Obituaries

† May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace †

BARTLING, Sylvester J., 95, St. Louis, Batesville, Feb. 16. Husband of Hilda (Gutzwiller) Bartley. Uncle of several.

BECKLEY, Mina W., 86, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, Feb. 13. Mother of Robert Beckley. Sister of Martha Shipe, Charles and Owen Higgins. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of four.

BERKEMEIER, Frances M., 89, St. Maurice, St. Maurice, Feb. 18. Mother of Arthur, David, Dennis and Larry Berkemeier. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of three.

BISHOP, Margaret Elizabeth (Tuell), 91, St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 16. Mother of Nina Brock, Nancy Jones, Mary Ann Reidinger, James and Lawrence Bishop. Sister of Rita Gutgsell and Jerome Tuell. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 12.

BORRELLO, Shirley(Stambaugh), 80, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Feb. 18. Mother of Margaret Greig, Ruth Johnson and Gene Stambaugh. Sister of Thelma De Jean, Jeanette Detillier, Elsie Levet, Archie, Dudley and Percy Detillier. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of several.

BREITENBACH, Ann L., 81, Prince of Peace, Madison, Feb. 20. Sister of Sally Brown, Mary and Pat Breitenbach.

BURKE, Ruth M. (Conner), 82, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Feb. 17. Mother of Maureen Eskildsen. Grandmother of six.

BURRIS, Lucile (Fox), 84, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Feb. 21. Mother of Sharon Holmes, Gary, Robert and William Burris. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of four.

CONNERTON, Helen, 95, Holy Family, Richmond, Feb. 17. Mother of Kay Portzline. Sister of Iva Hanen. Grandmother of one. Great-grandmother of one.

COOK, Clarina R., 83, St. Paul, Tell City, Feb. 17. Mother of Ronald Cook. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of five.

CORNACCHIONE, Anna M., 84, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Feb. 19. Mother of Conrad, Douglas and Paul Cortellini. Sister of Marisa Mosci.

CRAWFORD, Maureen Elizabeth (Mulhern) Bartley, 50, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Jan. 26. Mother of Susanne Long and Edward Bartley. Daughter of Rosemary Valvo. Stepdaughter of Joseph Valvo. Sister of Clare Kay, Kathleen Ray, Rosemary Soares and Brian Mulhern. Grandmother of two.

CROSS, Esther R., 84, St. Michael, Greenfield, Feb. 13. Mother of Linda Holmes, Donald, Patrick, Paul and Russell Cross. Sister of Fred and Robert Nowicki. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of four.

CUNNINGHAM, John James, 68, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Feb. 12. Husband of Nora May (Stevason) Cunningham. Father of Chad, Jeff and Todd Cunningham. Brother of Mary McClelland, Cathline, Daniel, Francis, James, Michael and Patrick Cunningham. Grandfather of six.

DEUSER, Jay J., 78, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, Feb. 11. Husband of Martha Deuser. Father of Connie Anderson and Sherry Liverman. Brother of Peggy Brooner, Paulette Coombs, Glenn and Paul Deuser. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of eight.

DOERFLEIN, Edwin F., 76, Holy Guardian Angels, Cedar Grove, Feb. 25. Father of Barbara Cox, Cynthia, Frederick and Richard Doerflein. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of one.

DOYLE, Fred E. , 67, Holy Name, Beech Grove, Feb. 7. Father of Colleen Rosebaum, Dennis, Phillip and Steven Doyle. Brother of Judy Rosebaum, Edward and Joseph Doyle. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of two.

ECKSTEIN, Bernard, 52, St. Joseph, St. Leon, Feb. 4. Son of Virginia Eckstein. Brother of Maria Schwering, Georgiana Simkins, Christina, Gary, Joseph, Kerry, Patrick and Randall Eckstein.

ELZER, Robert E., 72, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Feb. 22. Husband of Elizabeth (Basso) Elzer. Father of Beth, Brian and Kevin Elzer. Brother of Richard elzer. Grandfather of two.

FARGO, Leroy J., 81, St. Michael, Greenfield, Feb. 11. Husband of Terese Fargo. Father of Christine Fish, Paula Maburn and Leah Fargo. Brother of Margo Baas.

FISHER, Marguerite, 88, St. Matthew, Indianapolis, Feb. 16. Wife of Patrick Fisher. Mother of Anne Campbell, Frances Hodge, Mary Fisher-Heath, Rosalie Fisher-Woodard, Grace Weber, Christopher, Joseph, Michael and Patrick Fisher. Sister of Patricia Shultheis. Grandmother of 21. Great-grandmother of two.

GRIFFIN, Edward J., 76, Holy Name, Beech Grove, Feb. 16. Husband of Helen (Ward) Griffin. Father of Paula Hill, Katheryn and Joseph Griffin. Brother of Ruth (Kennedy) and Thomas Griffin. Grandfather of two.

GRINDLE, Marceline M.(Brunic), 86, Annunciation, Brazil, Feb. 16. Mother of Cheryl Rose Cotter, Yvette Marie Dixon, Marcia Lynn Larson, Dennis and Mark Grindle. Sister of Laura Wild. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 19.

HARMEYER, Matilda E., 92, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Feb. 18. Mother of Evelyn Klein, Marilyn Schunk, Floyd and Melvin Harmeyer. Grandmother of 17. Great-grandmother of 26. Great-great-grandmother of five.

