April 22, 2005

Obituaries

† May the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace †

AGUILAR, Max, 56, St. Mary, Indianapolis, Feb. 23. Father of Martin Aguilar. Son of Guada­lupe Aguilar and Leonor Guerra.

ARNOLD, Joyce Marie, 73, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, April 5. Wife of John Arnold. Mother of Paul Arnold. Grand­mother of two. Great-grandmother of two.

BECKERICH, Robert Joseph, 78, St. Luke, April 1. Father of Mary Jo Tilford, Robert Jr., Thomas and William Beckerich. Brother of Marty Martin, Mary Ann Pluckebaum and Donald Beckerich. Grand­father of nine.

BOONE, Elizabeth, 82, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, April 7. Mother of Carol Ament, Donna Francis, Patricia Gardtner, James, Richard, Stephen and Thomas Boone. Sister of Robert Hornung. Grand­mother of 19.

BOSLER, John Bernard, 51, St. Paul, Tell City, April 6. Son of Dr. Bernard and Lucille (Walter) Bosler. Brother of Gretchen Lyons, Ann Raibley and Bruce Bosler.

BROOKS, Joseph Patrick, infant, Christ the King, Indian­apolis, March 9. Son of Matthew and Michelle Bellej-Brooks.

BROOKS, Paul Thomas, infant, Christ the King, Indian­apolis, March 9. Son of Matthew and Michelle Bellej-Brooks.

CATES, Robert, 75, St. Mary, Richmond, April 2. Brother of David Cates.

CISNEROS, GuadalupeRamirez, infant, St. Mary, Indianapolis, March 27. Son of David Ramirez and Lucia Cisneros.

COBOS-POZOS, Enrique, 28, St. Mary, Indianapolis, Feb. 26. Son of Leopold and Juand Cobos. Brother of Leopoldo, Porfirio and Ruben Cobos.

DUNHAM, Phillip E., 71, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 7. Husband of Betty Dunham. Father of Christine Cook, Judy Eppich, Dr. Deborah Kercheval, Jeanne and David Dunham. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of one.

FLANAGAN, Paul L., 81, St. Benedict, Terre Haute, March 23. Father of Michael Flanagan. Brother of Patty Decker, Helen Flanagan, Peggy Parker and Evalyn Stringer. Grandfather of four. Step-grand­father of two.

FRANKIEWICZ, ChesterEugene, 87, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, April 3. Husband of Cecelia (Niezgoda) Frankiewicz. Father of Cindy Gaisser. Brother of Eleanor Rybarczyk, Eugene and Theodore Frankiewicz. Grand­father of one.

GOLD, Mildred Marie (Wilson), 77, Holy Name, Beech Grove, March 27. Wife of William Gold. Mother of Carol and Janet Taylor. Sister of Eleanora Smith. Grandmother of five.

GOLDSMITH, Blanche I., 80, St. Louis, Batesville, April 7. Mother of Benita Jones, Belinda Peterson, Albert, J. Peter, Robert and William Goldsmith. Sister of Betty Stirn, Helen Thielking and Donald Karbowski. Grand­mother of 13. Great-grandmother of nine.

GONZALEZ, Salvador Castro, 45, St. Mary, Indian­apolis, July 30. Father of Tracey and Jeffery Webb, Alfredo and Salvador Castro. Brother of Lorena Marsical, Angelica, Consuelo, Maria, Martha, Socorro, Florentino, Joseluis and Ricardo Castro.

HILMES, Rosemary (Lanahan), 85, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, March 26. Mother of M. Michele Croushore, Jennifer Rothschild and Sharon Toumey. Sister of Jane Rasico. Grand­mother of five.

HORSTMAN, Margaret, 76, St. Mary, Indianapolis, Dec. 10. Wife of Clair Horstman. Mother of Carol Becker, Janet VanRooy, Keith and Ronald Horstman. Sister of Doris Battista. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of two.

JOHNSON, Billy D., 79, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, April 12. Father of Diane Fores­man, Ann Thomas, Debbie, Kathy, Kevin, Michael and Patrick Johnson. Brother of Aleene Ozborn. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of six.

KELLER, Margaret, 99, St. Gabriel, Connersville, April 7. Mother of Mary Frances Barnhizer, Kathy, Larry and Michael Keller. Grand­mother of 17. Great-grandmother of 36.

KELLY, Daniel T., 50, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 3. Father of Christine Kelly. Brother of Emily Colwell, Karen Pollock and Timothy Kelly.

KILIES, Wanda May, 77, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, April 8. Wife of Joseph Kilies. Mother of Tina Larson and Jan Kilies. Sister of Mary Louise Valchar. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of two.

MERKAMP, Alma, 79, Holy Family, Richmond, April 2. Wife of Kenneth Merkamp. Mother of Marie Camden, Brenda Radford, John and Malcolm Merkamp. Sister of Donald Goodson. Grandmother of 19. Great-grand­mother of 20. Great-great-grandmother of one.

MERCURIO, John, 103, Holy Rosary, Indianapolis, Feb. 27. Brother of Josephine Caito. Uncle of several.

