April 26, 2013

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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BERTRAND, Ann Elizabeth (Wilburn), 92, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 9. Mother of Donald, Johnny and Vaughn Wilburn. Stepmother of Sister of Charity Paul Colette, Clara Mayfield and Frank Bertrand.

CLARK, Josephine, 99, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), March 21. Mother of Paula McAfee. Sister of Dorothy Gladdis. Grandmother of five. Great- grandmother of five.

DONAHUE, Norma Ruth, 81, St. Anne, New Castle, April 14. Mother of Karen Moses, Frank and Sean Donahue. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 11.

ENNEKING, Edna M., 90, St. Louis, Batesville, April 10. Mother of Helen Kramer, Donna Kraus, Marilyn Weberding, Patti Weberding, Daniel, James, Richard and Ronald Enneking. Grandmother of 25. Great-grandmother of 63.

FARMER, Cleo Carl, 93, St. Anne, New Castle, April 8. Father of Randy Farmer. Brother of Thais Harry and Norbert Farmer. Grandfather of two.

GEHRING, George M., 96, St. Mary, New Albany, April 4. Father of Judy Criner and Martin Gehring. Brother of Dorothy Daugherty. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of seven.

HANAGAN, Judith Katherine, 76, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 5. Mother of Tracy Corbett, Audrey Staats and Daniel Hart. Stepmother of Audrey, Deborah, David and Steven Hanagan. Grandmother of five. Step-grandmother of three.

HOLLEN, Charles, 88, Holy Family, New Albany, March 29. Husband of Mary Hollen. Father of Ginny Gilezan, Ken and Terry Hollen. Brother of Beverly Hollen. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of two.

HONEYCUTT, Thomas, 38, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, March 30. Father of Justin and Tayler Wilkerson-Honeycutt. Brother of Clayton and Clinton Honeycutt.

HUGHES, Anna Jean, 91, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, April 6. Wife of Edward Hughes. Mother of Bob and Jim Hughes. Sister of William O’Brien. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of nine.

HUTT, Louis C., 92, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, April 3. Husband of Norma Hutt. Father of Michael and Robert Hutt. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.

JERGER, Eileen C., 78, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 30. Mother of Daniel and Kenneth Jerger. Sister of Virginia Wilde, George, James and Joseph Scanlon. Grandmother of one.

KINNEN, Ruth Ethel, 94, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, March 24. Mother of Pamela, Luanne and Charles Kinnen. Sister of Paul Zende. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

LANTIS, Lucile Cordelia (Joly), 82, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, April 10. Mother of Kathryn and Patricia Lantis and Frank Figley. Grandmother of one. Great-grandmother of one.

LUKEN, Mary Ann, 84, St. Mary, Greensburg, April 9. Mother of Linda Reiger, Bill, Jim, Mike and Tom Luken. Sister of Marjorie Fisse and Jean Scheidler. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 16.

MARTIN-PHILLIPS, Marilyn, 64, St. Paul, Sellersburg, April 2. Daughter of Vera Martin. Sister of Carol Miller, William Martin and Marc Phillips.

MAUER, Mildred A., 93, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), April 5. Aunt of several.

McCABE, Richard A., 72, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 10. Husband of Helenmarie McCabe. Father of Christine, Michael and Scot McCabe. Grandfather of five.

McINTYRE, Gilbert Lee, 86, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 8. Husband of Evelyn McIntyre.

MEYER, Victor J., 89, St. Mary-of-the-Rock, St. Mary-of-the-Rock, April 14. Husband of Marie Meyer. Father of Eileen Duff, Susan Everage, Grace Schneider, Yvonne Schneider, Carolyn Sorber, Mary Louise, Dennis, Eugene, Gary, Jerome, Joe, John and Roy Meyer. Grandfather of 33. Great-grandfather of 13.

MUCKERHEIDE, Alicia Marie, 36, St. Maurice, Napoleon, March 8. Wife of Danny Muckerheide. Mother of Evyn, Kellan, Sebastyn and Teryn Muckerheide. Daughter of Dale and Maudie Herbert. Sister of Linda Wise, Allen, Charles, Michael and Roger Herbert.

NASH, Carol J., 67, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, April 10. Wife of Pat Nash. Mother of Betsy Leavitt, Julie Stevenson, Michael and Steve Nash. Sister of Bill and Bob Beckstedt. Grandmother of 11.

NAUERT, Karen Lee (Osborne), 47, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, April 7. Wife of Christopher Nauert. Mother of Rachelle Killion, Kelly, Christopher L. and Christopher N. Nauert. Daughter of Regina Osborne. Sister of Kathy Briley, Jeanne Foster, Patty Osborne, Janie Sullivan, David, John and Steve Osborne. Grandmother of four.

RIPBERGER, James E., 85, St. Gabriel, Connersville, April 8. Husband of Rita Ripberger. Father of Harold and Herbert Ripberger, Loren, Scott and Steven Haynes. Brother of Marilyn Anderson, Pat Boughner, Phyllis Glaub, Carolyn Hall, Joyce Houseworth, Charles, David, Donald and Robert Ripberger. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of 10.

SMITH, Mary Dorothy, 94, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 3. Mother of Daniel, David and Dr. James Smith. Sister of Don and George Norris. Grand- mother of six.

WURTZ, Rosemary, 86, St. Anthony of Padua, Morris, April 6. Mother of Kathy Back, Connie Napier, Renee Simon, Jane Wood and Tim Wurtz. Sister of Leo and Thomas Merkel. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of five.

ZIMMER, Carl Bernard, 83, St. John the Baptist, Dover, April 4. Husband of Rose Zimmer. Father of Pam Ammer, Mary Schier, Angie Turner, Susan, Charlie, John and Paul Zimmer. Brother of Betty Sizemore. Grandfather of six.

ZINS, Thomas C., 55, Holy Family, Oldenburg, April 5. Father of Sarah Zins. Son of Howard Zins and Ruth Doolan. Brother of Mary Bergman, Judy Franzen, Carol Roell, Patty, Therese, Jerry and Mike Zins.

ZUBERER, Margaret E. (Sappenfield), 90, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 6. Mother of David, Robert and Thomas Sappenfield. Sister of Marilyn Gettelfinger. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four. †

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