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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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
Marietta Lochtefeld
Marietta A. Lochtefeld, 91, St. Henry, died June 26, 2012, at the Gardens at St. Henry.
She was born Sept. 24, 1920, in Coldwater to John and Rosemary Bertke Rindler. On July 3, 1948, she married Omer Lochtefeld, who died Aug. 8, 2000.
Surviving are two daughters, Patricia (Les) Wenning, Fort Recovery, and Mary Jane (Kevin) Bible, Huron; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Alice Kronenberger, Dayton; and two sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Todd, Centerville, and Mary Ann Kremer, Maria Stein.
Deceased are a brother, Carl Rindler, and brothers-in-law, Arthur Kronenberger, Paul Kremer, Greg Lochtefeld and Hugo Lochtefeld.
She was a 1938 graduate of Coldwater High School and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and its Ladies Sodality.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Tom Hemm officiating. Burial will follow in St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry.
Calling is 2-7 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Memorials may be directed to the activity fund at the Gardens at St. Henry.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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