baltes, Greenville, and Holly (Nick) Keiser, Versailles; a son-in-law, Dennis Hemmelgarn, Burkettsville; two brothers, Leroy (MaryJane) Siefring, St. Henry, and Urban Siefring, Fort Recovery; three sisters, Irene (Dick) Schilling and Evelyn Siefring, all of Coldwater, and Jenny (Jim) Condon, Versailles; a sister-in-law, Flo McCalla, Minster; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Deceased is a daughter, Kathy Hemmelgarn; and two brothers, Ralph and Victor Siefring.

She and her husband were former owners of Baltes Restaurant in Frenchtown for 37 years. She was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles, and St. Ann's Sodality of Holy Family Catholic Church, Frenchtown.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Versailles church, the Rev. David Vincent officiating. Burial is at St. Valbert Cemetery, Versailles.

Calling is 3-7 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles.

Contributions can be made to the Versailles Emergency Medical Services.

Condolences can be left at www.zecharbailey.com.

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