August 28, 2009

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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BRINKMAN, Robert A., 89, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Aug. 12. Father of Carol Hendricks, Barbara Knapp, Gary and Tom Brinkman. Brother of Bill and Jack Brinkman. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of two.

CHAB, Marian J., 83, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 5. Mother of Julie Duncan, Lisa Melloy, Carol and Rollin Chab. Grandmother of six.

CHIMENTI, Dorothy, 81, Holy Family, Richmond, Aug. 9. Mother of Anne Young and Patrick Chimenti. Sister of Larry Fitzgerald. Grandmother of six.

COX, Teresa L. (Fisher), 49, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge City, Aug. 13. Wife of Tim Cox. Mother of Krysti Keith, Timothy and Travis Cox. Daughter of Jim and Pat Fisher. Sister of Kim Hawkins, Debbie Reimsnyder and Willie Fisher. Grandmother of three.

DEWITT, Margie Peyton (Kestler), 81, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Aug. 11. Mother of Charlene Gardtner and Cynthia Hedge. Stepmother of Gary and Greg Dewitt. Sister of Eleda Greenfield, Freida Maag and James Peyton. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of three.

GOODIN, Earl Stanley, 89, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, July 27. Father of Sherri McHugh and John Goodin. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of five.

GREEN, Elizabeth, 56, St. Mary, Rushville, Aug. 13. Wife of Daniel Green. Mother of Christopher and John Green. Daughter of Mary Busald. Sister of Marilyn Kozlowski, Esther Sibrel, Helen, Carl, Jim and Paul Busald. Grandmother of two.

HURLEY, Patricia A., 78, St. Joseph, Sellersburg, Aug. 8. Mother of Diane Bertam, Beth Ann Keaton, Dottie Spencer and Debbie Weidenhaupt. Sister of Ronald Ewers. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of eight.

JOHNSTON, Fred Gordon, 85, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, July 16. Father of Sally, Susan and Fred Johnston III.

JUDGE, Jerald, 79, St. Andrew, Richmond, Aug. 4. Husband of Ann Judge. Father of Gabriel and Greg Asbury, Leslie Holbrook, Jay and Kit Judge. Brother of Benedictine Sister Rita Claire, Joann Blohm, Dan and Larry Judge. Grandfather of eight.

KIBLER, James P., 53, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, July 23. Son of Eloise Kibler. Brother of Ellen Jose and Thomas Kibler.

KREMER, Mary Catherine (Duvelius), 84, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Aug. 21. Wife of Robert Kremer. Mother of Carol Burkhardt, Jeanne Dill, Anthony and Michael Kremer. Sister of Mildred Hutchings, Ira and Thomas Duvelius. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of nine.

KRIEG, John Edward, 91, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 11. Father of Diane Byron, Jody Smith, Carolyn and Tony Krieg. Brother of Paul Krieg. Grandfather of seven.

KRIEG, Paul J., 78, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 17. Father of Kristina Litzsinger, Debra Wadell, Elaine and Kathryn Krieg. Grandfather of four.

LEE, Rosemary (Whearty), 95, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, July 26. Mother of Ellen Dutton, Kate Steele, Linda and Rosemary Lee. Grandmother of four.

LINGG, Louis E., 79, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Aug. 10. Husband of Joan (Conrady) Lingg. Father of Mary Lou Jacobs, Cathy Pfeiffer, Donnie, Greg, Jeff, Louis, Mike, Steve and Toby Lingg. Brother of Ruth Amrhein and Howard Lingg. Grandfather of 24. Great-grandfather of 13.

MARTIN, Louis P., 78, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Aug. 20. Husband of Dorothea (Dixon) Martin. Father of Diane Clark, Rita Hays, James, John, Michael and William Martin. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of seven.

MUSSELMAN, David R., 80, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Aug. 4. Husband of Jane Musselman. Father of Eric, Mark and Lynn Alan Musselman. Grandfather of two.

PARKER, Shirley, 77, St. Andrew, Richmond, July 27. Mother of Deborah Sims, Dawn Wonsik, Diane, John and Joseph Parker. Sister of Willodean Farno and DorisKauffman. Grandmother of three.

PUTHOFF, Barbara, 82, Holy Family, Richmond, Aug. 5. Aunt of several.

SCHNEIDER, Anna Mae, 85, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, July 25. Wife of James L. Schneider Sr. Mother of Rebecca Jackson, James Jr. and Richard Schneider. Half-sister of Donna Buehles and Linda Doyle. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of six.

SLAYTON, Polly, 80, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Aug. 11.

STEINMETZ, Randall, 42, Mary, Queen of Peace, Danville, Aug. 10. Son of Anthony and Donna (Cooley) Steinmetz. Brother of Michelle Weilhamer and Don Steinmetz. Grandson of Lorraine Cooley.

STEMM, Wilson E., Dr., 93, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 8. Father of Victoria Lopp and Wilson Stemm. Brother of Jean Poling. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of two.

STEPHENS, James C., 84, St. Mary, Richmond, July 31. Father of Dean and James Stephens. Brother of Anna Cloud. Grandfather of one.

STEWART, Anna F., 90, Holy Family, New Albany, Aug. 16. Mother of Richard Stewart. Sister of Jeanette Dauby. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of six.

TUTTLE, Margaret Rose, 89, Mary, Queen of Peace, Danville, Aug. 5. Mother of Benjamin, Carl, Francis, James and Richard Tuttle. Sister of Father Joseph Grassl. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 20.

WILT, Cleo W., 91, Holy Family, New Albany, Aug. 17. Mother of Cheryl Harshey and Darryl Wilt. Sister of Martha Flanagan and Bernice Jones. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of three. †

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