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* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
Marcile Pontsler
Marcile Pontsler, age 85, of Jefferson, Georgia who entered rest Sunday, November 23, 2025.   
Mrs. Pontsler was born in Van Wert County, Ohio the daughter of the late Eugene Clifford Clouse and the late Ruth Alice (Mongold) Pontsler Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Craig Pontsler.
Mrs. Pontsler was a homemaker but had worked at Hills Hardware, Winder, GA. She loved to garden but family was everything to her especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Glenn R. Pontsler of Jefferson, GA. Daughter, Tammy Deitsch of Mansfield, Ohio. Son, Tim Pontsler (wife, Julia) of Jefferson, GA and daughter-in-law, Sallie Pontsler of Celina, Ohio. Three grandchildren, Jacob Deitsch (Elise) of Powell, Ohio, Sarah Pontsler-Werthmann (Aaron) of Wooster, Ohio and Megan Pontsler of Savannah, GA. Three great grandchildren, Penelope Deitsch, Edison Deitsch and Kieran Pontsler-Werthmann. Sister, Jean-Ann Tredway (Jay) of Buford, GA. Step sister, Paulette Miller (Mike) of Arizona.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday, December 1, 2025 from the Chapel of Cowan & Son Funeral Home, 616 S. Washington Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891 with Salvation Army officiating.
Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City, Ohio. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. at Cowan & Son Funeral Home prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Salvation Army of Van Wert, P. O. Box 595, Van Wert, Ohio 45891 or salvationarmy.org
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded also at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.
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