Vera Breitigam

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.

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Vera Breitigam

Vera Maxine Breitigam, 87, Wapakoneta, died at 1:15 p.m. May 24, 2010, at Auglaize Acres.

She was born Aug. 28, 1922, in Lima, to Carl and Ida Lucille Shroyer Walti. On Oct. 11, 1942, she married Emmett Eugene Breitigam Jr., who died May 19, 2006.

Surviving are four sons, Gary (Bev) Breitigam, Lima, Daniel (Jean) Breitigam, Wapakoneta, James (Pam) Breitigam, St. Henry, and Ed (Jane) Breitigam, Wapakoneta; two daughters, Patricia (Larry) Horn, Waynesfield, and Dianne (Robert) Motter, Harrod; two brothers, Robert E. (Peg) Walti, Waynesfield, and George F. (Charlene) Walti, Lima; three sisters, Flossie Randall, Logan, Pauline Randall, Wapakoneta, and Wilma Randall, Waynesfield; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Deceased is a son, Dennis G. Breitigam, who died June 16, 2008; a great-grandson, and two sisters, Betty J. Walti Neuenschwander and Marjorie Weidel.

She was a homemaker and worked on the farm.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bayliff and Son Funeral Home in Cridersville, the Rev. Ernest Plemmons officiating. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lima.

Calling is 3-8 p.m. Thursday
at the funeral home.

Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association or Auglaize Acres Nursing Home.

Condolences can be left at bayliffandson.com.

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