Obituaries

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BABCOCK, William J., 56, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Oct. 24. Husband of Margaret Babcock. Father of Marina and Martin Babcock. Son of David and Ann Babcock. Brother of Daniel Babcock.

BANET, Franklin D., 87, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 25. Father of Pamela Gulett, Virginia Monohan, Theresa Poe and Franklin Banet. Brother of Venita Lynch, David and Edmund Banet. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of 36.

BROWNING, Claire, 96, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Oct. 26. Mother of Eve Minton. Grandmother of eight.

DILL, Barbara A., 64, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Oct. 27. Wife of Jay Dill. Mother of Anne, Jaycob and Jerrod Dill. Sister of Mary Farmer, Beth Sims, Jerry, Joe and Wayne Schuetter.

DOLL, Judith, 81, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Oct. 13. Sister of Linda Gregory, Lois Miller, Joan and Ken Raver. Aunt of several.

EBERLE, Robert M., 69, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Oct. 24. Husband of Kathleen Eberle. Father of Jennifer Briand. Brother of John Eberle. Grandfather of two.

ECKLES, Eleanor, 98, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Oct. 27. Mother of Laurel Roberts, Dennis, John, Paul and Terry Eckles. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 16.

FISCHER, Marjorie A., 87, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Oct. 17. Sister of Lorraine Fullenkamp, Rita Glaub, Dolores Scheele, Clifford and Ronald Barnhorst. Aunt of several.

GUY SMITH, Maryann (Hickman), 81, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Oct. 20. Wife of Jim Smith. Mother of Sandra Doud, Kimberly Dorosh, Janet Thomason and Sharon Wisner. Stepmother of Brian, Chris, Jeff and Tom Smith. Sister of Kathleen Kennedy. Grandmother of 12. Step-grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of one. Step-great-grandmother of two.

JACOBI, Lena G., 15, St. Joseph, Corydon, Oct. 26. Daughter of Kevin and Stefanie Jacobi. Sister of Lilyan and Landyn Jacobi. Granddaughter of Steve and Kim Dyson and Paul and Naomi Jacobi.

JORDAN, Mary Joan, 95, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 3. Sister of Patricia Raftery, Elizabeth Tanasovich and David Weber. Aunt of several.

KELLEY, William M., 89, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 27. Husband of Kim Kelley. Father of Betsy Garnica, Karen Liederbach and William Kelley II. Brother of Robert Kelley. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of six.

LAMPING, Edith, 82, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Oct. 26. Mother of Diane Fullenkamp, Donna Hoeing, Cindy and Mike Lamping. Sister of Theresa Bedel, Jerry and Ken Merkel. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five.

LOGSTON, Annette R., 94, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 29. Mother of Bernard and Jeffery Logston. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of six.

LOWE, Rebeccah A. (Glass), 41, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Oct. 14. Wife of Josh Lowe. Mother of Malcolm and Maxwell Lowe. Daughter of Dennis Glass. Sister of Rob Glass.

NOLOT, Kenneth E., 74, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 28. Husband of Rosie Nolot. Father of Chris Nolot. Brother of Barbie Acrey, Carol and Paula Nolot. Grandfather of two.

O’CONNELL, Joseph A., 71, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Oct. 9. Husband of Virginia O’Connell. Father of Katharine Marsee and Joseph O’Connell II. Brother of Mary Kissel. Grandfather of three.

RABY, Mattie, 90, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, Oct. 10. Wife of Robert Raby, Sr. Mother of Oedies Gardner, Kimberly, Y. Grace and Robert Raby II. Grandmother of six.

RILEY, Samuel P., 71, St. Joseph, Corydon, Oct. 24. Father of Mary Ann Alcorn, Tammy Bennett and Sara Beth Fuller. Brother of Gene and Mark Riley. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of one.

ROBERTS, Miriam L., 94, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Oct. 13. Mother of Lisa Coffey, Chris, Steve, Tim and Vince Roberts. Sister of Jim and Mike Sanders. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of 28.

RUDOLF, Samuel K., 45, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 24. Husband of Karen Saunders. Father of Alex Rudolf. Son of Kenneth and Ruth Ann Rudolf. Brother of Chris, Keith and Matt Rudolf.

SCHEELE, Dolores V., 82, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Oct. 20. Mother of Roberta Weisenbach, Edward and Mike Scheele. Sister of Lorraine Fullenkamp, Rita Glaub, Clifford and Ronald Barnhorst. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.

STEPHANS, Sr., Lance M., 72, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 29. Husband of Judith Stephens. Father of Adam, Eric and Lance Stephens, Jr. Brother of Joann Mattox. Grandfather of three.

VOGELGESANG, Julene M. (Weber), 92, All Saints, Dearborn County, Oct. 29. Mother of Vicki Clark and Nick Vogelgesang. Sister of Marcia Thelen. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 15. Great-great-grandmother of two.

WALKER, Patricia C., 89, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 27. Mother of Kimberly Kazimier, Kelley Oakley and Greg Walker. Sister of Harry and Ronald Rasdall. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four.

WARNER, Sr., Jack S., 92, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Oct. 28. Father of Marilyn Vining and Jack Warner, Jr. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 12.

WILLHELM, Joe, 86, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Oct. 18. Husband of Sallie Willhelm. Father of Gayla Stottlemire. Brother of Barbara Allen, Rita Erlewein, Joan Fearnow, Margaret Hamilton, Elizabeth Mains, Franciscan Sister Agnes, Francis, Louis and Tommy Willhelm. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of three.

WILLIAMS, Alan E., 82, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Oct. 15. Husband of Karen Williams. Father of Greg, Patrick and Peter Williams. Brother of Pat Marcela and Susan Robertson. Grandfather of six.

WINTERNHEIMER, Shirley R., 91, Prince of Peace, Madison¸ Oct. 28. Wife of Roy Winternheimer. Mother of Cheryl Roberts and Mark Winternheimer. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of six.

WOOD, George W., 96, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Oct. 15. Father of Sally Allen, Sylvia Brothers, Eileen McMahan, Alice Wessel and Kathy Wood. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 17. Great-great-grandfather of one.

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Providence Sister Marian Brady served in Catholic education for 60 years, in Clarksville and Indianapolis

Providence Sister Marian Brady, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, died on Nov. 3 at the Gibson Hospice Center in Terre Haute. She was 97.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Nov. 8 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse in St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Marian was born on March 19, 1927, in Washington, D.C. She entered the Sisters of Providence on Feb. 11, 1949, and professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1956.

Sister Marian earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Trinity Washington University in College in Washington, D.C., and a master’s degree and doctorate in philosophy at The Catholic University of America in Washington.

During her 75 years as a member of the Sisters of Providence, Sister Marian ministered in Catholic education for 60 years, spending 35 years on the faculty of The Catholic University of America from 1981-2016. In 2023, she returned to the motherhouse and committed herself entirely to prayer.

In the archdiocese, Sister Marian served at the former Ladywood School in Indianapolis from 1951-55 and at Our Lady of Providence High School in Clarksville from 1956-57.

She is survived by a sister, Therese Donohue of Amherst, Mass., and a brother, Rupert Brady of Bethesda, Md.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Providence, 1 Sisters of Providence Road, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. †