Obituaries

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ALTIZER, Rosemary, 85, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, May 20. Mother of Adam, Eric, Tim and Todd Altizer and Eric Phillips. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.

AMIS, James D., 65, St. Gabriel, Connersville, May 4. Brother of Andra and Andy Amis.

ARELLANO MENDOZA, Maria S., 55, St. Mary, New Albany, March 13. Wife of Mario Garcia. Mother of Cecilia and Omar Garcia. Sister of nine. Grandmother of three.

ARNOLD, Ann H. (Boeck), 96, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, May 6. Mother of Frank Arnold. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of four.

BARTH, Gail, 78, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Feb. 7. Mother of Sarah Barth. Sister of Ida Cochell, Dell and Jerry King. Grandmother of two.

BASTNAGEL, LaVonne, 97, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, May 12. Mother of James, John, Philip and Thomas Bastnagel. Grandmother of 19. Great-grandmother of 20. Great-great-grandmother of four.

BIRO, Robert, 91, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, May 27. Husband of Mary Jane Biro. Father of Dawn Frame and George Biro. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 31.

BRANSTETTER, Nancy C., 72, Prince of Peace, Madison, May 20. Wife of Kenneth Branstetter. Mother of Robyn Copeland, Kendra Denby and Barbie Howdeshell. Sister of Brenda Vincent. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of three.

BURCH, Dr. Larry T., 91, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, May 12. Husband of Carol Burch. Father of three. Brother of Irene Parson. Grandfather of several.

BYRN, Loraine T. (Wooley), 76, St. Michael, Bradford, May 13. Wife of Michael Byrn. Mother of Valerie Trusty and Michael Byrn. Sister of Jo Thrasher.

COMPTON, Charles R., 97, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, May 22. Father of Elizabeth, Charles, Steve and Tom Compton. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of four.

COSTELLE, Doris A. (Kruer), 85, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, May 8. Mother of Kelly McCutcheon, Karen Sonne, Doug, Gary and Richard Costelle, Jr. Sister of Cheryl Book, Evelyn Lilly, Patsy Nett, Jean Schellenberger, James, Merle and Norman Kruer. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of one.

DIVITA, Mary F., 85, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Indianapolis, May 12. Mother of Anne, Mary, Lawrence and Michael Divita. Grandmother of four.

EARLY, Barbara A., 89, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, May 10. Wife of Rexford Early. Mother of Angie, Michael and Patrick. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of two.

ELLIS, Barbara A., 72, St. Michael, Brookville, May 23. Wife of Richard Ellis. Mother of Megan and Brad Ellis. Sister of Bonnie Foltz and Bill Higgs. Grandmother of two.

FAULKENBERG, Kenneth G., 88, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, April 3. Husband of Mary Ann Faulkenberg. Father of Tammy Sandage, Tracy Schaefer, Toni Vaal and Terry Faulkenberg. Brother of Linda May, Mary Wheatley and Larry Faulkenberg. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 15.

FEDLER, Fern F., 86, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, May 2. Sister of Rhea Fedler. Aunt of several.

GULLEY, Robert E., 74, St. Mary, Greensburg, May 15. Husband of Kathy Ann Gulley. Father of Anthony Gulley. Brother of Paul and Richard Gulley.

HENN, Eugene E., 93, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, May 8. Husband of Helene Henn. Father of Claire, Edward, Frederic and Matthew Henn. Grandfather of three.

HILDENBRAND, Eugene, 90, St. Boniface, Fulda, April 24. Father of Lynn Preston and Scott Hildenbrand. Brother of Elsie Blythe and Leroy Hildenbrand. Grandfather of four.

HUBER, Margaret K., 94, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, May 21. Mother of Sandy Dolan, Theresa Rapp, Vicki Russell, Kathy and Danny Huber. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 14. Great-great-grandmother of four.

JACOBI, Joseph, 92, St. Michael, Bradford, May 10. Husband of Lillian Jacobi. Father of Janette Fetz, Donna Miller, David, Deacon John and Thomas Jacobi. Brother of Melvin Jacobi. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 24.

JOUBERT, Jr., Raymond J., 90, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, May 3. Father of Therese Andry, Angela Cox, Jennifer Fernandes and Michael Joubert. Grandfather of seven.

KRUER, Martha J., 90, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, May 23. Mother of Kathy Eberle, Marge Robison, Dan and Leroy Kruer. Sister of Earl and Mel Bertrand. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of three.

LAUZON, Mary Jane, 70, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, May 14. Mother of Michelle Stephens and Matthew Lauzon. Sister of Anne-Marie, Cathy, Crystal, Daniel, John, Kevin, Richard and Robert. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of three.

LINVILLE, William E., 66, St. Louis, Batesville, May 1. Husband of Cindy Linville. Father of Casey Rhoads and Eric Linville. Brother of Brenda Henretty, Donna Speckman, Bob and Ken Linville. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of three.

MCANDREWS, Thomas F., 87, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, May 8. Father of Kelly Scheidler and Patrick McAndrews. Grandfather of five.

MCMILLAN, Timothy P., 70, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, May 30. Husband of Michelle McMillan. Father of Ashley Shackelford, Cory, Justin and Sean McMillan. Brother of Daniel, Gary and John McMillan. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of one.

MOHR, Jeanne R., 95, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, May 20. Sister of Bob Mohr, Sr. Aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt of several.

RICZO, John L., 88, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, May 27. Father of Regina Margiotti, Jerrold and John Riczo. Grandfather of one.

SCHNAPP, Linda M., 84, St. Michael, Brookville, May 7. Mother of Jennifer Crim, Dorothy Huemmer and Amy Schnapp. Grandmother of nine.

TROESCH, Walter M., 89, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, May 17. Father of Lisa Shipman and Steven Troesch. Brother of Emma Harpenau and Victor Troesch. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of one.

WAGNER, Mary D., 89, St. Maurice, Napoleon, May 3. Wife of William Wagner. Mother of Karen Horan, Rose Kramer, Dennis, Gary and Ron Wagner. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 28.

WENZEL, Mary Ann, 80, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, May 13. Wife of Donald Wenzel. Stepmother of Donna Hodge and Darla Tonkin. Sister of Frances Byrne. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of one.

WERNE, Mildred M., 97, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, April 2. Mother of Nancy Fowler, Betty Schnuck-Kerkhoff and Donald Werne. Grandmother of 11.

WILLIAMS, Richard A., 75, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, May 8. Husband of Nancy Williams. Father of April Alvey, Fawn and Wendy Gary. Brother of Jane Butler, Marilyn Green and Dennis Williams. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of seven.

Brent Perronie, 57, father of Father Matthew Perronie, died on May 24

Brent Eric Perronie, the father of Father Matthew Perronie, who is currently on a medical leave of absence, died on May 24. He was 57.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on June 4 at St. Malachy Church in Brownsburg. Burial followed at the Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Lizton.

Perronie was born on May 14, 1968, in Indianapolis. He married his wife Kathy, who survives, on March 11, 1995. At different periods, Perronie worked for Lastec, World Communion Cups and as a maintenance technician for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. At the time of his death, he was working as a skilled machinist for Fleece Performance Engineering.

Perronie also volunteered for many years as an emergency medical technician for the Wayne Township Fire Department in Indianapolis. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing and golf.

Perronie was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Perronie. He is survived by his wife, Kathy (Wathen) Perronie, his mother, Bernice Smith, and his son, Father Matthew Perronie. †