HAVERLY, Charlotte, 87, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Feb. 18. Mother of Bill Haverly. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five.

HUMIG, Matilda T., 93, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Feb. 20. Mother of Shirley Ann Ham, Rita Marie Isaacs, Betty Jo Lechner and Arleen Kay Smith. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 40.

HURRLE, Casimir Francis, 83, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Feb. 18. Husband of Barbara Hurrle. Father of Theresa Roussel, Peggy Teagardin, Eva, Dan, Dave and Don Hurrle. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of two.

INDIANO, Malfie F., 93, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 11. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of one.

ISAACS, Darrel Boyd, 50, St. Luke, Indianapolis, Feb. 3. Father of Stephanie, Alex and Evan Isaacs. Son of Joyce Isaacs. Brother of Marilene and Dwayne Isaacs.

JENNINGS, Stephen D., 56, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Feb. 16. Father of Julie Lett and Matthew Jennings. Brother of Carolyn Larsen, Marc, Michael, Patrick and Peter Jennings.

KERKER, Robert J., 90, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Feb. 28. Father of Kathy Bohman, Daniel, Steven and William Kerker. Brother of Rita Goldsmith, Barbara Heidlage, Rosemary Holtel, Betty Waters, Clarence and Jerome Kerker. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of seven.

KUYOTH, Joseph B., 77, St. Luke, Indianapolis, Jan. 26. Husband of Liane Kuyoth. Father of Connie Smith and Jerry Kuyoth. Grandfather of five.

LARDIN, Vida Mae (Stewart), 69, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Feb 18. Mother of Joanne Jones, Sandra Zebrowski, Donna, James and William Lardin. Sister of Norma Barger, Frances DeWitt, Betty Jane Mueller, Joanne Noechel, Carol and Robert Stewart. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of five.

LAUBER, Julia A., 95, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Feb. 15. Wife of Carl J. Lauber. Mother of Betty Ann Fenz, Mary C. Hermance, Frank Lauber, Jim and Tom Kurtz. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 10.

MANN, Dorothy (Feld), 86, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Jan. 30. Mother of Donna Duhamell and Dianna Sweany White. Sister of Betty Kaminski, Madonna Rea and Joseph Feld. Grandmother of six.

McSHAY, James R., 72, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Jan. 21. Brother of Bridget Staggs.

MOONEY, Joshua Ray, 25, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Feb. 19. Son of Deborah DeLaney. Brother of Katherine Haley, Jacqueline, Alexander and Christopher Mooney. Grandson of Deanna DeLaney. Great-grandson of Lottie Pierce.

ROELL, Dorothy E., 84, St. Louis, Batesville, Feb. 15. Wife of Raymond Roell. Mother of Sharon Eckstein, Marilyn Todd, David, Earl and James Roell. Sister of Florence Heinrich, Delores Hoffbauer, Annabel Suttmiller, Leona Weiler, Viola Westrich, Arnold, Bernard and Richard Batta. Grandmother of 10.

SCALI, John, 74, St. Luke, Indianapolis, Feb. 16. Brother of Gloria, Eugene, Gerard and Paul Scali.

SCHUMAN, Louise, 84, St. Joseph, St. Leon, Feb. 3. Mother of Marge Fogelson, Dorothy Wilhelm and Rosella Schuman. Sister of Jacob Bihr. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 12.

SCHWARTZ, Irene V., 87, St. Michael, Cannelton, Feb. 14. Mother of Denny Schwartz. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.

SCHWARTZ, Lee E., 86, St. Michael, Cannelton, Feb. 14. Father of Denny Schwartz. Brother of Margaret O’Hara and Edna Richardson. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of one.

SEILER, Ernest B., 86, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, Feb. 12. Father of Greg, Michael and Stephen Seiler. Brother of William Seiler.

SHEEHAN, William L., 84, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Feb. 10. Father of Mary Kathleen and Patricia Louise Sheehan. Brother of Delores Sacksteder, Charles and George Sheehan. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of three.

SPAULDING, Viola Louise, 93, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Feb. 21. Mother of Jane Linderman, Carol Tague and Marvin Spaulding. Sister of Delores Templeton, Mary Ann Wilhelm, Barbara Wilson, Christina Wise, Al, James and Leon Firisch. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 19.

STEINMETZ, Ruth E., 96, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Feb. 10.

STRANGE, Mary Patricia, 93, Holy Family, New Albany, Feb. 16. Mother of Harriet Chalfant, Dr. Carney, Mary Ellen, Brian and Michael Strange. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of seven.

TAPEK, Edward J., 81, St. Luke, Indianapolis, Jan. 18. Father of Peggy Tapek.

TAYLOR, Ralph J., 79, St. Paul, Tell City, Feb. 13. Husband of Frieda Taylor. Father of Grant Taylor. Brother of Evelyn Evrard, Ruth LaGrange and Don Taylor. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of two. Step-grandfather of one.

TIEMAN, Florence, 79, St. Mary, Richmond, Feb. 17. Sister of Anna Campbell, Hilda Denny, Rosemary Ramsey, Ellen Shaw, Charles, John and Joseph Smith.

VANDEWATER, Frances J., 82, Prince of Peace, Madison, Feb. 19. Wife of Harold VandeWater. Mother of Barb Manaugh, Susan White, Jane, Dick, John, Marty, Pat, Steve and Tom VandeWater. Sister of Mary Lou Scott and Albert Gremonprez Jr. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of seven. †