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
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
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Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
Rosemary Bensman
Rosemary A. Bensman, age 93, of St. Henry, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born February 13, 1931, in St. Henry, Ohio, to the late Henry & Philomena (Sutter) Lange. On December 27, 1952, at St. Henry Church, she married Leroy Bensman. Rosemary and Leroy were married just short of 67 years until he preceded her in death on December 2, 2019.
Rosemary is survived by six children: Morris & Karen Bensman of Mount Vernon, Ohio; Diana & Dallas Luttrell of Celina; Mary Bohn of North Hollywood, Calif.; Linda & Joe Seger of Rossburg; Marvin & Claudia Bensman of San Tan Valley, Ariz.; and Dennis & Darlene Bensman of Powell, Ohio. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, as well as siblings and in-laws: Betty Lange, Vernon Lange, Virgil Lange all of St. Henry; Marjorie Schoenherr of Ft. Recovery; JoAnn Davis of Celina; Ruth & Paul Backs of Ft. Recovery; Esther Lange of St. Henry; Virginia & Earl Goewert of St. Henry; Luella & Glen Klosterman of Galena; Betty & Herb Hamberg of Coldwater; Shirley & Dennis Hartke of Sidney; Lucy Lange of London, Ohio; Dave & Pam Lange of Coldwater; Tom & Brenda Lange of St. Henry; Roland Bensman of Versailles; and Betty Lou Walterbusch of Maria Stein.
Rosemary was preceded in death by siblings and in-laws: Donald & Betty Lange, Alfred (Fritz) Lange, Henry (Dutch) Lange, Katie Lange, Regina Lange, Ed Davis, Vincent Schoenherr, Alvin & Joann Bensman, Virgil & Mildred Bensman, Valinus & Pat Bensman, Lester & Phyllis Bensman, Ivo Walterbusch, and Sharon Bensman, as well as her father and mother-in-law, August & Marie Bensman.
Rosemary was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry. Her very first job was working as a nanny to the Bleicher Family of Dayton, Ohio. She then had worked as a seamstress at the former Buckeye Apparel Co. in Coldwater, the former New Idea factory in Coldwater, and Huffy's in Celina. She loved playing Bingo and Canasta. Leroy and Rosemary loved to dance together and were the first ones out on the dance floor. She enjoyed music and playing board games and word find puzzles.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry. Following the funeral mass, burial will take place in St. Henry Cemetery.
Friends may call on Friday, March 8, from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry.
Memorial contributions may be made to EverHeart Hospice.
Condolences for the family may be expressed in person or left at hogenkampfh.com.
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