Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 9:17PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 9 and 11 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Extreme Cold Watch issued January 24 at 9:04PM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 9:04PM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Sun 16° Sun 16° heavy heavy likely Mon 10° Mon 10° slight chance chance
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Gale Butcher
Gale L. Butcher, 101, Rockford, died at 3:45 p.m. Dec. 23, 2010, at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford.
He was born May 26, 1909, in Jefferson Township, Ind., to Elbridge and Stella Houser Butcher. On July 18, 1932, he married Wilma Alt, who died Nov. 27, 1996.
Surviving are three sons, Dallas (Marie) Butcher, Fernandino, Fla., Jack (Lois) Butcher, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Jim (Donnetta) Butcher, Dayton; two daughters, Sheryl (Jerry) Clay, Mendon, and Debra (Mike) Schumm, Rockford; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
Also deceased are three brothers, Clell, Paul and Walter Butcher; three sisters, Leota Bebout, Jessie Wendel and Ruth Reef; and a grandchild.
He was a pressman at the former Rockford Press, Rockford. He also worked at Decatur Casting Company in Decatur, Ind. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Liberty Township.
Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Randall Swanson officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Condolences may be left at ketchamripley.com.
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