Wind Advisory issued October 19 at 5:16AM EDT until October 19 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be common, but the highest gusts near 50 mph will be sporadic. Gusts will decrease behind a cold front that will move through the area this morning.
58° 58° chance Sun 64° Sun 64° 40° 40° Mon 62° Mon 62°
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Martin Lefeld
Martin F. Lefeld, 82, St. Henry, died at 5:25 p.m. Sept. 25, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.
He was born March 15, 1929, in St. Henry to George and Bernadine Schmackers Lefeld. On Oct. 24, 1953, he married Mary Ann Prenger, who survives.
Also surviving are 11 children, Martha (Charlie) Tobe, Dayton, Vincent Lefeld, St. Henry, Alfred (Jacqueline) Lefeld, Centerville, Steven (Michelle) Lefeld, Covington, Andrew (Volina) Lefeld, Richmond, Va., Carolyn (Calvin) Romer, Dayton, James (Rose) Lefeld and Marvin (Tricia) Lefeld, all of St. Henry, Dennis (Dina) Lefeld, Bellbrook, Jennifer Lefeld, Dayton, and Ronald Lefeld, St. Henry; a daughter-in-law, Cynthia Lefeld, St. Henry; four siblings, Bernadine Homan, Bernard Lefeld and Henry (Trudy) Lefeld, all of St. Henry, and Agnes Pohlman, Versailles; a sister-in-law, Marcella Lefeld, Coldwater; 36 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sons, Gerald and Charles; five siblings, Joe Lefeld, Seraphim Lefeld, Alvina Stammen, Dorothy Kuess and Edward Lefeld; seven in-laws, Clarina Lefeld, Bill Stammen, Rich Kuess, Vi Lefeld, Agnes Lefeld, Al Homan and Ott Pohlman; and a granddaughter.
A lifelong farmer, he retired from Pax Steel Co. in Coldwater in 1991 after 43 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 including a tour of duty in Germany. He was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, where he sang in the adult choir for 50 years. He also was a member of the St. Henry American Legion, serving as a former commander and sergeant at arms and as Second District American Legion sergeant-at-arms, and a member of the St. Henry Knights of Columbus. He was a 1947 graduate of St. Henry High School.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Tom Hemm officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with military rites conducted by the St. Henry Legion.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Memorials may be made to Jerry & Charlie's Helping Hands, P.O. Box 62, St. Henry, OH 45883.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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