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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ADAMS, Robert W., 94, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, May 30. Husband of Emma Lou Adams. Father of Suzi Bruner, Debbie Adams Schafer and Tony Adams. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of 12.

ALBANA, Margarita, 87, St. Jude, Indianapolis, June 9. Mother of Carmen Palanca, Margarita Rivera, Filomena Snow and Wilfredo Albana. Sister of Filomena Alba. Grandmother of 14.

BEAUPRE, Steven T., 81, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, May 28. Husband of Mary Lou Beaupre. Father of Denise Boring, Karen Roberson, Amy, Michael and Steven Beaupre. Brother of Nancy Braun, Suzy McDaniel, Carol and Joseph Beaupre. Grandfather of 11.

BESSLER, Dorothy M., 101, St. Jude, Indianapolis, May 31. Mother of Linda McNally, Paula Wells, Larry and Woodie Bessler. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 24. Great-great-grandmother of three.

BRAMEL, Thomas R., 85, All Saints, Dearborn County, June 10. Husband of Nancy Bramel. Father of Tom Bramel. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of three.

BROWN, Michael L., 65, St. Mary, Greensburg, June 6. Brother of Barbie, Becky, Keith and Kevin Brown. Uncle of two.

BROWNFIELD, Mary Jane, 87, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, May 8. Mother of Lisa Finch, Doug and Gary Brownfield. Grandmother of six.

BUSHELMAN, Paul J., 68, St. Nicholas, Ripley County, May 30. Husband of Michelle Bushelman. Father of Michael, Thomas and William Bushelman. Brother of Sue Beckett, Nancy Berling, Kate Roelker, Margie Warnecke, George and Mark Bushelman.

DUNCAN, Patricia A., 89, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, April 14. Mother of Kathy Brower, Pamela Wood, Michael, Roger and Ronald Duncan. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 14.

EBINGER, Jody S., 73, St. Mary, North Vernon, May 22. Mother of Amy Newkirk, Annie Roehrig, Chad and Todd Ebinger. Sister of Jeanie Kirchner, Jan Matern, Ed and John Hester. Grandmother of 10.

GONZALEZ, Homero, 38, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, May 20. Husband of Carmina Ocon-Hernandez. Father of Gael and Yahaira Gonzalez-Ocon. Son of Filemon Gonzalez-Nevarez and Maria de La Luz Quinonez-Cano. Brother of Maura Enriquez, Brenda, Nancy, Berenise, Emiliano and Ramiro Gonzalez and Hugo Quinonez.

HELLMAN, Dolores C., 102, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 9. Aunt of several.

HICKS, Timothy A., 63, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, June 12. Son of Judy Hicks. Brother of Tom Hicks.

HILL, Charles L., 90, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 11. Husband of Nedra Wilson. Father of Nancy Burkhardt, Susan Hill, Tamela Mills, Joe Breeden and Charles Hill. Brother of George and Michael Hill. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of three.

HOEING, Marilyn A., 65, St. Mary, Greensburg, June 3. Wife of Randy Hoeing. Mother of Stephanie Wimsatt and Aaron Hoeing. Sister of Rick, Robert and Steve Nobbe. Grandmother of three.

HOLLANDER, Constance, 83, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, June 9. Mother of Bill, Michael and Todd Hollander. Grandmother of two.

KUNSTEK, Darlene M., 92, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, June 9. Mother of Cathy Cox. Sister of Barbara Prieshoff. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of eight.

LEY, Sandra, 80, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, May 15. Mother of Christine Gibson and Stephen Ley. Sister of Valerie Thomas and Denise Wertenberger. Grandmother of four.

LOVISCEK, Paul T., 65, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, June 10. Father of Jacob Loviscek. Brother of Madeline Barnett, Phyllis Fon, Arleen Krebs, Sheryl Thorpe and Bob Loviscek.

LYNCH-MCNULTY, Erin M., 57, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, June 3. Wife of Timothy McNulty. Mother of Maggie, Michael, Oliver and Timmy McNulty. Daughter of Martin and Carolyn Lynch. Sister of Colleen, Kathleen and Maureen Lynch.

MCCARTHY, Leo, 88, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, May 12. Husband of Susan Prenatt McCarthy.

MCKNIGHT, Mercedes M., 100, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, June 8. Wife of Walter McKnight. Mother of Kathryn Clayton and Lynn Hadley. Grandmother and great-grandmother of several.

MURPHY, Walter P., 81, St. Jude, Indianapolis, June 4. Husband of Anna Marie Murphy. Father of David and Michael Murphy. Brother of Patty Coulter and Mary Pease. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of one.

NELIS, Thomas J., 75, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, May 24. Father of Amanda Hartman and Elizabeth Kolibaba. Brother of David, Mark and Wayne Nelis. Grandfather of two.

O’NEIL, Deacon Dennis (Diocese of Lexington, Ky.), 88, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, May 2. Father of Dennis O’Neil II, Erin and Leslie. Brother of Margaret. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of one.

OSECKI, Vera B., 95, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, June 9. Mother of Larissa Spurgeon, Ludmila Trammell, Richard and Victor Osecki. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of three.

PRICE, Pamela T., 72, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 27, 2024. Mother of Derek and Ryan Price. Sister of Donna Faraci, Gregory and Jeffrey Lewis. Grandmother of three.

SAIN, Thomas T., 97, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, June 2. Father of Pat Fox, Nancy Tidd and Greg Sain. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 14. Great-great-grandfather of six.

SALAS-GARCIA, Alan M., 4, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, May 7. Son of Cristobal Salas-Curiel and Marcela Garcia-Ocampo. Brother of Ana and Cristobal Salas-Garcia.

SCHAEFER, William P., 66, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, June 10. Husband of Helen Schaefer. Brother of Rebecca Schaefer. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

SCHMIDT, Marlene A., 82, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, June 7. Mother of Nikki Ashcraft, Jennifer Chaney and Tracy Mohr.

SENG III, Charles, 68, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, May 22. Husband of Joyce Seng. Father of Cassandra and Timothy Seng. Brother of Denise Burden, Mary Pat Butler, Alyssa Morris and Phillip Seng. Grandfather of seven.

STUMPF, Louis F., 85, St. Barnabas, June 21. Husband of Susie Stumpf. Father of Marie Sais, Joe and John Stumpf. Brother of Larry and Msgr. William F. Stumpf. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of four. Great-great-grandfather of three.

THRASHER, Jeffrey, 55, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, May 21. Father of Catherine, Natalie and Andrew Thrasher. Son of Mike and Judy Thrasher. Brother of Mark Thrasher.

WEIGEL, Daniel P., 64, Holy Family, Oldenburg, May 19. Brother of Jill Kajouee, Jenny O’Brien, Jan Westerfield, Jackie Wilhelm, Dale, Dave, Dick and Doug Weigel. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

WINNEFELD, Jack, 88, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, May 28. Husband of Melicent Winnefeld. Father of Leanne Winnefeld Loffer, Cheryl and Doug Winnefeld. Grandfather of nine.

YOUNG, Maxine, 82, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, May 25. Mother of Lawanda Young-Green. Sister of Wanda Burton.

ZOGLMAN, Ron, 73, St. Boniface, Fulda, May 24. Father of Jeremy Thompson, Kyle and Matt Snively and Adam Zoglman. Brother of Millie Dauby, Joan Fischer, Mary Knepper, Elaine Vogel, Henry Bruggeman and Randy Zoglman. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of one. †