Margaret A. Olivieri, 73, died on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at 10:09 a.m. at her residence in Alger.
She was born on Aug. 17, 1943, to Howard and Arizona (Risner) Stanley. Her father and step-mother, Joyce Stanley and her mother and step-father, Otis Collingworth preceded her in death. Margaret was also preceded in death by her grandmother/mom Frankie Hicks. On Dec. 18, 1965, Margaret married Michael D. Olivieri who died on March 20, 1990.
Margaret was a homemaker. She was a member of the Alger Assembly of God Church.
One way is to think of the weather. Here’s some facts and figures to help – provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
In the Ada-Bluffton-Pandora area 2016 records include:
62.9 - Average maximum temperature
43.6 - Average minimum temperature
53.2 - Average temperature
0 - Absolute minimum temperature
29.05 inches – Precipitation
22.1 inches – Snowfall
Normal annual averages:
37.05 inches – Precipitation
50.3 – Normal average temperatures (60+ year average)
Popular entertainer Ben Vereen will perform to The Freed Center, Biggs Theatre in one performance at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28. Tickets are now on sale in Freed Center box office.
Few entertainers today are as accomplished or as versatile as Vereen. His performances on stage and screen transcend time and have been woven into the fabric of our country’s artistic legacy.
On Broadway, Vereen has appeared in Wicked, Fosse, I’m Not Rappaport, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, Grind, Jelly’s Last Jam and A Christmas Carol.
His role in Pippin garnered him both the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for “Best Actor in a Musical.”
Dennis "Doc" Garbrecht was rushed to the hospital, then life-flighted to Columbus, with non life-threatening injuries following a fire at his home in Ada on Thursday morning. More photos by Ken Collins below.
Photos by Ken Collins
Story by Monty Siekerman
Dennis "Doc" Garbrecht was rushed to the hospital, then life-flighted to Columbus, with non life-threatening injuries following a fire at his home in Ada on Thursday morning.
He is being treated for burns and smoke inhalation. His wife, Helen "Peg" Garbrecht, was uninjured.
The two-story yellow house at 301 E. North, on the southeast corner of SR 81 and North Simon, was heavily damaged despite the efforts of four fire departments: Ada, Lafayette, Alger and McGuffey.
