Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues 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 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
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Monday, February 25th, 2013
Vincent Gruss
Vincent E. Gruss, 77, of Coldwater, died Feb. 24, 2013, at The Gardens at Celina.
He was born Aug. 22, 1935, in St. Anthony, to Isidore and Mary (Gaerke) Gruss. On April 4, 1959, he married Mary Ann Eyink, who survives in Coldwater.
He also is survived by five children, Katherine (Randy) Homan, Celina, Michael (Kathy) Gruss, St. Henry, Mark (Anne) Gruss, Celina, Gary Gruss, Powell, and William (Bec) Gruss, Chagrin Falls; a son-in-law, Phil Tobe, Fort Recovery; 20 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Irene (Gerald) Timmerman, Fort Recovery, and Rita Eyink, Coldwater; and sisters-in-law, Rose Gruss, Coldwater, and Frances Gruss, Ossian, Ind.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Tobe; brothers, Victor Gruss, Lavern and Ruth Gruss and Donald Gruss; and a brother-in-law, Edgar Eyink.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, 1956-1958, serving in Germany. He was the former owner of Rish Plumbing in Coldwater. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Men's Holy Name Society, the Knights of Columbus #1991, past president and member of the Coldwater Eagles, past president of the Coldwater Lions Club and a past trustee of the Coldwater Community Picnic.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, with military rites.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Memorials may be made to State of the Heart Hospice.
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