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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BARR, Madonna M., 92, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Dec. 21. Mother of eight. Grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of several.

BOOK, Esther J., 97, St. John the Baptist, Starlight, Dec. 20. Mother of Connie Throckmorton, Rose Mary Wright, Carl, Donnie and Kenny Book. Sister of Mary Rosenberger. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 11.

CAMPBELL, Dennis M., 68, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Dec. 17. Father of Adrian Baron. Brother of Theresa Wolford, Henry and Paul Campbell. Grandfather of four.

CHATHAM, Denise K., 63, Prince of Peace, Madison, Dec. 30. Wife of Rusty Smith. Mother of Corey and Curtis Chatham. Sister of Bernard, Brian, Gerald and Rodney Kelley. Grandmother of five.

DUFFY, Mary Elizabeth, 88, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Dec. 19. Mother of Judy Jobe, John, Peter and Thomas Duffy. Sister of Thomas Brames. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of 10.

ELSWORTH, Steve, 78, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Dec. 18. Husband of Nikki Elsworth. Father of Melanie Foraker, Corrie Rodenbeck and Donald Elsworth. Stepfather of Jack Smythe-Dillon. Brother of Mark Elsworth. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of two.

FASKE, Jo Ann, 94, St. John the Baptist, Starlight, Dec. 24. Mother of Connie Senn, Carol Stephens, Joseph and Matthew Faske. Sister of AJ McKinley. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five.

FENDEL, Alvina E., 98, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Dec. 25. Mother of Joyce Brahm. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of two.

GLESING, Carl L., 79, Prince of Peace, Madison, Dec. 25. Father of Cyndi White and David Glesing. Brother of Bob Glesing. Grandfather of four.

GZIBOVSKIS, Richard, 80, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Dec. 24. Husband of Diana Gzibovskis. Father of Anna Lorenzetto, Andrew and Robert Gzibovskis. Brother of Inese Komisars and Rita Peteris. Grandfather of five.

HARPRING, Bernadette, 89, St. Mary, Rushville, Dec. 29. Wife of Norbert Harping. Mother of Joann Fenimore, Kristine Herbert, Carol Johnson, Linda, Brian, Edward and Lawrence Harpring. Sister of Irene Meyer, August, Carl, Cletus, Jerome and John Lamping. Grandmother of 19. Great-grandmother of 15.

HUTH, Carolyn S., 85, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Dec. 18. Mother of Myra Huls, Lisa Montgomery and Mark Huth. Sister of Charles Jerrell. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of nine.

HUTT, George, 97, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Dec. 20. Father of Linda Wright, Larry and Steve Hutt. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of 20.

JOHNSON, Thomas H., 73, St. Louis, Batesville, Dec. 21. Husband of Cythnia Johnson. Father of Kate, Brian and Jake Johnson. Brother of Tony Johnson. Grandfather of four.

KRESS, Josephine L., 97, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Dec. 27. Mother of Janice Hagedorn, Therese Volz, David, Mike, Philip, Stephen and Tony Kress. Grandmother of 22. Great-grandmother of 53. Great-great-grandmother of four.

MARGUET, Joan (Gettelfinger), 86, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Dec. 19. Wife of Pat Marguet. Mother of Beth Weber, Dan and Charles Marguet. Sister of Agnes Ernstberger, Jean Batliner, Bishop Gerald and Tony Gettelfinger. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of two.

MULLOY, James J., 84, St. Mary, Lanesville, Dec. 23. Husband of Mary Francis Mulloy. Father of Erin Conlu, Michelle Lankford and Mary Kathleen Myers. Brother of Teresa King, Sheila Lauck, Janice Lind and Kathleen Tamarkin. Grandfather of five.

NELSON, Donald T., 88, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Dec. 19. Father of Maureen Faul, Cinthia, Daniel, Matthew and Wayne Nelson. Grandfather of 11.

NICOLAS, Kenneth, 79, St. Mary, New Albany, Dec. 16. Husband of Kerry Nicolas. Father of Brent, Christopher, Michael and Stephen Nicolas. Brother of Pat Zimmerman. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of one.

PORTER, Margaret E., 91, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Jan. 1. Mother of Mary D’Arezzo, Patricia Fox and Stephen Porter. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 13. Great-great-grandmother of two.

POWE, Carolyn L., 81, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Dec. 24. Mother of Averil Morrisette, Aldrich and Armando Powe. Sister of Sadie Green and Hazel Moore. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of six.

ROSEMEYER, Robert, 85, All Saints, Dearborn County, Dec. 19. Husband of Karen Rosemeyer. Father of Jenny Slover, Dan, Dennis, Matt, Mike and Nick Rosemeyer. Brother of Sharon Cooper, Jack and Paul Rosemeyer. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of one.

SCHAEFER, William, 75, St. Paul, Tell City, Dec. 31. Brother of Mary Basham, Dr. Charles and Kenny Schaefer. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

SCHMELTZER, Loren, 88, All Saints, Dearborn County, Dec. 29. Husband of Barb Schmeltzer. Father of June Brackett, Lisa Hempfling, Theresa Meadows, Susie Orndorff, Chuck and George Schmeltzer. Brother of Ruth Grubbs, Linda Miller, Janet Ross and Dale Schmeltzer. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of nine.

SCHUMAN, Angela L., 58, St. Peter, Franklin County, Dec. 22. Wife of Ron Schuman. Mother of Brandon, Kurt and Randy Schuman. Daughter of Clare McCool. Sister of Laura Anderson, Connie Selm and Larry McCool. Grandmother of four.

SEGRIST, Donald, 64, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Dec. 17. Father of Nick Rybolt, Michelle and William Segrist. Brother of Martha Lack, Patti Minniear, Maria, Susan, Chris, Nick, Steven, Teddy, Terry and Tommy Segrist. Grandfather of five.

SOMMER, Stanley J., 85, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Dec. 25. Husband of Mary Ann Sommer. Father of Shelley Meister and Steven Sommer. Brother of Eileen Miller. Grandfather of one. Great-grandfather of one.

STICKLER, David, 80, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Jan. 2. Husband of Patty Stickler. Father of Larry and Terry Stickler. Brother of Steve Stickler. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of three.

STOCK, Joan C., 78, All Saints, Dearborn County, Dec. 23. Sister of Aloysius, Jim and Joe Stock. Aunt of several.

VANNOY, Elizabeth A., 84, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Dec. 18. Mother of Stephanie Tatarek, Andrew and RJ VanNoy. Sister of Kathleen Carter, Mary Frances Doyle, Margie Litz and Donna Monaghan. Grandmother of six.

WHITMORE, Kathleen A., 72, St. Mary, Greensburg, Dec. 29. Wife of Richard Whitmore. Mother of Clayton and Samuel Whitmore. Sister of Natallie Armstrong, Karen Hardesty, Anita Kendall, Prudence, Donald, Patrick, Philip and Tim McFarland. Grandmother of one.

WILLIAMS, James A., 76, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Dec. 22. Husband of Mary Williams. Father of Amanda Weaver and Rett Williams. Brother of Judi Burnell. Grandfather of three. †