Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Friday, January 29th, 2021
Ruth Willmann
Ruth Willmann, age 88, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on January 28, 2021 at The Gardens at St. Henry, St. Henry, Ohio.
She was born May 1, 1932, in St. Henry, to the late William and Irene (Hartings) Moorman. On November 28, 1953, she married the late Harold Willmann, who died October 25, 2019.
Surviving are four children, Dr. Ted (Ann) Willmann of St. Henry, Lucy (Skip) Wilson of Tipp City, OH, Richard "Butch" (Jane) Willmann of Fort Recovery, and Ginny (Dave) Robbins of Coldwater; eighteen grandchildren; thirty-three great grandchildren; four siblings, Helen Umphrey of Dayton, OH, Henry (Wendy) Moorman of Chicago, IL, Marjorie (Roger) Stachler of St. Henry, and Edward (Theresa) Moorman of St. Henry; three sisters-in-law, Jean Moorman of Piketon, OH, Rebecca Moorman of Ottoville, OH, and Marie Moorman of Coldwater.
Also preceding her in death along with her parents and husband are a daughter, Patricia Robinson; son-in-law, Don Grant; great-granddaughter, Abigail; siblings, Gerald (Eloise) Moorman, Cletus Moorman, Tom Moorman and Robert Moorman; and brother-in-law, Frank Umphrey.
Ruth was a 1950 graduate of St. Henry High School and a 1953 graduate of St. Elizabeth's School of Nursing, Dayton, OH. She was employed at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, as a registered nurse, and retired as Director of Nursing.
Ruth was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Recovery, where she served for many years as a Lay Distributor and Lector. She was also a member of the church's Altar Rosary Sodality and the Daughters of Isabella Circle 810, Fort Recovery.
In her past time, Ruth, enjoyed reading and taking an occasional trip to the casino. She especially enjoyed and loved being surrounded by her family.
A public Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, with Fr. Christian Cone-Lombarte as celebrant. All CDC guidelines will be followed during the mass which will be live streamed at www.fortrecoverycatholics.org/streamspot/. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
The family would like to receive friends, but due to COVID concerns, the viewing will be private at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Contributions may be directed to the Cancer Association of Mercer County, P.O. Box 624, Celina, OH 45822 or the St. Henry Emergency Squad, 436 Western Ave., St. Henry, OH 45883.
Condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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