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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BOGGS, Julie M., 68, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 19. Mother of Sarah Kessen and Melissa Newman. Sister of Shari Campbell, Lisa Smith, Daniel and Doug Scott. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of one.

BRAVARD, Franklin O., 80, St. Mary-of-the-Rock, Franklin County, Nov. 15. Husband of Charlene Bravard. Father of Cara Carnes, Charlie, David and Wayne Werner. Brother of Karen Johnson. Grandfather of eight.

COFFMAN, Sharon K., 77, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Nov. 15. Wife of Steve Coffman. Mother of Christine Brooks, Catherine Quinn, Diane Spotts, Stephanie TenBarge, Mary, James, Joseph, Michael, Robert and Steve Coffman. Sister of Linda Wright and Dudley Coker. Grandmother of 28.

COLGATE, Kathleen, 87, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Nov. 14. Mother of Blithe Colgate. Sister of Marie Collins, Josephine Cleveland, Patricia Ann Daugherty, Sharon and John Galema.

DOYLE, Ruth A., 89, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Nov. 7. Mother of Janet Bishop, Christopher and Joseph Doyle, Jr. Grandmother and great-grandmother of several.

DOYLE, Timothy J., 64, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Oct. 10. Brother of Janet Bishop, Christopher and Joseph Doyle, Jr. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

DREW, Jane (Clark), 80, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 8. Wife of William Drew. Mother of Jane Pisacane, James and William Drew. Sister of Joan Bolden, Rita Keckler, Mary Beth Tryon and David Clark. Grandmother of 11.

ECKRICH, Mary Helen, 95, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Nov. 20. Mother of Betsy Glowinski, Cathy Walter, John, Mark and Tom Eckrich and Kevin Klaiber. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of 35. Great-great-grandmother of three.

ETIENNE, Jewell D., 85, St. Thomas Aquinas, Indianapolis, Sept. 2. Wife of Duane Etienne. Mother of Julie Sage and John Dattilo. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of eight.

JONES, Mary (Boucher), 68, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Nov. 3. Wife of Mark Jones. Mother of Christopher and Patrick Jones. Sister of Chuck and John Boucher.

KONERDING, Ralph L., 82, St. Boniface, Fulda, Nov. 16. Father of Suzanne Mundy, Chris and Phil Konerding. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of seven.

KOORS, Sr., Douglas H., 48, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 16. Husband of Beth Koors. Father of Kayla and Madison Troville and DJ Koors. Son of Marcia Koors. Brother of Tammy Harnishfeger and Paul Koors. Grandfather of three.

LAMAR, David, 64, St. Pius V, Troy, Nov. 20. Father of Rachel Lamar. Brother of Donna Lamar.

LEISING, Carolyn R., 85, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Nov. 19. Mother of Michelle Henry, Jane Sparks, Charlene and Dale Leising. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.

MONTGOMERY, Goldie, 97, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Nov. 18. Mother of Greg Montgomery. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 12.

POEHNER, Janet, 86, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Nov. 21. Mother of Tracy Kamleiter, David and Gregg Poehner. Sister of Michael and Steve Krekeler. Grandmother of seven.

SAULMAN, Gerald E., 86, St. Joseph, Corydon, Nov. 16. Husband of Martha Saulman. Father of Sarah Nevitt, Jerry, Joel and Jon Saulman. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of eight.

SCHWAB, William L., 95, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Nov. 23. Father of Janet Arthur, Patty Miller, Mary Shobe, Kathy, David, Larry and Tony Schwab. Brother of Mary Ellen Wheeler and Patty Wood. Grandfather of 21. Great-grandfather of 45.

STEINMETZ, Sharon A., 81, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Nov. 11. Sister of Judy Good, Carol Bowron-Payne, Beverly Bowron-Staley, Susan Bowron-White, Patricia, Gregory and Michael Bowron. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

STOCKDALE, Ronald P., 80, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 23. Father of Donna Burchfield, Karen Durbin, Beverly and Rick Stockdale. Brother of Brenda Zimmerman. Grandfather of five.

THOMPSON, Ronald N., 83, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Nov. 17. Husband of Drucilla Thompson. Father of Chris and Ronald Thompson. Brother of Marilyn Griffin, Joyce Muscatello, Kathy Sperzel, Therese Winstead and Patrick Thompson. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.

WALKE, Allen L., 89, St. Louis, Batesville, Nov. 20. Father of Jane Peterson, Barbara and James Walke. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of one.

WALTERS, Frances, 69, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Nov. 6. Sister of John Paul Walters.

WERNE, Sheila M., 65, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 19. Sister of Sharon, Gary and Wayne Werne. †