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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BILL, JoAnn, 74, All Saints, Dearborn County, March 10. Wife of Thomas Bill. Mother of Beverly Wilson, Jon and Tom Bill. Grandmother of five.

BOZARTH, Ronald G., 88, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Feb. 14. Father of Marc Bozarth and Ronald Lindstrom. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of 15. Great-great-grandfather of two.

CROSS, Sharon A. (Evans), 82, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, March 15. Mother of Randy Cross. Grandmother of four.

GOFFINET, Mary A., 92, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, March 15. Mother of Debra Harper, Diane White, David and Kevin Goffinet. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of nine.

HARTLAGE, Sr., Clarence A., 96, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 5. Father of Linda Whitlock, Terri Hartlage Zink and Michael Hartlage. Brother of Emarita Leitner and Kenneth Hartlage. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 16.

HENN, Polly (Sharp), 99, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, Feb. 14. Mother of Amy, Elisabeth, Ellen, Gretchen, Laura, Martha, Merry, Tess and Carl. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of six.

LAMM, Ruth, 78, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, March 11. Mother of Kelly Stanton-Knapke and Troy Stanton. Sister of Jack Lamm. Grandmother of three.

MARTIN, Jr., Leo, 87, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, March 16. Father of Cherry Reagan, Lynn Reynolds and Steve Martin. Brother of Joan Dyer, Irma Jandreau, Marlene Thibeault, John and Ronald Martin. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 13.

OPFERMAN, Gilbert R., 95, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 26. Husband of Marcella Opferman. Father of Jan Williams, Gil, Congregation of the Mission Brother Tim and Tom Opferman. Brother of Jackie Rucinski. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 12.

PELTON, Ronald, 88, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 13. Husband of Patricia Pelton. Father of Monica Hesik, Eric and Kurt Olson and John and Ron Pelton. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of one.

PRYOR, Myron J., 73, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Feb. 27. Husband of April Pryor. Father of Laurien Compton, Erin Williams, Bryan Harris, Jr., and Myron Pryor. Brother of Beverly Jones, Lannie and Sam Pryor, and Kevin and Anthony Walker. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 12.

ROACH, Linda S., 81, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Feb. 5. Wife of Charles Roach, Sr. Mother of Dawn Rutter, Debra Spencer and Charles Roach, Jr. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 10.

SAMPLE, Harold, 87, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 18. Husband of Erika Sample. Father of Diana Coblentz, Eric and Harold Sample. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of four.

THIEL, Joan, 94, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 17. Mother of Dianne Dixon, Amy Hutsell, Carolyn Land, John and Joseph Thiel. Sister of Franciscan Sister Ann Pitsenberger. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of several. Great-great-grandmother of one.

WENDLING, Donald L., 92, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 16. Father of five. Grandfather of four.

WILSON, Carol A., 83, All Saints, Dearborn County, March 10. Mother of Tammy Cunningham, Theresa Horstman, Deron and Doug Hornbach. Sister of Allen and Dan Fox. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of six. †