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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BALL, Janet, 75, St, Jude, Indianapolis, Dec. 5. Mother of Michael and Timothy Ball. Sister of Terri Gilstrap, Brad, Britt and Roger Young. Grandmother of seven.

BERTSCH, Joseph, 93, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Dec. 8. Father of Monica Antrim, Joy Cocks, Elizabeth Green, Marilyn and Mary Rathbun, Carolyn Yelland, Bill and David Bertsch. Brother of Rita Wright. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of five.

BUCZEK, Marjorie R., 100, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Nov. 20. Mother of Nancy Avitia and Kathy Emata. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of two.

DOLLAR, Virgil, 94, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Sept. 20. Husband of Norma Dollar. Father of Christopher, Craig, Eric and Matthew Dollar. Brother of Ruth Fuller. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of three.

DOUGHERTY, William, 75, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Nov. 16. Husband of Chris Dougherty. Father of Alicia Frederick and Brittany Morton. Brother of Carol O’Bryan, Katherine Sears, David, Ed, John, Kevin and Mike Dougherty. Grandfather of five.

JOHNSON, James T., 91, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Nov. 24. Husband of Diane Johnson. Father of five.

KILGARD, John, 72, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Nov. 13. Husband of Pam Kilgard. Father of Lorri and JR Stum, and Christian Kilgard. Brother of Martha Sparks, Dale and Dean Kilgard. Grandfather of eight.

KIRKMAN, Mary D., 52, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 25. Wife of Mike Jajuga. Mother of Austin and Thomas Kirkman. Sister of Ruth Niezgodski, Rachel, Paul and Tyler Lockhart.

KOERS, Jr., Herman J., 86, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Nov. 14. Husband of Ruth Koers. Father of Bill, James and Mark Koers. Brother of Angela Lapadat and Steven Koers.

KOWALKE, Donald G., 80, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Nov. 8. Husband of Kathryn Keller. Father of Jeffrey and Joseph Kowalke. Brother of Sharon Kowalke. Grandfather of two.

MARTIN, Nancy M., 58, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Dec. 2. Wife of Terry Martin. Mother of Krista, Matthew and Michael Martin. Daughter of Betty Rohleder. Sister of Nick, Jr., and Tom Rohleder. Grandmother of three.

MURPHY, Jr., John, 83, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Nov. 13. Father of Jennifer Pentecost and Billie St. John. Grandfather of three.

MUSSELMAN, Jane, 96, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Dec. 6. Mother of Eric, Lynn and Mark Musselman. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of two.

NOONE, Kathleen A., 81, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Nov. 22. Wife of Steve Noone. Mother of Lisa and Brendan Noone. Grandmother of two.

PRICE, Bernadette M., 73, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Nov. 27. Sister of Jim, Mike, Ron, Steve, Tim and Tom Bewsey. Aunt, great-aunt, and great-great aunt of several.

REDD, Glenn, 68, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Nov. 30. Father of Amber Lanham, Jennifer Neiford, Brandi and Mindi Redd, Jason, Jeremy and Jordan Helmsing. Brother of Herbert Redd. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of one.

REDMOND, Richard, 81, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Dec. 5. Husband of Carolyn Redmond. Father of Debbie Berry, Carrie Green, Kathy Sunbury and David Redmond. Brother of Paul and Thomas Redmond. Grandfather of 11.

REED, Barbara, 61, St. Michael, Brookville, Dec. 2. Wife of David Reed. Mother of Emily and Megan Reed. Sister of Monica Bischoff, David, Joe, John, Ken, Maurice and Stephen Kaier.

SABOL, John A., 78, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Dec. 4. Husband of Susan Sabol. Father of Amy and John Sabol. Brother of Michael Sabol. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of two. Great-great-grandfather of one.

SCHWAB, Otto J., 87, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Nov. 28. Husband of Jo Ann Schwab. Father of Kristie Conner, Kimberly Dunn, Kellie Hawkins and Kevin Schwab. Brother of Evelyn Halliburton. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of nine.

SMITH, Patricia J., 86, St. Bernard, Frenchtown, Dec. 4. Mother of Debra Fessel, Amy and Jon Schotter, Gregory and Kevin Smith. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 21. Great-great-grandmother of two.

THOMAN, Fredrick T., 68, St. Mary, Rushville, Nov. 27. Father of Janann Schutte and Ryan Thoman. Brother of Bob, Ed and Steve Thoman and Doris, Ellen, Gail, Janet, Joannie, Pattie, Rita. Grandfather of seven.

WERNER, Marilyn S., 90, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Dec. 3. Mother of Mickie Burls-Jackey, Joanie Werner, Daniel and David Jackey. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of several.

Franciscan Sister Monica Zore taught for 39 years at Marian University

Franciscan Sister Monica Zore (formerly Sister Christine), a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg, died on Dec. 10 at her community’s motherhouse. She was 76.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Dec. 16 at the Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Monica was born on Nov. 1, 1948, in Indianapolis where she grew up as a member of the former Holy Trinity Parish. A graduate of the former St. Mary Academy in Indianapolis, she joined the Sisters of St. Francis on July 9,

1970, and professed final vows on Aug. 10, 1975. Sister Monica earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics at Marian University and a master’s degree in education at Butler University, both in Indianapolis.

After teaching for 11 years at Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio, from 1972-83, Sister Monica began a 39-year career of serving on the faculty of Marian University, finally retiring to the motherhouse in 2022.

She is survived by two sisters, Melissa Hendricks and Nancy Holmes, and a brother, Gerald Zore.

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