Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 2:56PM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Gene Brackman
Gene L. Brackman, 71, Butler Township, died June 13, 2010, in Daytona Beach, Fla.
He was born Dec. 25, 1938, in Osgood, to William J. and Emily Holthaus Brackman. He married Barbara Rammel, who survives.
Also surviving is a son, Kirk (Jan) Brackman, Vandalia; a daughter, Angi (Chris) Coning, Tipp City; three sisters, Pauline (Jim) Barga, North Star, Norma (Don) Purcell, Potomac, Md., and Janice (Delbert) Dirksen, Versailles; two brothers, Vernon (Ruth) Brackman, Cassella, and Paul (Val) Brackman, DeBary, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
Deceased is a brother, Donald Brackman.
He was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Vandalia, and the Knights of Columbus, Marian Manor. He was a retired director of information systems with A.O. Smith Corporation.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Francis Keferl officiating. Burial will be at Polk Grove Cemetery in Englewood.
Calling is 4-7p.m. Sunday at Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home in Vandalia.
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