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, December 8th, 2008
Romilda Braun
Romilda S. Braun, 88, Celina, died at 6:20 a.m. Dec. 6, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
She was born Feb. 18, 1920 in Yorkshire to Henry and Clara Bruening Schroeder. On June 15, 1940, she married Fred H. Braun, who died May 3, 1991.
Surviving are two sons, David "Butch" (Jeanne), and Larry (Michelle), all of Celina; five daughters, Barbara Buschur, Virginia "Jinny" (Paul) Dobmeyer and Lois Baker, all of Coldwater; Diana (Jerry) Quirie, Cape Coral, Fla., and Brenda (Tom) Powell, Celina; a brother, Lee Schroeder, Dayton; two sisters, Luella (Wilfred) Ruschau, Dayton, and Madonna (Raymond) Mangen, Yorkshire; 20 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sons-in-law, Carl Buschur and Gary Baker; a brother, Jerome Schroeder; a sister, Martha Schroeder, a sister and her huband, Dolores and Wilbert Walterbusch; and a sister-in-law, Helen Schroeder.
She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Montezuma, and its Christian Mothers' Sodality, the St. Ann's Altar Sodality of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. John, Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all in Coldwater.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. James Dugal officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday after 9 a.m. at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County.
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