Whilma Fritz

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.

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Whilma Fritz

Whilma V. Fritz, 82, Coldwater, died Aug. 24, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton.

She was born Dec. 26, 1927, in Osgood to Albert and Elizabeth Thobe Magoteaux. On July 3, 1948, she married John Fritz, who survives in Coldwater.

Also surviving is a son, Mark (Joyce) Fritz, Coldwater; a sister, Martha (Robert) Kendall, Troy; a sister-in-law, Velma Magoteaux, Osgood; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Deceased is a son, David Fritz; and seven siblings and their spouses, Elder and Irean Magoteaux, Ralph Magoteaux, Cedric and Kathern Magoteaux, Thelma and Herman Oldiges, Dorothea and Marvin Gessler, Doris Ann and Vitus Wendel and Rita Magoteaux.

She was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church and its Ladies Sodality, both of Coldwater.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Coldwater.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.

Condolences can be left at hogenkampfh.com.

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