Daniel F. Reel, 72 of Delphos died Jan. 28, 2015, at Florida Hospital North, Tarpon Springs, Florida. He was born Dec. 1, 1942, in Findlay to the late Paul and Clara (Arras) Reel. He married Sharon Sheidler Reel and she survives.
He was a salesman for TruGreen Chemlawn. He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Delphos. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors also include a daughter Tamra Sue (Stephen) Cope of Lima; a son Bryan Kent Reel of Delphos; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and a sister Ruth Ellen (Richard) Johnson of Bluffton.
Raise your hand if you thought January 2015 was colder than most Januarys.
There's lot of hands raised out there and you are correct. According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, the average January 2015 daily temperature was 21.6 degrees. The normal January daily temperature is 25.4 degrees.
Even though it was a colder-than-normal January the highs and lows included a 59 degree fluxuation. The high temperature of January was 51 on Jan. 3. The low was seven days later at minus 8. That mark was one of six January days that reached minus zero degrees.
The Bluffton Track and Field team divided its efforts between two high-caliber meets and came away with exciting performances from a number of Beaver athletes.
On Friday night, vaulter Terrill Webb (Kenton), and the throws team ventured up I-75 to the University of Findlay. Webb highlighted the proceedings with an indoor PR, a school record, along with an HCAC leading and a 13th placing on the NCAA nationals list with a clearance of 11-7.75.
