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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BANET, Linda (Garvin), 76, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 17. Mother of Jodi Robinson and Bradley Banet. Grandmother of five.

BLACK, Karen F., 84, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, April 18. Mother of Laren Smith, Karla, Chris and Kevin Berry. Sister of Bari Meyer and Rick Weber. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 13.

CORTELYOU, Mary Kay, 73, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, April 19. Mother of Anthony Cortelyou. Sister of Carole Rae and Martin Zinser. Grandmother of two.

GOODKNIGHT, Wanda F., 100, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, April 11. Mother of Brian Goodknight.

GRAF, Beverly J., 73, All Saints, Dearborn County, April 13. Mother of Amy Eisele, Angela Weigel and Douglas Graf. Sister of Kenneth Miller. Grandmother of seven.

HORNBERGER, Paul, 95, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, April 11. Father of Diane Anderson, Debra Carter, Denise Farrell, Donna Goebes, Darrin, David, Dean, Dennis and Donald Hornberger. Grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather of 89.

HUNDLEY, R. Michael, 83, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 12. Stepfather of Christiano Rodriguis. Step-grandfather of one.

ILLINGWORTH, Linda M., 74, American Martyrs, Scottsburg, April 7. Mother of Jarred, Jason and Jeff Illingworth. Grandmother of one.

JASHEWAY, Joyce M., 87, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, April 5. Mother of Duane, Paul and Phil Jasheway. Sister of Mildred Kestner. Grandmother of five.

KIEFFER, Patricia A., 69, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 14. Daughter of Janet Kieffer. Sister of Pamela Adkins, Barbara Dunn and Rita Osborne. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

KLOSTERKEMPER, La Christa, 66, St. Mary, Greensburg, April 17. Mother of Eric and Jarrad Klosterkemper. Sister of Tandy Lewis, Tracie Wilson and Harvey Bridgford. Grandmother of five.

KORFHAGE, Chester W., 77, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 13. Husband of Thelma Korfhage. Father of Jeanne Landrum and Kent Shirley. Brother of Sharon Thompson, Glenn Eggen, Jeffrey, Leroy, Mark and Michael Korfhage. Grandfather of eight.

MARSHALL, Virginia A., 93, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, April 16. Mother of Glenda Munger, Sharon Orem, Bruce and John Marshall. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 25. Great-great-grandmother of one.

MAURER, James P., 77, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, April 13. Brother of Marti Byrne and Jan Green. Uncle of several.

MONFREDA, John, 92, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, April 10. Father of Marie Damler, Sister of Charity Zita, Gregory, John, Keith, Matt and Mike Monfreda. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of 15.

NORRIS, Beverly, 90, Prince of Peace, Madison, April 12. Mother of Karen Assenza, Linda Emmanuel, Donna Mack, Priscilla Torline and Robert Norris. Sister of Ralph Lentz. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of six.

PEDDIE, Barbara, 78, Prince of Peace, Madison, April 15. Wife of Dave Peddie. Mother of Mary Miller and Robert Peddie. Sister of Mariellen Shea and Paul Gourley. Grandmother of five.

PICKERING, Karen C., 82, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 9. Mother of KateBryn Hughes, CJ and Jimmy Pickering. Grandmother of four.

PRAWAT, Carole, 87, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, March 21. Wife of Dr. James Prawat. Mother of Stacey, Stephanie, Suzan, Scott, Steven and Stuart Prawat. Sister of Linda Kring and J. Woodrow Walz, Jr. Grandmother of 17. Great-grandmother of four.

PRAWAT, Dr. James, 87, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, April 4. Father of Stacey, Stephanie, Suzan, Scott, Steven and Stuart Prawat. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather of four.

REGER, Paul H., 77, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 8. Husband of Pat Reger. Father of Lisa Mack, Greg and Todd Reger. Brother of John and Michael Reger. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of one.

SHEETS, Paul D., 70, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, April 15. Husband of Sharon Sheets. Father of Jennifer Anglin, Angela Grace, Christina Hamilton and Paul Sheets, Jr. Brother of Patty Evans, Anne Kailholz, Chris and Tony Sheets. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of four.

SNELLING, Mary L., 93, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 30. Mother of Julie Crowl, Jeanne Lindsey, Nancy Henry, Karen, Bobby and Steve Snelling. Sister of Doris Murphy, Everett and Ralph Copple. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 7.

THIBODEAU, Ethel L., 93, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, April 10. Mother of Suzie Purol, Marcel, Mark and Matt Thibodeau. Sister of Grace Leverenz. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of eight.

VERBECK, Shirley M., 89, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, April 9. Mother of Shannon Dove-Edson. Stepmother of Vicky Brown, Shari Hardebeck, Bonnie Rolfingsmeyer, Joni Sweet, Barbara Wolford and Tim Verbeck. Sister of Dorothy Fields, Nancy Hutchinson and Rosie Monroe. Grandmother and great-grandmother of several.

VOGEL, Clarence A., 87, St. Joseph, Jennings County, April 11. Husband of Mary Jane Vogel. Father of Debra Carroll, Karen Koop and David Vogel. Brother of Gilbert and Melvin Vogel. Grandfather of 10.

WILLIAMS, Jack B., infant, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, March 28. Son of Chase and Natalie Williams. Grandson of Ted and Kim Dickman and Lisa and Tom Keller.

Benedictine Sister Anna Marie Megel served as a missionary and in education, health care and parish ministry

Benedictine Sister Anna Marie Megel, a member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, died on April 14 at Franciscan Health Indianapolis. She was 80.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 23 at the monastery chapel in Beech Grove. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Anna Marie was born on Jan. 26, 1945, in Seymour and grew up as a member of St. Joseph Parish in Jennings County. She was invested as a novice at Our Lady of Grace on May 26, 1966, professed temporary vows on May 31, 1967, and professed perpetual vows on July 30, 1972.

Sister Anna Marie earned a bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis and a master’s degree in education at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.

During her nearly 58 years as a member of Our Lady of Grace, Sister Anna Marie ministered in Catholic education in schools in the archdiocese for nine years, as a missionary in South America for 12 years, in health care for 12 years and in parish ministry in the archdiocese for 14 years.

In the archdiocese, she served in education at St. Barnabas School in Indianapolis from 1970-75, at St. Anthony of Padua School in Clarksville from 1975-77, and at the former St. Paul School in Tell City from 1977-79. Sister Anna Marie served in health care at Our Lady of Grace from 1989-91 and at the St. Paul Hermitage in Beech Grove (now Envive Healthcare of Beech Grove) from 2017-23. From 2003-17, she served the Hispanic community at St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis.

Sister Anna Marie also ministered as a missionary in Colombia from 1979-89 and in Peru from 1991-93.

She is survived by her sisters Dottie Davis of Carmel, Ind., Jane Graf of Memphis, Ind., Teresa Pierce of Louisville, Ky., and Mary Weber of North Vernon, and by her brothers, Dan and Mike Megel, both of North Vernon.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Retired Sisters’ Fund, c/o Sisters of St. Benedict, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove, IN 46107. †