Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Mary Lou Osterholt
Mary Lou Osterholt, 85, Fort Recovery, died at 11:25 p.m. Feb. 2, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born Oct. 17, 1926, in St. Henry, to William Henry and Regina (Ebbing) Ahlers. On Oct. 20, 1948, she married Edward Osterholt, who died May 20, 2007.
Surviving are a son, Andrew (Erron) Osterholt, Fort Recovery; a brother, Stanley (Vi) Ahlers, Fort Recovery; a sister-in-law, Mary Agnes Ahlers, Coldwater; and three grandchildren.
Also deceased are two brothers, Paul Ahlers and Bart Ahlers.
She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church, Philothea, and its Ladies Rosary Altar Sodality. She was a 1944 graduate of St. Henry High School and worked 10 years in the accounting and payroll department at New Idea in Coldwater. She also helped her husband farm.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Barry Stechschulte officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Philothea.
Calling is 2-4 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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