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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Thursday, December 11th, 2025
Alice Schmidt
Alice Louise (Forsthoff) Schmidt 81, of Coldwater, OH passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025 at Divine Nursing Home of Rockford.
She was born on June 8, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Albert and Beata (Herman) Forsthoff. On April 20, 1968 at St. Marys Church in Philothea, Alice married David Schmidt, who survives in Coldwater.
She is survived by her children Carol (Kelly) O'Connor of Gahanna, OH, Marsha (Michael) Selzer of Lafayette, IN and Albert (Tina) Schmidt of Denver, CO; and 5 grandchildren: Finn, Mitchell, Danny, Mason, and Emma.
Also surviving is her brother Henry Forsthoff (Marilyn, deceased) of St. Henry. She was preceded in death by her sister Kathy Droesch (Gerald, surviving) and infant brother Richard Forsthoff.
Surviving in-laws are Irene (Clete, deceased) Schmidt of Rockford, Theresa (Roger, deceased) Schmidt of Sidney, Carol (Vincent Jr, deceased) Schmidt of Union City, Ronald and Linda Schmidt of Minster, and Mary Ann and Jerry Knapke of Celina.
Alice enjoyed her grandkids, playing cards and traveling. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, St. Ann, St. Gaspar del Bufalo Ladies Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary. She worked for Bettie's Restaurant for many years and then retired from Briarwood Nursing Home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30AM on Monday, December 15, 2025 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater.
Friends may call from 1PM to 5PM on Sunday, December 14, and from 9AM to 10AM on Monday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery.
Donation can be made to EverHeart Hospice or St. Gaspar del Bufalo Seminary Fund. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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