Carolyn Dicke

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.

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Carolyn Dicke

Carolyn M. Dicke, 73, New Bremen, died at 3:55 a.m. Aug. 28, 2010, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

She was born July 1, 1937, near Kettlersville to Harold F. and Zella Clausing Schmidt. On Nov. 16, 1957, she married Kenneth Dicke, who survives near New Bremen.

Also surviving are two children, Todd (Becky) Dicke, Shawnee, and Dawn Dicke, Cridersville; three sisters, Lois (Willis) Metz, Jackson Center, Joann (Ralph) Shroyer, Kettlersville, and Sandra (Dale) Kremer, Oak Harbor; a sister-in-law, Jean (Charles) Dickman, Coldwater; and two grandchildren.

Deceased is an infant brother.

She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen where she was active in the Satellite B and the St. Paul Cookers. She was a 1955 graduate of Anna High School. She was a homemaker, nurse's aide at several local nursing homes and an adult day care coordinator at Dorothy Love Community of Sidney.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Becky Erb Strang officiating. Burial will follow at German Protestant Cemetery in New Bremen.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church.

Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society or the church memorial fund.

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