Obituaries

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BISCHOFF, Arnold J., 74, St. Nicholas, Ripley County, Feb. 27. Brother of Elaine Cornett, Rosalyn Walke, Arthur, Daniel, Eugene, Irvin and Victor Bischoff. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

CHIPLIS, Robert, 96, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, March 9. Father of Jane Barnett, Michelle Beemer, Ann Robert and Jeffrey Chiplis. Brother of Thomas Chiplis.

CHRISTIANSEN, Sharon K., 76, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, March 15. Mother of Lodie Jones, Kari Smith and Brian Christiansen. Sister of Pamela Hartfield. Grandmother of two. Great‑grandmother of one.

EDELEN, Robert H., III, 93, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, March 3. Brother of Virginia Bennett. Uncle of several.

EGAN, Daniel W., 74, St. Patrick, Terre Haute, Dec. 9. Husband of Mary Jo Egan. Father of Mark, Mike and Scott Egan. Son of Margaret Donnenhoffer. Brother of Connie Dawson, Carol Taiclet and Clarence Egan, Jr. Grandfather of eight.

GREELEY, Maggie, 90, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, March 17. Mother of Anne Fossler. Grandmother of one.

GUNDERSON, Renee M., 72, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, March 4. Sister of Lynne Ann Schaub, Diane and David Gunderson. Aunt, great-aunt and great‑great-aunt of several.

HELLMICH, Joan L., 90, St. Louis, Batesville, March 18. Wife of Tom Hellmich. Mother of Beth Williams and Tom Hellmich. Grandmother of four.

HOLMES, John J., 94, Christ the King, Indianapolis, March 17. Father of Carol Forbes and Kathy Sheek. Grandfather of nine. Great‑grandfather of 15.

HORLANDER, Karl F., 54, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, March 14. Husband of Amy Horlander. Father of Alison, Julia, Lucy, Mary, Clem, Finnian, George, Matthieu and Thomas Horlander. Son of Mary Horlander. Brother of Jim and Tom Horlander.

HRABAK, Louise, 91, St. Patrick, Terre Haute, Feb. 21. Stepmother of Michael Hrabek. Sister of Elizabeth Scott, Pauline Stensland and Patrick Conlon. Step-grandmother of one.

HUDSON, Mavis Rose E., 1, St. Patrick, Terre Haute, Feb. 1. Daughter of Bryan and Audrey Hudson. Granddaughter of Greg and Tina Anderson, Carl Hudson and Linda Hudson.

HURST, Marie, 74, St. Patrick, Terre Haute, Jan. 7. Sister of Wilma Jean Llewellyn and Mary Anne Utenick. Aunt of several.

JANSEN, Beth A., 57, St. Roch, Indianapolis, March 8. Wife of James Jansen. Mother of Nathan Mazza. Daughter of Charles Mazza. Sister of Kathryn Bronkella and Michelle Mazza. Step-sister of Debbie Russell, Dale, Danny, Darrell and David Edwards. Grandmother of one.

KRUER, Jacqueline, 73, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, March 13. Wife of Dennis Kruer. Mother of Elizabeth Mosier, Cheryl Smith, Deborah Zoeller and Michael Kruer. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of two.

NIEMAN, Mary P., 91, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, March 10. Mother of Jean Graham and Paul Nieman. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 10.

PERSONETT, Alma M. (Holtel), 79, St. Rose, Knightstown, Dec. 19. Wife of Glen Personett. Mother of Andrew and Barry Personett. Sister of Rita Grote, Rose Weigel, Katie and Charles Holtel. Grandmother of four.

RALSTON, Carmelita (Rafael), 91, Christ the King, Indianapolis, March 10. Mother of Jeanette Ralston Cook, James III and John Ralston. Grandmother of three.

RISCH, Olive R., 88, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge City, March 14. Mother of Amelia Golden, Dorinda Nick, Stephanie Riggs, Lyla Turner and Bradley Risch. Sister of Jim McElfresh. Step-sister of Betty McDivitt. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of seven. Step-grandmother of two. Step-great-grandmother of three. Step-great-great-grandmother of three.

SCHINDLER, Gregory D., 42, St. Mary, Navilleton, March 16. Father of Bella and Paxten Schindler. Son of James and Barbara Schindler. Brother of Bradley, Jamie and Joey Schindler.

SHOTTS, Jean A., 88, St. Roch, Indianapolis, March 8. Wife of Meredith Shotts. Mother of Carol Farnsworth, Mary Katherine and Jim Shotts. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 25. Great-great-grandmother of two.

SHOTTS, Michael G., Sr., 68, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, March 6. Husband of Pauline Shotts. Father of Heather Faust, Jason, Michael Jr. and Nick Shotts. Son of Jean and Meredith Shotts. Brother of Carol Farnsworth, Mary Katherine and Jim Shotts. Grandfather of six.

SLAYMON, Edna G., 94, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 19. Mother of Katherine Lux and Phillip Kohlstaedt. Sister of Luella Knueven and Richard Hoff. Grandmother of five. Great‑grandmother of three.

TREGO, Nancy L., 75, St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 15. Wife of Steven Trego. Mother of Mary Paprocki, Darlene Sharp, Gary, Mark and Steven Trego, Jr. Sister of Joyce Charleson, Marjorie Clevenger and Betty DeMont. Grandmother of 10. Great‑grandmother of six.

WOODSIDE, John M., 67, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, March 12. Husband of Mary Jo Woodside. Father of Michael Woodside. Brother of Susan Lemay, Kathy Young and Paul Woodside. Grandfather of two.

Franciscan Sister Teclas Jaehnen ministered in Catholic education and photography

Franciscan Sister Teclas Jaehnen died on March 11 at the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg. She was 80.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on March 15 at the Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Rose Regina Jaehnen was born on March 11, 1937, in Cincinnati.

She entered the Sisters of St. Francis on Feb. 2, 1955, and professed final vows on Aug. 12, 1960.

Sister Tecla earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Marian University in Indianapolis and a master’s degree with a concentration in chemistry at Xavier University in Cincinnati.

During 63 years as a Sister of St. Francis, Sister Teclas ministered as an educator for 25 years in Catholic schools in Indiana, Missouri and Ohio. In the archdiocese, she served at St. Mary School in Greensburg from 1957-59, at St. Lawrence School in Lawrenceburg from 1959-62, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in New Albany from 1962-64, at the Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Oldenburg from 1968-69 and at the former St. Mary Academy in Indianapolis from 1967-68 and 1973-74.

In 1980, Sister Tecla studied photography for a year and served as an audio-visual specialist at Good Shepherd Parish in Cincinnati and as a photographer for her religious community and a freelance photographer for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Diocese of Covington, Ky.

A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 1997 eventually led to her retirement from photography in 2001. She ministered at the motherhouse until 2012.

Surviving is a brother, Paul Jaehnen of Oklahoma.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036-0100. †