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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ANNEE, Louis M., 100, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Oct. 12. Father of Janet Bradley, Barbara Huser, Joseph, Louis and Paul Annee. Grandfather of 25. Great-grandfather of 68. Great-great-grandfather of four.
BAUER, Roger Neal, 72, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Sept. 24. Husband of Charlotte (Walters) Bauer. Father of Beth Gramman, Jill Taylor, David and Keith Bauer. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one. (correction)
BEARD, Cecil, 83, St. Mary, Richmond, Oct. 8. Father of Kitty Boyce, Kelly Derr, Sherry Fanelli, Michele Fox, Ann Griffin and Mike Beard. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 14.
BLACKMAN, Elizabeth, 49, St. Mary, Indianapolis, Oct. 4. Sister of Spencer Scott, Anthony and Sarah Blackman, Jan and Michael Schofield.
BOWLES, William Marvin, Jr., 73, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Oct. 5. Husband of Angela Rose Bowles. Father of Kelly Hanner, Gail Moore, Janice Somers, Rhonda Weldon and Glenda Bowles. Brother of Penny Schmitz and George Bowles. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of five.
BURKE, Roger M., 87, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 5. Husband of Robertine Burke. Father of Barbara Eder, Christine Ruehl, Roger and Steven Burke. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of one.
CRITNEY, Francis Joseph, Jr., 86, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Sept. 27. Husband of Florence Critney. Father of Margaret May, Diana Olmsted, Francis III, John and Richard Critney. Brother of Dorothy Farr, Patricia Foster, Alice Reeves and Robert Critney. Grandfather of eight.
EALES, William, 56, Holy Family, Richmond, Oct. 8. Husband of Linda Eales. Father of William Todd, Matthew, Stuart and Trevor Eales. Stepfather of Linda, David and Juan Castillo. Grandfather of seven.
FLANAGAN, John P., 88, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Sept. 29. Husband of Marion Flanagan. Father of Theresa Taylor, Jim and John Flanagan, Andy and Michael Lapihuska. Brother of Rosemary Boswell and Maureen Flanagan. Grandfather of 18.
GODAR, Robert, 91, St. Mary, Rushville, Sept. 30. Husband of Angela (Herbert) Godar. Father of Mary Ball, Rita Boehme, Debbie Carsey, Betty Chapman, Julia Copley, Cindy Lunsford, Cathy McDivitt, Linda Meyer, Susie Owen, Bob Jr., Daniel, David, James, Mark, Mike, Richard and Tom Godar. Brother of Beth Arnold and Julia Kinder. Grandfather of 39. Great-grandfather of 27.
KINSLOW, Bernadine K., 89, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, Oct. 7. Mother of Mary Katherine Sauceda. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of three.
LAUDICK, William B., 68, St. Maurice, Decatur County, Sept. 26. Brother of Carolyn Laudick, Marion McIntire and Betty Williams.
LIGON-CASSADY, Desirae Noalani, 26, Most Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Oct. 1. Wife of Adam Cassady. Mother of Jayden Brooks and Chamuel Cassady. Daughter of Scott and Tytiana Ligon. Sister of Kylie and Tyler Ligon.
MACK, Richard C., 65, St. Anne, New Castle, Sept. 29. Father of Randy and Robert Mack. Grandfather of one.
MAGERS, Robert E., 77, St. Rose of Lima, Franklin, Sept. 30. Father of Debra Buennagel, Mark and Mike Magers. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.
MATTINGLY, Joseph F., 81, St. Andrew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Sept. 27. Husband of Barbara Mattingly. Father of Delores Koepfer, Alice, Carol and Edward Mattingly. Brother of Sally Miller, Edna Walton and Paul Mattingly. Grandfather of three.
MOFFITT, Betty Jane, 90, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Sept. 25. Mother of Joseph Jr. and Mark Moffitt. Sister of Mary Lou and James McDermott. Grandmother of two.
NEAL, William Wayne, 53, St. Mary, Mitchell, Sept. 24. Father of Brandan and William Neal II. Brother of Rebecca Douglas and Sandy McFarland. Grandfather of three.
PORTERFIELD, Mary Lou (Lintereur), 75, St. Rose of Lima, Franklin, Oct. 4. Wife of Bobby Porterfield. Mother of Lynn, Brian and Michael Porterfield. Sister of Antoine and Louis Lintereur.
PRIZEVOITS, Ieva, 99, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Sept. 25. Mother of Antonijs and Peter Prizevoits. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of three.
RYAN, Catherine, 85, St. Andrew, Richmond, Oct. 2. Sister of Rev. Noel William.
SCHAFFER, Barbara, 93, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 29.
SHEEHAN, Virginia R. (Marsh), 69, St. Michael, Bradford, Oct. 7. Wife of Wayne Schott. Mother of Mike, Tim and Todd Richmer. Sister of Amy Douglas and Rose Padgett. Grandmother of 15.
SMITH, Agnes T., 83, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 2. Mother of Randall, Rick and Russell Lynd. Stepmother of Constance Brunner, David, Stephen and Timothy Smith. Grandmother of three. Step-grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of three. Step-great-grandmother of three.
SMITH, Sandra L., 64, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 2. Wife of Stewart Smith. Mother of Carolyn Schafer and Patrick Smith. Sister of Cathy Hancook and Conrad Calmer Jr. Grandmother of five.
WALKER, Samuel Larry, 68, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Sept. 11. Husband of Carol (Smith) Walker. Father of Monica Gading, Cynthia Minton and Christina Speitel. Brother of Bonnie Arndt, Jean King and Betty Phipps. Grandfather of nine.
WETZEL, Joseph G., 85, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Sept. 30. Father of Barbara Champion, Nena Parker and Shirley Ross. Brother of Joan Jewell, Barbara Murphy and George Wetzel. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of four. †