KUNTZ, Leo R., 94, Nativity, Indianapolis, April 5. Husband of Helen Elizabeth (Galm) Kuntz. Father of Paula Callo­way, Marilyn Ellis and Rosalyn Henry. Brother of Margaret Martin and Rose Sandler. Grand­father of 22. Great-grandfather of 37.

MILLER, Arthur R., 63, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarks­ville, April 1. Husband of Anna Marie Miller. Father of Patti Hollkamp, Theresa, Danny, David, Jamie, John, Kenny and Tim Miller. Brother of Carolyn Canary, Jeanie Morris, Andy, Fred and Robert Miller. Grand­father of two.

MORAN, Gerald J., 75, St. Patrick, Indianapolis, March 31. Husband of Jean Ann (Delaney) Moran. Father of Debbie Caulkins, Gary, Michael and Stephen Moran. Brother of Kathleen Gibbons, Marty and Thomas Moran. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of three.

NOWLING, Jackie Ronald, 74, St. Ambrose, Seymour, April 2. Husband of Rita (Greenwell) Nowling. Father of Shannon Guthrie, Lisa Haynes, Pam Pruitt, Sheila Temple and Kevin Nowling. Brother of Linda Francis. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 13.

ORTIZ, Jose Luis Espinoza, 18, St. Mary, Indianapolis, Feb. 26. Son of Jose Espinoza and Anita Ortiz. Brother of Brenda and Francisco Espinoza.

PAULIN, Elouise, 75, St. Paul, Tell City, April 1. Wife of Bernard Paulin. Mother of Louann Oberhausen, Laura Taylor, Lynn Varble and Daniel Paulin. Sister of Martha Hoover, Rose Johnson, David, Jim and Tony Fischer. Grand­mother of seven.

POHLMAN, Richard I., Sr., 89, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, April 9. Father of Kathleen Beckom, Elizabeth Fentz, Carol Kelly, Pauline Murphy, Teresa, Providence Sister Ann Paula Pohlman, Harry and Richard Pohlman. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather of 30. Great-great-grandfather of one.

QUINTANA, Jesus, 78, St. Mary, Indianapolis, Feb. 25. Husband of Maria Ochoa Quintana. Father of Angela Inez, Clementina Deanna, Carlos Arturo, Daniel Francisco, Elizabeth Ann, Jesus Jr., Juan Thomas, Maria Magadalena, Marcelino Nicholas, Mario Alberto, Nicolas Manuel, Ricardo Antonio, Luis Roberto and Rolando Quintana. Grand­father of 24. Great-grandfather of 16.

REICHENBACKER, Don, 53, St. Ambrose, Seymour, April 4. Husband of Linda (Prather) Reichenbacker. Father of Amanda and John Reichen­backer. Brother of Pat Henley, Velma Lundy, Lovella Tudor and Harold Reichenbacker. Grandfather of one.

REYNOLDS, Mary Theresa, 88, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Terre Haute, March 24. Wife of John Thomas Reynolds. Stepmother of Frances Marie Chamber. Sister of Catherine Martin, Julia Miller and Robert Kaperak. Step-grandmother of six.

RISK, Carol L. (Maze), 59, St Thomas More, Mooresville, March 22. Wife of John M. Risk. Mother of Carolyn, Jennifer, James and John Risk. Sister of Shirley Tharp, Rosie and Tony Maze. Grandmother of four.

RUSSELL, David J., 89, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, April 8. Father of Kathy Smith. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of four.

SANDAGE, Ruth A., 63, St. Paul, Tell City, April 2. Mother of Randall Sandage. Sister of Helen Stiles.

SEHR, John J., 81, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, March 15. Husband of Emily (Fellinger) Sehr. Father of Jean Scotten, JoAnn Short, Jayne Smiley and John Sehr. Brother of Betty Crofts. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of seven.

SIGMAN, Rita B., 75, St. Luke, Indianapolis, March 29. Wife of William A. Sigman. Mother of Lynn Bohr, Christine Clayton and Allan Sigman. Sister of Barbara Lewis, Lucille Miller, Mercy Sister Genevieve Birchard, Harold, Leo and Robert Birchard. Grandmother of four.

SMITH, Charles Joseph, 90, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, April 7. Husband of Evelyn Smith. Brother of Doris Adams, Dorothy Flodder, Margaret Mohr and Harry Smith.

SOBLIT, Albert, 84, St. Mary, Richmond, April 5. Husband of Dorothy Soblit. Brother of Pauline Soblit.

TANKSLEY, Norval Joseph, 83, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 2. Father of David, Gary and Terry Tanksley. Brother of Josephine Bauers, Elma Olivera, Evelyn Turpin and June Wilcoxen. Grandfather of three.

THOMAS, Benedict S., 81, St Augustine, Jeffersonville, March 30. Husband of Mary Lou Thomas. Father of Daniel, Donald, Kenneth and Randall Thomas. Brother of Ethel M. Bradshaw. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 13.

WILSON, Charlene Marie, 69, Christ the King, Indian­apolis, April 7. Sister of Carol Duttlinger and James Wilson.

WUESTEFELD, Veronica P., 91, St. Louis, Batesville, April 11. Sister of Veronica Fehlinger, Alvin, David, Eugene, Joseph and Raymond Wuestefeld. Grandmother of 22. Great-grandmother of 15. †

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