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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ABPLANALP, Ronald P., 84, St. Louis, Batesville, Jan. 22. Husband of Alberta Abplanalp. Father of Bradley, Daniel and Patrick Abplanalp. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of five.

ALBANA, Wilfredo R., 56, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 16. Husband of Martina Albana. Father of Crystal and Wilfredo Albana. Son of Margarita Alba Albana. Brother of Carmen Palanca, Margarita Rivera, Filomena Snow and Wilfredo Albana.

ALWIN, Kenneth P., 73, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Jan. 23. Husband of Susan Alwin. Father of Brandon and Justin Alwin. Brother of Carol Leow.

BANICH, Harriett J., 85, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Jan. 20. Mother of Erika Martin, Robert Dobrik and Chaplain Scott. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of six.

BLANDFORD, Ruth, 95, St. Paul, Tell City, Jan. 22. Wife of Earl Blandford. Mother of Susan Bear, Denise Day and Dean Blandford. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of two.

BOLTON, Robert, 74, Prince of Peace, Madison, Feb. 3. Husband of Karen Bolton.

BRIDGES, Joseph, 47, St. Mary, Rushville, Jan. 28. Father of Alaina Bridges. Son of Robert and Mary Ann Bridges. Brother of Maria and Brendan Bridges.

CLARK, Frank L., 92, St. Louis, Batesville, Jan. 22. Husband of Marti Clark. Father of Aimee Negovetich and Molly Pierson. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of two.

DEBRIER, Deanna, 87, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Sister of Bill Kleinbord. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

HALE, Phillip M., 36, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Jan. 24. Husband of Angela Hale. Father of Kamryn and Talan Hale. Son of Michael Hale and Kim Soto. Stepson of Tina Hale. Brother of Samantha Nelson, Dustin and Jonathan Hale and Joshua True.

HELLMICH, Thomas R., 96, St. Louis, Batesville, Jan. 13. Father of Beth Williams and Tom Hellmich. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of one.

HERBERT, Ellis D., 95, St. Mary, Rushville, Jan. 29. Father of Penny Sons and Scott Herbert. Brother of Fern Hodson and Jerry Herbert. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of several.

HOFFMAN, Elizabeth, 101, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Sister of JoEllen Eckstein, Francis and Stephen Noone. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

LAMPING, Carl A., 83, St. Catherine of Siena, Decatur County, Jan. 17. Father of Barb Richardson, Karla Schumacher, Don and Ron Lamping. Brother of Irene Meyer, Augie, Cletus and John Lamping. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of five.

LESZCYNSKI, Robert V., 63, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Jan. 22. Husband of Beth Leszcynski. Father of Katie Zook, Bo and David Leszcynski. Brother of Dana Sills. Grandfather of one.

MCANINCH, Barbara A. (Shea), 72, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 16. Mother of Ann Stamber and Thomas McAninch. Daughter of Wilma Shea. Sister of Karen Ferrand, Eileen O’Keefe and Joseph Shea, Jr. Grandmother of five.

MCCUBBIN, Mary Kay, 67, Prince of Peace, Madison, Feb. 1. Wife of Kevin McCubbin. Mother of Taylor Hatfield and Nicholas McCubbin. Sister of Joy Cox, Chris, David, Kevin and Michael Lush. Grandmother of two.

MINARDO, Frank L., 82, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 27. Husband of Carolynn Minardo. Father of Lisa McGinnis, Cary and Bob Minardo. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of four.

NOBBE, Joan M., 82, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Jan. 1. Mother of Susie Bihl, Laura Newman, Cathy, Christopher, Dan, Greg, Jeff and Mitch Nobbe. Sister of Lois Bohman and Lawrence Bedel. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of two.

O’ROURKE, Kellie, 62, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Jan. 18. Wife of Timothy O’Rourke. Mother of Emily Hinkle and Kyle O’Rourke. Daughter of Bob and Joyce Riley. Sister of Kim Allen and Kevin Riley. Grandmother of seven.

PRICE, Carol A., 81, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 24. Mother of Jessica Ohime and Jason Price. Sister of Cathy Clager and Judy Corpuz. Grandmother of four.

RAMSER, Rosemarie R. (Wagner), 88, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Jan. 21. Mother of Julia Fuchs, Anna Goodwin, Cynthia Whalen, Billy and Matthew Ramser. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 18.

RAVER, Anna Mae, 86, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Jan. 15. Mother of Monica Livers, Mary Mulcahy, Theresa Williams, Diane, Elaine, Carl and Joe Raver. Sister of Kathlene Baurley, Jeanette Heckman, Marie Laymon, Leonard, Paul and Tom Vogel. Stepsister of Coleen Gerth, Maria Tempest, Joyce Vogel and Henry Carr. Grandmother of 23. Great-grandmother of 10.

REED, Mary J., 81, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Jan. 25. Mother of Brian and Rhonda Reed. Sister of Richard Huth. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of two.

SCHALK, Sr., Kenneth W., 82, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Jan. 31. Husband of Patricia Schalk. Father of Cindy Austin, Sandy Johnson, Kimberly and Kenneth Schalk, Jr. Brother of Michael and Ray Schalk. Grandfather of four.

SCHENE, Julian R., 86, St. Maurice, Napoleon, Jan. 23. Father of Craig and Eric Schene. Brother of Jim Schene. Grandfather of three.

VOEGELE, Louella A., 86, St. Louis, Batesville, Jan. 15. Mother of Lori Giltz, Doug, Jeff and Scott Voegele. Sister of Fred Scheele. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 13.

WERNKE, Jr., Alfred G., 78 St. Louis, Batesville, Jan. 9. Father of Kara Dollries, Julia, John and Paul Wernke. Brother of Theresa Wallpe, Deborah Wanstrath, Mary and Robert Wernke. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of two.

WETHINGTON, Gerald R., 82, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Jan. 9. Father of Kerrie Locigno, Brad and Kevin Wethington. Brother of Dianne Ferguson, Brian, Duane and Ron Wethington. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of seven.

WINKLER, Norma, 95, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 12. Mother of Holly Robinson, Thomas Atkins, Christopher Hodapp, Eric and Michael Winkler. Grandmother of five.

WORTMAN, Mary Jo, 70, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 27. Mother of Amelia Little and Jason Nelson. Sister of Dianne Petry, David, Jr., Michael and Pat Olmstead. Grandmother of one. †