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
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BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
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AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
John Foster
John W. Foster, 87, of Rockford, Ohio passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 3, 2023, at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing Home at Shane Hill, Rockford.
John was born on January 8, 1936, in York Township, Van Wert County to the late Arthur Harold and Mary Margaret (Lautzenheiser) Foster. He married the love of his life, Donna (Smith) Foster on October 15, 1961, and she survives.
John is also survived by four children, John (Laura) Foster of Van Wert, Dr. Jocelyn (Kim) Wray of Van Wert, Bethany (Jonathan) Howard of Warsaw, Indiana and Ruth Ann (Scott) Hughes of Millbury, Ohio; thirteen grandchildren, Jonathan Foster, A. J. Foster, Andrea Foster, Sarah Wray, Daniel Wray, Kathryn Wray, Luke Howard, David Howard, Thomas Howard, Heidi (Brian) Miller, Casey Hughes, Leah (Ron) Birchall and Derek Hughes; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Raymond (Fran) Foster of Van Wert; four sisters, Martha (John) Anderson of New Carlisle, Ohio, Joan (John) Rorick of New Haven, Indiana, Judy Liggett of Lima and Ellen LeMaster of Convoy.
John was a graduate of Roanoke, Indiana High School. He was a farmer and retired from National Seal in Van Wert in 2003. He was a member of New Horizons Community Church in Rockford and The Gideons International. For over 20 years he was a part of the Grand Lake Sound Wave Barbershop Chorus and he loved his John Deere Tractors.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 8, 2023, at New Horizons Community Church, Rockford with Pastor Ron Johnson officiating.
There will be calling hours 4 - 7 p.m., Thursday at Cowan & Son Funeral Home in Van Wert. Interment will be at Willshire Cemetery at a later date.
Preferred memorials are to the Mercer County Cancer Society, Box 824, Celina, Ohio 45822 and The Gideon's International
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.
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