September 25, 2020

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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DILLON, Robert, 68, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, Sept. 11. Husband of Rochelle Dillon. Father of Brittany Lockhart and Emily Dillon. Brother of Brenda Eads and Tracie Russell. Grandfather of two.

GEHL, Philip, 85, St. Maurice, Napoleon, July 11. Father of Mary Franke, Anthony, Jim and Ron Gehl. Brother of Marilyn Buening, Dorothy Stier, Dolores Wagner and Paul Gehl. Grandfather of 11. Step-grandfather of four.

HINTON, Rosemary (Keown), 77, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 13. Mother of Lisa Miller and Brian Hinton. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one.

HORNUNG, Margaret, 94, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Sept. 7. Mother of Ben and Charlie Hornung, Jr. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of six.

LAMB, Jr., Harry F., 87, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Aug. 31. Husband of Helen Lamb. Father of Kathleen Lamb-Kozenski, Diane and Michael Lamb. Grandfather of two.

POPP, Mary Jean, 92, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Sept. 7. Wife of George Popp. Mother of Theresa Lenfert, Rick and Tony Popp. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 11.

ROMINES, Wyatt F., 19, St. Mary, Navilleton, Sept. 13. Son of Carl Romines and Amy Rudy. Brother of Ben and Clay Preston, Luis Romines, Adam and Josh Rudy. Grandson of Carolyn Owings, Royce Romines and Marilyn Skaggs. Uncle of one.

WETTRICK, Elizabeth, 61, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, Sept. 11. Mother of Joey Wettrick. Sister of Laura Kessly, Brenda Moore and Sharon Wettrick.

YOUNGMAN, Joy A. (Sidell), 85, St. Maurice, Napoleon, June 1. Aunt of several.


Benedictine Sister Cathy Ann Robinson ministered at St. Vincent Hospice in Indy

Benedictine Sister Cathy Ann Robinson, a member of the Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Ind., in the Evansville Diocese, and who ministered in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, died on Sept. 2 at the monastery. She was 72.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated privately. Sister Cathy Ann’s cremated remains will be buried at a later date in the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Cathy Ann was born on Dec. 28, 1947, in Indianapolis. Prior to entering Monastery Immaculate Conception in 1997, she was a member of Holy Spirit Parish in Fishers, Ind., in the Lafayette Diocese. She professed vows as a Benedictine sister in 1999.

Sister Cathy Ann earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis. She later earned a master’s degree in pastoral studies at Loyola University in New Orleans.

In the archdiocese, Sister Cathy Ann ministered at St. Meinrad Parish in St. Meinrad in 2001 and at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis from 2007-17.

She is survived by her siblings Mary Jane Arnett, Mark and Richard Robinson, all of Indianapolis, and Stephen Robinson of West Lafayette, Ind.

Memorial gifts may be made to Monastery Immaculate Conception, 802 E. 10th St., Ferdinand, IN 47532. †

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