Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories.
It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Marie Eilerman
Marie H. Eilerman, 91, of Sidney, died at 8:00 a.m. August 4, 2007, at Fair Haven County Home, Sidney.
She was born Dec. 14, 1915, in Egypt, to Fred and Katherine Poeppelman Bruns. On Feb. 19, 1941, she married Albert J. Eilerman, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Kenneth (Luella), Fort Loramie, and Ronald (Susanna) Sidney; five daughters, Judy (Robert) Grieshop, Yorkshire, Mary (Jerry) Brulport, Sidney, Barbara (Doug) Shappie, Russia, Sharon (John) Sims, Plain City, and Edna Eilerman, Minster; three sister-in-law, Margaret Bruns, Egypt, and Leona and Viola Bruns, Coldwater; 23 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Alfred, and an infant son, James; four brothers, two sisters-in-law; and a grandchild.
She was a homemaker and a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Newport, and Christian Ladies of Columbia.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at St. Patrick Cemetery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to the Fair Haven Home Activity Fund.
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