Thomas H. Forsthoefel, age 88, of Coldwater, died, Monday, May 6, 2019 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.

He was born October 6, 1930 in Coldwater, to the late William B. & Cecelia (Schwieterman) Forsthoefel. He married Patricia A. (Hogan) on August 11, 1951 and she died December 27, 2000.

He is survived by his sons, Gary & Ann Forsthoefel of Centerville, Ronald & Deb Forsthoefel of Loudonville, Kevin & Susan Forsthoefel of Columbus, Kurt & Carol Forsthoefel of Minster and Brent & Linda Forsthoefel of Coldwater; daughter-in-law, Amanda Forsthoefel of Doylestown, PA; 16 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren, 3 step great-grandchildren; siblings and in-laws, Kenneth Forsthoefel of Louisville, KY, Luetta Forsthoefel of Coldwater, Clara Forsthoefel of Coldwater, Robert & Shirley Hogan of Coldwater and James & Gayetta Hogan of Celina.

He is also preceded in death by a son Tim Forsthoefel; siblings and in laws, Paul & Pat Forsthoefel, Ruth & Frank Muskus, Betty & Fritz Giere, Donald Forstoefel, Rose Forsthoefel, Herbert & Madaline Forsthoefel, James Forsthoefel, Joan Staugler-Mescher, Ralph Staugler, and Linus Mescher.

Tom was a retired Insurance VP with Celina Financial Group. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater where he was an usher, Mass server and Communion distributor.

He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the US Air Force, Coldwater American Legion, Mercer County Elks, Coldwater Eagles, Coldwater Knights of Columbus, AFSCME, was a past board member of the Micro Graphics Association and volunteered at Community Hospital and State of the Heart Hospice.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater. Burial with military rites will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Hogenkamp funeral home in Coldwater from 5 to 8 PM on Tuesday and 9 to 10 am on Wednesday.

Memorials may be made to the State of the Heart Care or Briarwood Activity Fund.

Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.