Thomas Busse

Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 8:26AM EDT until September 17 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 826 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.

Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

Thomas Busse

Thomas Alvin Busse, age 85, of Friemering Road, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes early Tuesday morning, April 8, 2025, at The Landings of Sidney, in Sidney, Ohio.

He was born October 7, 1939, in Fort Loramie, Ohio, to the late Alvin & Evelyn (Fleckenstein) Busse. On April 16, 1966, at Port Jefferson Church of Christ, Tom married Janet (Staley) Busse who survives.

Also surviving are four children: Tamara & Kurt Fielder of Quincy, Tab & Audra Worsham of Fairborn, Michael & Rebecca Busse of Russia and Pauline "Polly" & Dennis Orcutt of Sidney; nine grandchildren: Megan & Ben Kandel, Brice Geloff, Danielle Worsham, Jacob & Dani Worsham, Michael & Kimberly Busse, Allysia Busse, Nicholas Orcutt, Daniel Orcutt and Miranda Orcutt as well as nine great-grandchildren; two siblings, Michael A. & Paula Busse of Colorado, Susan & Jack Heyne of Saint Marys and a brother-in-law, Charles & Barbara Staley of Sidney along with numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Anne Busse.

Mr. Busse was a 1957 graduate of Fort Loramie High School. He had been a meat cutter all of his working life and worked at Busse and Sons Meat Market in Fort Loramie until it closed in 1989. Tom was a founding member of the Fort Loramie Historical Society. He loved working around the museum doing whatever he could to make it a beautiful place. Tom also enjoyed reading, keeping his car in good order, interacting with his loyal poodles and sitting down to savor a cold beer at the end of the day. Over the years, he especially enjoyed camping at Filburns Island and traveling the United States with his family.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie with Deacon Paul Timmerman presiding. Interment will follow at Glen Cemetery in Port Jefferson.

Family and friends may call Friday, 4:00 to 7:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Gehret Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Fort Loramie Historical Society.

Private condolences may be expressed at the gehretfuneralhome.com website.

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