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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BIGLER, James E., 75, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Feb. 1. Husband of Diane Bigler. Brother of Jan Bigler, Suzanne Henke and Bonnie Hinds. Uncle of several.

BONOMINI, Joseph L., 66, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, Feb. 11. Husband of Kathy Bonomini. Father of Kelsey Alig, Rebecca, Bradley, Gregory and Joseph Bonomini. Grandfather of nine.

BOWER, Donna L., 74, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 20. Sister of Allan Jones. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

BROWN, Gerald, 89, Most Sorrowful Mother of God, Vevay, Feb. 12. Husband of Ellyn Brown. Father of Andrea Butler, Debbie Wildrick, Brian Brown, Bennett, Douglas and Lincoln Kern. Brother of Alvin Brown. Grandfather of six.

BROWN, Harold W., 89, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Feb. 2. Father of Jeffrey, Kevin and Steven Brown. Brother of Jewel Johnson. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of three.

COOK, James, 78, Prince of Peace, Madison, Feb. 11. Husband of Jennifer Cook. Father of SeLisa and James Cook. Brother of Jacqueline Giden and Kathleen Green. Grandfather of two.

COTTON, Dennis, 77, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Feb. 13. Husband of Deb Hartgrove-Cotton. Father of Julie Reed and Dennis Cotton, Jr. Stepfather of Trisha, Adam and Joshua Rafferty. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.

CREWS, Robert, 67, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Dec. 20. Husband of Sandra Crews. Father of Megan, Christopher, Eric and Matthew Crews. Grandfather of two.

DEJARNETTE, Jr., John T., 86, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Feb. 9. Father of Chanel Gross, Susan Schwartz, Glenn and Johnny DeJarnette. Brother of Carolyn Mattingly and Mary Ann Skene. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of seven.

ELDER, Georgia L., 80, St. Paul, Tell City, Feb. 16. Wife of Joe Elder. Mother of Joni Elder and Amy Mohler. Sister of Tootie Schreiber and Kathy Wininger. Grandmother of three.

FEHRMAN, Robert, 77, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 23. Husband of Mareta Fehrman. Father of Eric Fehrman. Brother of Becky Goskill, Charlotte Heppner and Dan Fehrman. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.

FINK, Constance A. (Winchester), 93, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 12. Mother of Mary Boelke, Pam Jesch, Julie Leach, BJ, Gary and Steve Winchester. Sister of Bette Lou Hauber. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of one.

FOX, Barbara, 82, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Feb. 3. Mother of Bart, Greg, Matt and Pierre Fox. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of three.

FREDETTE, Christine, 60, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Feb. 3. Wife of Steve Fredette. Mother of Hayley Saylor, Katherine Zaiger, Audrey, Hollie, Mary, Sierra, Vallory and Steven Fredette. Sister of Nick Bryant and Robert Butler III. Grandmother of 12.

HAYHOW, Jr., Edward F., 89, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Feb. 15. Husband of Barbara Ann Hayhow. Father of Eddie, Jeff and Jerry Hayhow. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of 10.

HUDSON, Karen, 80, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 3. Wife of Sydney Hudson. Mother of Colin Hudson. Sister of George and John Forline. Grandmother of two.

JORAY, Douglas, 59, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Feb. 18. Father of Micah Ayers, Anna Marie Wolfa and Boone Joray. Brother of Julie Felabom, Joanie Montgomery, Janet Thatcher, Greg, Jeff, John, Joseph, Pat and Tom Joray. Grandfather of two.

LAKER, Jerome J., 83, St. Mary-of-the-Rock, Franklin County, Feb. 19. Husband of Helen Laker. Father of Brian and Scott Laker. Brother of Barbara Glaub, Bernice and Leroy Laker. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.

PARROTT, Dr. Michael, 78, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Feb. 11. Husband of Michelle Parrott. Father of Megan Dunn and Melissa Konkol. Brother of Jane, Marcia, Nancy, Larry and Rick. Grandfather of four.

ROSENSTEIN, Beverly K., 84, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Feb. 1. Mother of Kathy Elmore, Karla Kaufman and Kris Widmann. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of four.

SCHNEIDER, Connie R., 91, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 13. Mother of Kristin Borgert, Annette Rhine, Carol Untrauer, Cindy, Bob and Gene Schneider. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 15.

SEMENICK, Virginia, 91, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Feb. 12. Mother of Christina Bentley, Jennifer Downey, Beth Richards, Amy Young and Steven Semenick. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 14.

SHEPARDSON, James E., 45, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, Jan. 13. Son of Bill and Patricia Shepardson. Brother of Sarah Daniels, Tom and Will Shepardson. Uncle of several.

STEMNOCK, Myra A., 95, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, Feb. 12. Mother of Lisa Hughes, Laurie Seeber, Joe and Steve Stemnock. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of nine.

TORZEWSKI, Susan K., 81, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Jan. 15. Wife of Dan Torzewski. Father of Molly Pierce, Christine and Kerri Torzewski. Sister of Nancy Petroff, Pam Vetter, Jim and Tom Thompson. Grandmother of three. †