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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BECKMAN, Randell, 79, St. Mary, Lanesville, Jan. 2. Husband of Barbara Beckman. Father of Eva Hunt and James Beckman. Brother of Jane Mickle, Ben and Virgil Beckman. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of eight.

BUECHLER, Charles L., 89, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Feb. 1. Husband of Elizabeth Buechler. Father of Carolyn Leffert, Brenda Spayd, Janis Tretter, Kristi Wagner and George Buechler. Brother of Mary Knust. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of five.

KINNAMAN, Assunta C., 100, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Feb. 5. Mother of Lisa Kinnaman Rader, Craig, Kurt and Steve Kinnaman. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 19.

LAPADAT, Mary A. (Koers), 88, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Feb. 9. Mother of Elizabeth Rinehart, Mary Tapolsky, Sarah, Andrew, David, Michael, Nicholas and Stephen Lapadat. Grandmother of 21. Great-grandmother of six.

LAKER, Alma, 90, St. Nicholas, Ripley County, Nov. 27. Mother of Carla Enzinger, Ann Lesko, Anita Schuman, Gerald and Gregory Laker. Sister of Betty Federle, Janet Schwering and Mark Riehle. Grandmother of 21. Great-grandmother of 12.

LITTLE, Catherine E., 93, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Feb. 6. Aunt of several.

NICHOLSON, Ronald, 63, St. Mary, Lanesville, Dec. 8. Father of Julia Nicholson. Son of Ruth Nicholson. Brother of Terri Ragland and Amy Tapia. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

O’HARA, Sean P., 69, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Dec. 29. Husband of MaryAnn O’Hara. Father of Delaney and Liam O’Hara. Son of Terrence O’Hara. Brother of Eileen Alford, Anne Frick, Peggy McLinn, Kathleen Pierce, Sheila, Chuck, Dennis, Jimmy, TJ and Tom O’Hara.

PIMENTEL, Lucio K., 83, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Feb. 8. Husband of Nelia Pimentel. Father of Maria Mitchell and Jon Pimentel. Brother of Teresita and Peter Pimentel. Grandfather of three.

PRAKEL, Margaret, 90, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Feb. 16. Mother of Dawn Arnold and Thomas Prakel. Sister of Edwina Love. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 12.

RETHLAKE, Linda D., 81, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 14. Wife of Lowell Rethlake. Mother of Bill and Mark Rethlake. Grandmother of one.

ROBERTS, Mary J., 97, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Jan. 9. Mother of Becky Adolay, Joni Carroll, Rosemarie Stahley, Nancy Storey and Mark Roberts. Sister of Phil Campbell. Grandmother of 17. Great-grandmother of 56. Great-great-grandmother of one.

ROGERS, Mark A., 46, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Jan. 15. Husband of Paula Rogers. Father of Mason Rogers. Son of John Rogers. Brother of Amy Martin.

SCHULTE, George P., 88, St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 3. Father of Denise Kifer, Frances Lasley, Patricia Mersmann and Jean Wolfe. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 19.

SWICKHEIMER, Karen A., 76, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Jan. 23. Mother of Anne Marie, Matthew and Patrick Swickheimer. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.

TIMMONS, Jessica A., 39, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 14. Wife of Michael Timmons. Mother of Kathryn and Hadley Timmons. Daughter of Robert and Wanda Timmons. Sister of Anna Timmons. Granddaughter of Fayanne.

WEAVER, David L., 67, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Jan. 10. Husband of Susie Weaver. Father of Amanda Pierson and Adam Weaver. Brother of Wayne Weaver. Grandfather of two.

WESSELER, Bernard, 86, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 16. Father of Dale and David Wesseler. Brother of Elvera Muckerheide, Barb Retzner and Donald Wesseler. Grandfather and great-grandfather of several.

WITHROW, Marilyn, 91, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Feb. 12. Mother of Melanie Heath, Sherry Rankin, David and Steven Rheinhardt. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 43.

WOLKER, Mary Rita, 84, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Feb. 10. Mother of Mary Collins, Judy Gibbs, Michelle Richmond, Matthew Flury and Mark Wolker. Sister of Patricia Miller and William Stoll. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of three.

ZIMMERMAN, Vernon L., 84, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Feb. 13. Husband of Maureen Zimmerman. Father of Kristin Gebhart, Elizabeth Woods, Jonathan and Shane Zimmerman. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of 16. †