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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BISCHOFF, Alvada, 85, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Dec. 28. Mother of Elizabeth Isaacs, Danny and Eric Bischoff. Sister of Nilah Cox. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 16.

BOLLY, John F., 86, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Jan. 3. Husband of Marjorie Bolly. Father of Donna Burke, Jenifer Fuson and Jack Bolly. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of three.

BRAUN, Teresa, 84, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Nov. 23. Wife of Tom Braun. Mother of Kim Shearer. Sister of Bob Matson.

BUSH, Maria, 84, Prince of Peace, Madison, Jan. 15. Mother of Dr. Stephanie and Valarie Bush, Bethany Grant, Autem Roberts, John, Jr., Kevin and Sean Harvey. Sister of Pita Jones, Francis Lopez and Mary Whitaker. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 10.

CARPENTER, Steven D., 61, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Jan. 14. Husband of Katie Carpenter. Father of Ashley Pierce-Ignateyeva, Meghan and Alex Carpenter and Alex Pierce. Son of Evelyn Carpenter. Brother of Cathy Tacoma and Rob Carpenter, Grandfather of three.

CARRICO, Beverly A., 84, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 6. Mother of Suzie Preidt, Julie Stone, Pamela and Ken Carrico. Sister of Theresa Berry, Louise Craney, Martha Green and Rita Lillpop. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of two.

FRENTZ, Thomas J., 63, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Dec. 30. Husband of Sharon Frentz.

GIROT, Linda, 79, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Dec. 4. Wife of James Girot, Sr. Mother of Daniel, David and James Girot, Jr. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of three.

GUTHRIE, Theresa E., 100, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Dec. 24. Mother of Genevieve Marsi, Jeannette Stevens and Daniel Guthrie. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 15.

HARMON, John T., 78, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Jan. 10. Husband of Mildred Harmon. Father of Katharine, Anderson and William Harmon. Brother of Lynn Harvey. Grandfather of four.

HOLMAN, Judith, 82, St. Michael, Brookville, Jan. 18. Wife of Edward Holman. Mother of David and Michael Holman. Sister of Precious Blood Sister Jeanette and Jerry Buehler. Aunt of one.

JOHNSON, Corrine, 99, St. Michael, Brookville, Jan. 17. Mother of Sharon Agin, Chris and Mark Johnson. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 14.

KOCHERT, Stephen P., 81, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Jan. 10. Husband of June Kochert. Father of Elizabeth and Brian Kochert. Brother of Jane Timberlake, Lawrence and Ronald Kochert. Grandfather of one.

KOERS, David J., 72, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Dec. 24. Husband of Dorothy Koers. Brother of Cathy Wellner, Mary, Michael, Phil and Peter Koers.

KOMLANC, Elizabeth J., 101, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Mother of Maureen Ajamie, Elizabeth Plante, Bernadette Schneider, Erin Squillace, Karla Wells and Charles Komlanc. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of 16.

KRUER, Brenda M., 82, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Jan. 11. Wife of Jerry Kruer. Mother of Tammy Goodridge and Kevin Kruer. Sister of Michelle Kirchgessner. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.

LEMONS, Carol S., 82, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Dec. 14. Mother of Cindy Schofield, Andrew, James and Joseph Lemons. Sister of Gary, Michael and Thomas Steigerwald. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of several.

MATTINGLY, Richard L., 77, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Jan. 9. Uncle of several.

MEEKS, Harold G., 78, St. Mary, Greensburg, Jan. 14. Husband of Sylvia Meeks. Father of Debra McKinney, Shannon Smith and Tony Meeks. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.

MILLER, Rosalie A., 95, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Jan. 20. Mother of Mary Bess, Nancy, Art, Carl, Ed, Mark, Michael and Sam Miller. Grandmother of 26. Great-grandmother of 34. Great-great-grandmother of two.

O’CONNER, Nancy M., 79, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Dec. 14.

OSKINS, Agnes, 92, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Nov. 25. Mother of Anita, Faye, David, Donald and Kevin. Sister of Rovana Miller. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 29. Great-great-grandmother of 19.

PETERS, Alberta K., 103, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Dec. 27. Mother of Linda LaMere. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of five.

RECORD, Phyllis A., 66, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Dec. 22. Mother of Jaclyn Cleary, Nicole, Alfred and Jacob Kaufman. Sister of Mary McCoy, Ronnie Chandler and Rick Lang. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of two.

RISCH, John, 77, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Jan. 8. Husband of Vikki Risch. Father of Angela Redmond and Brian Risch. Brother of Mary Jo Risch.

STEPHENSON, Dennis A., 72, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Dec. 12. Husband of Patricia Stephenson. Father of Ashley Ripperger, Britney, Adam, Bradley, Kyle and Ryan Stephenson. Brother of Diane Stephenson-Moore, Danny and Dave Stephenson. Grandfather of 16. (correction)

STROBEL, Paul J., 84, St. Paul, Tell City, Jan. 11. Husband of Ruth Strobel. Father of Janet McFarland and Sue Strobel-Sanders. Brother of Carol Dauby. Grandfather of one.

THROCKMORTON, Charles R., 87, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Jan. 4. Father of Roberta, Greg and Jeff Throckmorton. Brother of Carolyn DeMichele. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of two.

TUCHER, Patricia A., 83, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 12. Sister of Linda Brown, Brenda Parks, Kathleen Sebastian, Kevin, Richard and Vincent Tucher. Aunt of several.

TURK, Elizabeth A., 61, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Dec. 23. Wife of James Turk. Mother of Allison Cleveland and Jason Habich. Sister of Shannon Middleton and Susan Voyles Garr. Grandmother of six.

WISNIEWSKI, Richard H., 95, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Jan. 6. Father of Maria Bandy, Joseph and Richard Wisniewski. Grandfather of eight.

YAGER, Kimberly S., 56, St. Mary, Rushville, Jan. 23 Wife of Steven Yager. Mother of Karley, Lexey, Justin and Taylor Yager. Daughter of Paul and Suzanne Fry. Sister of Melanie Krieger and Stephanie Tressler.

Elizabeth Mahan, 103, the mother of Father Daniel Mahan, died on January 24

Elizabeth Marie (Corrigan) Mahan, the mother of Father Daniel Mahan, an archdiocesan priest serving as director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Institute on the Catechism, died on Jan. 24 at Abbington Assisted Living in Pickerington, Ohio. She was 103.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Jan. 30 at Holy Spirit Church in Indianapolis. Burial followed at Oaklawn Cemetery in Indianapolis.

Mahan was born on July 15, 1921, in McKees Rocks, Pa., to Edward and Hazel (Langon) Corrigan. She lived her childhood years in Aurora in southeastern Indiana, where she was a student at the former St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School. Her family later moved to Indianapolis, where she graduated in 1939 from Shortridge High School. During World War II, she worked as a secretary.

On June 29, 1946, she married William Mahan. They had met at a Catholic Youth Organization dance shortly after Mahan had returned from heroic and decorated service in the U.S. Army in Europe in World War II.

The couple became the parents of six children, all of whom survive: Mary Josephine Johnson, Jean Tripp, Father Daniel, James, Patrick and William Mahan. Elizabeth’s husband died on Feb. 10, 1992, after sharing 45 years of marriage with her.

In later years, she worked for Resorts Condominiums International as the executive assistant for the entrepreneur and philanthropist Christel DeHaan.

Active in her Catholic faith throughout her life, Mahan was a member at different periods of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower) Parish and Holy Spirit Parish, both in Indianapolis. She was also a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and a Benedictine oblate affiliated with Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad.

In addition to her children, Mahan is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial gifts may be sent to Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577. †