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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ARMBRUSTER, Andrew M., 34, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Nov. 24. Son of Michael Armbruster. Brother of Michael, Jr., and Paul Armbruster. Uncle of one.

BLINE, Sr., William C., 84, St. Mary, New Albany, Nov. 14. Father of Cyntha Jacobi, David and William Bline, Jr. Brother of Dennis and Walter Bline. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 10.

BOSTON, Odia, 97, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Nov. 14. Father of Susie Eshcoff, Donna Hall, Mary Jo Newman and Carol Rost. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of nine.

DUCHARME, Patricia A., 74, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Nov. 14. Wife of Serge Ducharme. Mother of Melanie Gravois, Marie-Claud Ducharme-Keane, Jeffrey Ducharme, Gary and Robert Thalls. Sister of Michael Clarke. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one.

EICHEN, Gerald, 82, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 31. Husband of Bette Eichen. Father of Eric, Jeffrey and Matthew Eichen. Brother of Karl and Roger Eichen. Grandfather of five.

FLASPOHLER, Kenneth H., 94, St. Michael, Brookville, Nov. 29. Father of Stephanie La Mont, Darrel, David, Doug, Dwight and Terry Flaspohler. Brother of Wilma Ripperger. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 10.

FRY, Kerwin, 95, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Nov. 5. Father of Sheryl Crase, Jeffrey and Michael Fry. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of seven.

HARPRING, Norbert, 92, St. Mary, Rushville, Nov. 24. Father of Joann Fenimore, Kristine Herbert, Carol Johnson, Linda, Brian, Edward and Lawrence Harpring. Grandfather of 19. Great-grandfather of 20.

HIBBITT, Shirley J., 81, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Nov. 2. Mother of Karen Brandon. Sister of Annette, Darlene, Lonnie, Mark and Neil. Grandmother of five.

KELLY, Candace L., 78, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Nov. 20. Mother of Lisa McMann and Lori Shoemaker. Sister of Terri Snyder and Maureen Treece. Grandmother of three.

KRUSE, Robert, 81, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 14. Husband of Carol Kruse. Father of Melissa Van Pelt, Jennifer Wenberg and Robert Kruse. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of one.

LAND, Scott L., 51, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 19. Son of Kathleen Land. Brother of Jennifer Devlin and Brian Land. Uncle of several.

LINN, Carolyn G., 89, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Nov. 22. Mother of Therese Hetland, Mary Langhill, Diane Luken, David and Stephen Linn. Sister of Mary Lynne and Edward Thien, Jr. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of three.

MILLER, Shirley, 88, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Nov. 16. Mother of Brenda Brown, Teri DeWitt, Chris Schwettman and Bob Miller. Sister of Gary and Ron Eckstein. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 25. Great-great-grandmother of three.

NEWHART, Don, 89, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, Nov. 12. Husband of Amelia Newhart. Father of Yvonne Rose, Don, Jr., Jeff and John Newhart. Brother of Dee Abplanalp, Penny Brinson and Chris Newhart. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather of 20. Great-great-grandfather of three.

NUSS, Timothy D., 81, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Oct. 24. Uncle of several.

RENN, Randall L., 69, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 18. Husband of Monica Renn. Father of Andrew, Marcus and Matthew Renn. Brother of Laura Bowlds, Pauline Franklin, Linda Hunter, Charlotte Nagle, Joy Oglesby, Barbara Peay, Carol and Leslie Renn. Grandfather of 10.

SCHNEIDER, Richard L., 72, St. Peter, Franklin County, Nov. 19. Father of April and Christina Schneider, and Calypso Stephens-Schneider. Brother of Mary Holston, Carl, Jim, Tim and Tony Schneider.

SCHOETTMER, William, 85, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 23. Husband of Jean Schoettmer. Father of Cathy Duerstock, Debbie Geis, Stacey Wagner, Jay and Tim Schoettmer. Brother of Susan Buening, Mary Jane Roberts, Dorothy Snyder, Helen Wagener and Norbert Schoettmer. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of six.

SKLODOSKI, Terrence E., 87, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 21. Husband of Jinny Sklodoski. Father of Dana Kaps, Lori and David Sklodoski, and Chuck Williams. Brother of Carol Warren. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 19. Great-great grandfather of three.

STROBEL, Ruth A. (Kleaving), 82, St. Paul, Tell City, Nov. 22. Mother of Janet McFarland and Sue Strobel-Sanders. Sister of Esther Goffinet, Glenda Gogel and Gilbert Kleaving. Grandmother of one.

SUSEMICHEL, Robert, 86, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 11. Husband of Toni Susemichel. Father of Peggy Martin, Bob and Paul Susemichel. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of one. †