Flood Advisory issued July 27 at 9:30PM EDT until July 28 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Darke and Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 1230 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 929 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Recovery, Sharps Crossing, Greenville, Coldwater, Union City, St. Henry, Ansonia, Burkettsville, North Star, Rossburg, New Weston, Rose Hill, Brock, Cosmos, andPikeville.
73° 73° slight chance Mon 88° Mon 88° chance 73° 73° slight chance Tue 91° Tue 91° slight chance
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Geraldine Coons
Geraldine C. "Jerry" Coons, 91, St. Marys, died March 21, 2011, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community.
She was born Feb. 14, 1920, in Johnstown, N.Y., to W. Harold and Jennie Woolrich Calderwood. On March 1, 1947, she married James S. Coons, who died in 1980.
Surviving are two sons, James (Sheryl) Coons Jr., New Bremen, and John Coons, California; two brothers, Richard (Deb) Calderwood and Donald Calderwood, New York; a former daughter-in-law, Mary, Fort Wayne, Ind.; and two grandsons.
She was valedictorian of her high school class and graduated from the Syracuse University College of Nursing. She worked as a nurse in Manlius, N.Y. She also volunteered at St. Marys Hospital in Roswell, N.M.
A memorial service will be held at Otterbein St. Marys at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the Otterbein St. Marys Benevolent Care Fund.
Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen is handling the arrangements.
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