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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BURCH, Joseph L., 88, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 1. Husband of Donna Burch. Father of Mattie Boyce, Madonna Carroll, Jean Jacquay and Joseph Burch, Jr. Brother of Robert Burch. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of two.

BURLINGTON, Diana, 77, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Feb. 18. Mother of Helen and Robert Moore.

CONSTANTINE, Vivian R., 81, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 5. Mother of Jill Aemmer, Karen Davis-Powers, Cheryl Martin, Elizabeth Miller and Hollee Smith. Sister of Alma Graf, Rita Ward and Anthony Kruer. Grandmother of 13.

HAHN, Ralph W., 87, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 28. Husband of Beverly Hahn. Father of Karla Billieu, Robin and Michael Hahn. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of eight.

KRAKOWSKI, Aline M., 100, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 6. Mother of Rita Neely. Sister of Evalina Ems, Lelia Popp and Harold Renn. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of 10. Great-great-grandmother of three.

KRUG, Mary Ellen, 65, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Feb. 25. Sister of Beth Mundell, Ann, John and Thomas Krug. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

LECHER, James B., 89, St. Louis, Batesville, April 2. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

LUX, Jerry, 86, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, March 28. Husband of Helen Lux. Father of Renee File, Barry, Rick and Ronald Lux. Brother of Sherry Harding, Danny and Mike Lux. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of two.

RIEGNER, Ann (Kinney), 88, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, March 20. Wife of Richard Riegner. Mother of Eric and Kurt Riegner. Sister of Jean Gardner. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one.

SALZARULO, June, 99, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, April 2. Mother of Annette Rodefeld and Amy Sons. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of five.

SCHWEBACH, Peter J., 83, All Saints, Dearborn County, March 28. Husband of Emma Schwebach. Father of Diana Lunsford and Mike Schwebach. Brother of Shirley Wieneke. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of one.

STIEGLER, Kathleen M., 85, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, April 2. Mother of Janine Lee, Diana Sturgeon and Laurie Tarnow. Sister of Donald, Harold and Kenneth Sturwold. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of one.

STROHBECK, Carole A., 82, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 2. Sister of Rosemary Cannon, Margaret McGregor, Bill, Herman, Jr., John, Julian and Tom Strohbeck. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

WAGNER, Kristine E., 57, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 1. Mother of Megan, Morgan and Nick Wagner. Daughter of Norman and Mary Kay Krieg. Sister of Karin Seibert and Kim Thompson. Grandmother of one.

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Franciscan Sister Kathryn Holohan served as a missionary in Papua New Guinea

Franciscan Sister Kathryn Holohan (formerly Sister Annata) died on March 26 at the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg. She was 92.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 3 at the Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Kathryn was born on Feb. 24, 1933, in Streator, Ill.

She entered the Sisters of St. Francis on Sept. 6, 1954, and professed final vows on Aug. 12, 1960. Two of her sisters, both of whom preceded her in death, were also members of the Oldenburg Franciscans: Sister Cecilia and Sister Doris Holohan.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Marian University in Indianapolis and later studied at the East Asian Pastoral Institute in Manila, Philippines.

During 70 years as a member of the Sisters of St. Francis, Sister Kathryn ministered for 26 years as a missionary in Papua New Guinea, ministering in different periods there as an educator in diocesan administration. She also helped to establish an order of women religious for natives of the southeast Asian island nation.

Upon her return to Oldenburg in 1982, Sister Kathryn served in leadership in her religious community until 1994. She later served in parishes in West Virginia before retiring to the motherhouse in 2009.

Sister Kathryn is survived by a brother, Jerry Holohan.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036-0100. †