Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
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Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Sue Schmiesing
Early Saturday morning, October 21, 2023, Sue (Kaiser) Schmiesing went to live in the house of the Lord forever. By God's grace, she left this life holding hands with her family.
  Sue made the world a brighter place on May 25, 1950. On June 16, 1973, she married her love of 50 years, Sam Schmiesing.
  Many knew her as Sue, but a few were blessed to know her as "Mom" + "Nana". Her beloved family and her children and grandchildren were the light of her life. Continuing her amazing legacy of faith and love are her husband, Sam Schmiesing; her children, Jeff (Kristy) Schmiesing, Sheri (Brian) Knapke + Whitney Schmiesing; 6 beloved grandchildren, Samantha + Charlie Schmiesing, Addison, Austin, Lyla + Camille Knapke; 6 siblings: Charlene (Milton) Bergman, Hank (Alice) Kaiser, Art (Jackie) Kaiser, John (Deb) Kaiser, Phyllis Macke; step-siblings: Arlene (Ray) Parr, Dan (Marilyn) Schmitz, Pam (Dave) Lange, Todd Schmitz; Sam's sister: Shirley (Ron) Fisher.
  She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Richard and Eileen (Rauh) Kaiser, and her in-laws, Elmer and Dorothy (Stachler) Schmiesing.
  Sue graduated from Fort Recovery High School in 1968. Her most beloved jobs were mom, teacher, and housekeeper. She co-founded and taught at For Kids Only preschool, impacting the lives of over 600 children, teaching religion for 30+ years at Holy Trinity, and cleaning houses for many families in the area. Above all, she loved helping people and sharing the word of God.
  Sue enjoyed caring for her grandchildren, supporting them in their various activities, planning costume and "un-slumber" parties, coordinating mystery dinners, creating games for her family + friends, organizing May baskets + Christmas shoe boxes for those less fortunate, and, of course, no one was safe from Sue's infamous practical jokes.
  She had many titles, but first and foremost, she was a child of God, working always to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Her unrelenting faith was the center of her life and her foundation. Sue was a quiet but mighty force acting as the love of God, the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
  Funeral Services will take place at Covenant Community Church in Coldwater, OH on Friday, October 27 at 11:30am. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Coldwater. Friends may call from 4-7pm on Thursday, October 26 and 10-11am on Friday, October 27, both at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater, OH.
  Sue requested donations to be sent to organizations close to her heart: Call Ministries or Mercer County Right to Life.
  Condolences for the family or memories + stories of Sue may be expressed at Hogenkampfh.com.
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