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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Friday, March 15th, 2024
Frances Schmitz
Frances "Fran" L. Schmitz, 68, of New Weston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
She was born September 27, 1955, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to her parents, Eugene and Jennie (Seipp) Klaas.
In addition to her mother Jennie Klaas, Fran is survived by her husband of 47 years, Richard "Rick" Schmitz, whom she married on November 7, 1976; her daughters, Amanda (Eric) Siefring of Bellefontaine, Ohio; and Andrea (Zachary) Newbauer of Union City, Ohio; her grandchildren, Brent (Sarah) Luttmer, Libby Siefring, Molly Siefring, Gentry Newbauer, Shelby Siefring, and Camden Newbauer; her siblings, Jerry (Alice) Klaas, Linda (Jim) Smith, Nancy (Jim) Fitzgerald, Brenda (Jim) West, Phillip (Arlene) Klaas, and Pam (Mike) Michard; her mother-in-law, Hilda Schmitz; and her in-laws, Edgar (Margeret) Schmitz, Jr., Judy (Tom) Wendel, Jenny (Tom) Zimmer, Gordie (Missy) Schmitz, Julia (Jeff) Slyder, Brenda (Rusty) Fink, Shelia (Scott) Reichard, and Bryan (Camela) Schmitz; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Fran was preceded in death by her father, Eugene Klaas; her infant children, Kenneth and Adrianne; her son, Allen Schmitz; and her father-in-law, Edgar Schmitz
Fran was a 1973 graduate of Collinsville High School in Collinsville, Ill. She worked for Crown for over 20 years, and then began working for Mercer Health in Coldwater for another 15 years until she retired. Her family meant everything to Fran. She loved being with them and supporting her beloved grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoyed going shopping and searching for the best deals.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 17, 2024, at St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Guests may visit with Fran's family on Sunday, March 16, 2024, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. and again on Monday from 9 until 10 a.m. at Brockman Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Fort Recovery Community Foundation, intended for the Allen Schmitz Scholarship Fund.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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