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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BECKMAN, Ron, 69, St. Mary, Lanesville, Nov. 7. Husband of Karen Beckman. Father of Sara and Joseph Beckman. Brother of Carol Eversman and Deborah Ludwig. Grandfather of two.

BENNETT, Stephen, 87, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Nov. 13. Husband of Kathleen Bennett. Father of Deborah Boiteau, Julie Carmel, Carolyn and Michelle Carnes and Stephen Bennett. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of nine.

BOREM, Mark D., 52, St. Mary, Rushville, Nov. 5. Brother of Ann Holland. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

FLEMING, Mary K., 86, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 29. Sister of Michael and Dr. John P. Fleming. Aunt of several.

HEIDELBERGER, Daniel W., 66, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Oct. 1. Brother of Linda Johnston, Darlene Lime, Harry, John and Stephen Heidelberger. Uncle of several.

KASH, Kimberly A., 56, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 11. Wife of Rick Kash. Mother of Allison Haire, Brooke, Morgan and Ryan Kash. Daughter of Richard and Mary Lonneman. Sister of Brian, Christopher, Stephen and Tim Lonneman. Grandmother of one.

LEWEN, Mona C., 73, St. Mary, New Albany, Nov. 6. Wife of Robert Lewen, Jr. Mother of Liz, Douglas, Dustin and Greg Lewen. Sister of Rhonda Eckert, Joe, John, Orthodox Archbishop Mark and Pat Maymon. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of four.

MAIER, David C., 53, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Nov. 3. Husband of Jennifer Maier. Father of Samantha, Alan, Ben and Drew Maier. Son of Carl and Debbie Maier. Brother of Jason and Michael Maier.

MANSMANN, Lois M., 89, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Nov. 12. Mother of Patti Freiberger, Don and Doug Mansmann. Sister of George Miller. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one.

MEUNIER, Helen M., 99, Annunciation, Brazil, Nov. 7. Mother of Helen, Bernie and Chris Meunier. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 16. Great-great-grandmother of one.

PIKE, Andrew, 45, Annunciation, Brazil, Oct. 31. Son of Cynthia Pike. Brother of Becky Glines, Stephanie Joy and Danny Pike. Uncle of several.

RANOCHAK, Catherine, 99, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Nov. 5. Mother of Patty Beckler, Kathy Mogelson, Chris Nartker, Jim Patte, David and Kevin Ranochak. Sister of Rita. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 13.

SECREST, Harry, 87, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Terre Haute, Nov. 16. Husband of Rosaline Secrest. Father of Robbin Haase, Laura Herrell, David and Eric Lindsay, and Eric and Gregory Secrest. Grandfather and great-grandfather of several.

SHIRCLIFF, Brenda, 76, St. Joseph, Corydon, Nov. 13. Mother of Jetta Lilpop, Ella Logsdon, Rebecca and Carl Shircliff. Sister of Sara Deatrick, Barbara Robson, Dale and Tim Babcock. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.

SNYDER, Patricia C., 91, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Nov. 12. Mother of Theresa Love, Brian, Daniel, Michael and Timothy Snyder. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 15. Great-great-grandmother of three.

SPRENGER, John D., 94, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Nov. 11. Husband of Irene Sprenger. Father of Karen Sprenger Surface.

THARP, Sharon M., 68, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Nov. 15. Mother of Kelly Franklin, Ann and Michael Tharp. Daughter of Lawrence and Cathryn Farley. Sister of Karen Tinkler, Bruce and Lawrence Farley, Jr. Grandmother of two.

WILCOX, Christine, 73, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 16. Wife of Al Wilcox. Mother of Tricia Wells and Bill Wilcox. Daughter of Jean Skrentny. Sister of Sharon Kauth, Lauren Vaverka, David and Michael Skrentny. Grandmother of four.

WILLIAMS, Mary Jo, 81, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Nov. 16. Mother of Angie and Jeff Williams. Grandmother of two. †