November 8, 2024

Obituaries

Please submit in writing to our office by 10 a.m. Thursday before the week of publication; be sure to state date of death. Obituaries of archdiocesan priests serving our archdiocese are listed elsewhere in The Criterion. Order priests and religious sisters and brothers are included here, unless they are natives of the archdiocese or have other connections to it; those are separate obituaries on this page.

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BERTOL, Adelfio, 84, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Oct. 13. Father of Antonio and Carlo Bertol. Brother of Elena, Elia, Daniele and Sergio Bertol.

BOSSE, Burk, 73, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 13. Father of Patricia Caraway, Marti Hosey, Lona Ness and Marish Wilson. Grandfather of nine.

CLEARY, Patricia, 89, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 13. Sister of Carol Armstrong, Janet Dodd, Geraldine Zeunik, Catherine and Thomas Cleary. Aunt of several.

COX, Kenneth E., 77, St. Mary, New Albany, Sept. 24. Husband of Mary Cox. Father of Cara Clements and Elizabeth Cox. Grandfather of one.

FARNSWORTH, Charles, 81, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Oct. 17. Husband of Kathleen Farnsworth. Father of Maria Pandya and Brian Farnsworth. Grandfather of three.

GALVIN, John E., 86, Prince of Peace, Madison, Oct. 16. Husband of Maureen Galvin. Father of Maureen Pershing, Sheila, Michael and Sean Galvin. Grandfather of six.

GAUDIN, Bernie, 75, Most Sorrowful Mother of God, Vevay, Oct. 17. Husband of Joanne Gaudin. Father of Jessica Sumblin and Jeff Gaudin. Brother of Jim, Joe and Rick Gaudin. Grandfather of one.

GOGEL, Donna E., 76, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Aug. 21. Wife of Leroy Gogel. Mother of Tammy Sprinkle and Michael Gogel. Sister of Mary Kellems, Georgia Smith, Bill and Wayne Howe. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of two.

GOODIN, Kathleen, 83, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Oct. 22. Sister of Nancy Angel, Rose Goodin, Mary Hockaday, Mike, Paul and Thomas Goodin. Aunt of several.

GRIESHOP, Pat, 94, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, Oct. 16. Mother of Dan Grieshop. Sister of Herman Struewing. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of seven.

GUNN, Helen, 99, St. Boniface, Fulda, Oct. 4. Mother of Polly Ann Hagedorn, Mary Ellen Moore, Kris, Susan and Tom Gunn. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of four.

HORNBERGER, Carrie, 51, St. Peter, Franklin County, Oct. 17. Mother of Hanna Biddinger, Emily and Laurie Denni and Kyle Hartman. Daughter of Howard and Audrey Hornberger. Sister of Jessica Allen, Shannon Lonneman, Andy and Matt Hornberger. Grandmother of four.

JACKSON, Laurie A., 58, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Oct. 14. Wife of William Jackson. Mother of Alexis Jackson. Daughter of Joan Dugan. Sister of Jennifer Van Blarcum, Gregory and Joseph Dugan. Grandmother of one.

KING, Rhonda M., 63, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge City, Oct. 14. Wife of Dallas King. Mother of Dallas and Kyle King. Sister of Rachai Ewing, Robin Hokey, Renee Schambers and Randy Vogelsang. Grandmother of four.

KREBS, Anthony A., 79, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Oct. 19. Husband of Sandra Krebs. Father of Matt and Todd Krebs. Grandfather of three.

KURKER, Helen J., 88, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 5. Mother of Michelle Etzkorn and Lisa Kurlis.

LUDWIG, Steven J., 78, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 27. Husband of Sheila Ludwig. Father of Rebecca Davis and Jessica Dilk. Brother of Margaret Beard, Dianne Strange and Benjamin Ludwig. Grandfather of three.

MACKEY, Cletus, 95, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Oct. 6. Husband of Luella Mackey. Father of Phillip, Thomas and William Mackey. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of two.

MADDEN, James, 65, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 25. Husband of Kitty Madden. Father of Anna, Kathryn, Kimberly, Jack, Joseph, Michael and Samuel Madden. Brother of Mary Ann Kaiser, Jeanne, John and Paul Madden.

MCCOOL, Allen D., 78, St. Peter, Franklin County, Oct. 23. Husband of Donna McCool. Father of Michael and Rick Dudley. Brother of Deborah Hornberger. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of two.

MCDERMOTT, Barbara, 87, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Oct. 15. Mother of Cecelia McDermott, Sheila Sipe and Michelle Stark. Sister of Kathy Tomasewski. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of one.

MCGOVERN, John W., 81, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 3. Husband of Gert McGovern. Father of Rebecca Merritt, Melissa Neal, Elizabeth Swearingen and Sarah Turner. Brother of Suzanne Monroe. Grandfather of 10.

MORRELL, James, 57, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Oct. 11. Son of Mary Lou Warminski. Brother of Carolyn Hunger. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

NAJEM, JoAnne, 89, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Oct. 21. Mother of Lisa Bonacorsi, Denise Keeler, Annie Thompson, Annette Zeledon, Anthony and Henri Najem. Grandmother of 19. Great-grandmother of 21.

PARVIS, Virginia E., 81, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 15. Mother of Kristina Armour Black, Lorna Levings and Regina McIntyre. Sister of Linda Hargrave, Jeanette Millard, Bernadine Moss, Larry, Michael and Rick Zoellner. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of two.

PERRY, Elizabeth M., 85, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Oct. 12. Mother of Debbie Purvis, Daniel, Kevin and Sean McElyea. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of five.

PRENTICE, Michael A., 72, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, Oct. 24. Husband of Luann Prentice. Father of Paige Borgman, Jenny Simon and Jarrod Prentice. Brother of Donna and Kathy Nobbe. Grandfather of 12.

RENNIER, Carl A., 94, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 26. Father of Tina Boling, Anna Harvey, Debbie Snow, Floyd, James, Joe and Steve Rennier. Grandfather and great-grandfather of several.

ROBICHAUD, Walter, 89, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 9. Father of Rochelle Hankins and Renee Whitaker. Brother of Rosalie Beuchel and Mary Jane Gagne. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of two.

ROSS, Lynn T., 58, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Oct. 3. Wife of Casey Ross. Daughter of Theresa Ross.

SCHINDLER, Virginia W., 97, St. Mary, New Albany, Oct. 11. Mother of Pam Hobbs, Carla Harrod, Jennifer McCune and Terry Schindler. Sister of Evy Ems, Aline Krakowski, Lelia Popp and Harold Renn. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 11. Great-great-grandmother of two.

VICTORIAL, Maria, 91, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 26. Wife of Jose Victorial. Mother of Pura Martinez and Quenia Rodrigues. Grandmother of 10.

WALTER, Virginia, 71, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Oct. 21. Wife of Ron Walter. Mother of Joni Hull. Sister of Susan Thomas, Michael, Steven and William Reed. Grandmother of one.

WINSLOW, Alan, 78, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Oct. 14. Husband of Camila Winslow. Father of Camila Seely and Matthew Winslow. Brother of Caroll and Vance Winslow.

WITT, Darlene (Andres), 87, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 20. Wife of Lawrence Witt. Mother of Sandy Chambers. Stepmother of David and Mike Witt. †

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