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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AHAUS, Jane E. (Coghill), 63, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Jan. 10. Sister of Jill Ford, Jan Slaughter and Mary Jo Smith. Aunt of one.

AMRHEIN, Anthony C., 34, St. Mary, Greensburg, Jan. 12. Son of Wayne and Lynn AmRhein. Brother of Olivia Demir and Stephen AmRhein. Grandson of Fred and Donna AmRhein and James Stier.

AMYX, William D., 93, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Jan. 13. Father of Mary Ann Davis and William Amyx. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 15.

ARNOLD, Charolette A., 79, St. Paul, Tell City, Jan. 25. Mother of Brad, Greg and Todd Arnold. Sister of Carol Joos and Maurice Foster. Grandmother of seven.

BAIRD, Mary Beth, 71, St. Michael, Brookville, Jan. 22. Mother of Rebekah Alfred and Betsy Vonderheide. Sister of Joseph Meier.

BEDAN, Sr., Jack. W., 89, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Jan. 5. Father of Kathy, Greg and Jack Bedan, Jr. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of three.

BLEVINS, Jack L., 88, St. Joseph, Jennings County, Jan. 28. Husband of Therese Blevins. Father of Barbara Harris, Mary Meece, Jim, Joe and Larry Blevins. Brother of Susie Deaton. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of nine.

BROWN, Rhonda C., 71, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Feb. 1. Wife of Charles Brown. Mother of Ashley Bishop. Grandmother of two.

BUERGLER, Margaret T., 87, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 25. Mother of Catherine Buergler, Christine Heavrin, Joanne Keyler and Alice Ragsdale. Sister of Betty Vagenas. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 16.

BURNS, Carol Ann, 68, St. Joseph University Parish, Terre Haute, Jan. 23. Wife of Dan Burns. Mother of Alyson Wise and Tim Burns.

CHAPLIN, Stephen, 78, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Jan. 3.

CLINE, Jerre, 96, St. Joseph University Parish, Terre Haute, Jan. 19. Husband of Alexandra Cline. Father of Bernadette Ewen, Alexandra Hutson, Crispin Melloh, Jerome and Michael Cline. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of eight.

CLONCH, B. Jane, 87, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, Jan. 23. Mother of Scott Kirkman. Sister of Ann Vogelpohl and Stephen Theobald.

CORNACCHIONE II, Matthew, 80, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 12. Husband of Susan Cornacchione. Father of Amie Brown, Teri Wood and Matthew Cornacchione. Brother of Kenneth Cornacchione. Grandfather of seven.

DUGAN, Mary Ellen, 80, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 19. Wife of Michael Dugan. Mother of Katherine Longo and Kelly Remy. Sister of Michael and William Metcalf. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of one.

GEORGESCU, Ruth (Quinn), 87, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 12. Mother of Beth, Mark and Steve Georgescu. Sister of Donna Pittman.

HAEBERLE, Diana S. (Forestal), 61, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 15. Wife of James Haeberle. Mother of Aaron and William Haeberle. Sister of Mary Jo Barth, Rose Sommers, Greg and Joseph Forestal. Grandmother of one.

HALLQUIST, Diane M., 78, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Jan. 21. Mother of Megan Oliver and Tyler Hallquist. Sister of Joane Amick, Janice and Howard Pattee. Grandmother of two.

HANNA, John R., 85, St. Mary, North Vernon, Jan. 18. Husband of Margaret Hanna. Father of Richard and Timothy Hanna. Brother of Maggie Green, Debra Whitmarsh and Jim Hanna. Grandfather of 11.

HELBIG, Betty Lou (Rothbauer), 83, St. Mary, New Albany, Jan. 13. Mother of Cathy Clevenger, Melissa Cora and Monica Jenkins. Sister of Tony Rothbauer. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of eight. Great-great-grandmother of three.

IRWIN, Paul M., 76, St. Mary, North Vernon, Jan. 21. Husband of Jane Irwin. Brother of John Irwin. Uncle of several.

MARSELLA, Jack N., 89, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Jan. 4. Father of Dave, Jeff and Mike Marsella. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of one.

MASSING, Kathryn A. (Bumen), 104, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Wife of Leo Massing. Mother of Paula Curseaden, Sarah Himes, Anna LeBaw, Mary Sturm, John, Joseph and Leo Massing. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of eight. Great-great-grandmother of one.

MCCANN, Leona (Fuchs), 95, All Saints, Dearborn County, Jan. 20. Wife of Russell McCann. Mother of Sharon Haney, Dianne Kuhn, Darlene Werner and Robert McCann. Sister of Mildred Gensheimer and Thelma Johnson. Grandmother of 11.

MCCLISH, Donna, 71, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Jan. 20. Mother of Karen Haywood. Sister of Marilyn Heins. Grandmother of four.

MUELLER, Carolyn, 87, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Jan. 6. Mother of Barbara Cable, Mary Dremonas, Michele Jones, Susia LaFrance, Linda Zerr, Nancy, Jim and John Mueller. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of three.

NALLEY, Luise, 100, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Feb. 1. Mother of Janet Parrott, Gail Willis, Don and Doug Nalley. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 13. Great-great-grandmother of two.

NAVARRA, Joan M., 92, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 4. Mother of Angela Brigger, Michelle Gordon, Sandra Wolter, Daniel and Tony Navarra. Sister of Sheila Doerflinger and Pat Schutte. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 10.

NEUMAN, James, 73, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Jan 16. Father of Jennifer Flores and Michael Neuman. Brother of Mary Fain, Diane Pflum, Patricia Wise, David, John and Lew Neuman. Grandfather of three.

PRIEBE, Adelia L., 83, St. Nicholas, Ripley County, Jan. 22. Mother of Bryan Priebe. Grandmother of three.

REYNOLDS, Michael, 66, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Jan. 26. Brother of Sharon Graham, Gregory, Matthew, Robert, Steven, Thomas and William Reynolds.

RISCH, Melvon, 95, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Jan. 13. Husband of Juanita Risch. Father of Monica Lingg, Craig, Jeff and Mark Risch. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of eight.

RUNYON, Richard D., 86, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Feb. 1. Husband of Judy Runyon. Father of Tracy and Timothy Runyon. Brother of Leo Runyon. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of six.

STAUBLIN, Claudine L., 86, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Jan. 22. Mother of Toni McNulty, Tina, Mark and Matt Staublin. Sister of Stanley McIntire. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 11.

TAYLOR, Karell A., 82, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Jan. 16. Mother of Tamiko Collins and Kevin Taylor. Sister of Tanita Bentley-Gillum, Wendy and William Bentley II, and Eric Davidson, Sr. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four.

WEST, Constance, 83, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, Sept. 26, 2025. Mother of Barbara Berta, Claire DeLano and Jeanne Phenany. Sister of Janet, Kate, Marge, Mary, Nan and Danny. Grandmother of five. †