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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BEASLEY-MCCART, Karen, 78, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 4. Wife of Bill McCart. Aunt of one.

BLANKMAN, Martha R., 88, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 14. Sister of Arthur Blankman. Aunt of several.

BROWN, Mary V., 89, St. Mary, New Albany, Oct. 2. Sister of Michael, Philip and Richard Crim. Grandmother of three.

BUSTOS, Carlos, 62, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Oct. 12. Husband of Raquel Pasillas. Father of Cindy Contreras, Alexis, Natalie, Carlos, Jr., and Jesus Bustos. Brother of Maribel Rogel, Guadalupe, Martha, Rocio, Cesar, Guillermo, Pedro, Ricardo and Roberto. Grandfather of seven.

CAPPER, Audrey F., 99, Holy Family, New Albany, Oct. 5. Aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt of several.

CARRICO, Barbara A., 84, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Oct. 18. Mother of Bob and John Carrico. Grandmother of four.

CHURCH, Katharine L., 81, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Oct. 20. Wife of James Church. Mother of Julie Pruitt, Karen Winternheimer, Katie and Brian Church. Grandmother of 14.

COMBS, Wilma, 80, St. Bernard, Frenchtown, Sept. 23. Mother of Carmen Autry and Michelle Wetzel. Sister of Joan Hunter and Judy Warner. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of two.

DAY, Donald J., 86, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Oct. 11. Father of David Brooks, Dr. Chris and Steve Day. Brother of Carol Ullrich, Jerry and Father Wilfred “Sonny” Day. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of three.

DWYER, James M., 83, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 4. Father of Mollie Peters, Patrick and Sean Dwyer. Brother of Robert Dwyer. Grandfather of eight.

ELDER, James, 96, St. Michael, Bradford, Oct. 17. Father of Susan Elder-Deaton, Janet Elder-Lauer, Kenneth, Mark, Richard and Deacon Timothy Elder. Brother of Barbara Cox, Carolyn and Larry Elder. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 18.

FELIX, Carlos M., 75, Prince of Peace, Madison, Oct. 17. Father of Erica and Maria Felix and Miriam Gutierrez. Brother of Gloria Barocio, Simona Huaracha, Carmen Steven, Alfonso and Jose Felix. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of two.

FRANKLIN, Kathy, 70, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Oct. 6. Wife of Gary Franklin. Mother of Adam, Daniel and Jeremy Ward. Sister of Shirley Beanblossom, Jeanne Greene, Judy Papoy, Nancy Timberlake, John, Joseph, Mark, Steve, Walter, Jr., and William Hoehn. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of one.

GOFFINET, Mary B., 98, St. Mark, Perry County, Oct. 21. Mother of Becky Davis and Brad Goffinet. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of 11. Great-great-grandmother of six.

HALE, Thomas G., 58, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Oct. 16. Husband of Donna Hale. Father of Savannah and Shelby Hale. Brother of John Bevan and John Hale. Half-brother of Dan Gross. Stepbrother of Brenda Tiffin and Fred Mastrippolito.

HAYDEN, Larry, 85, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Oct. 17. Husband of Marlene Hayden. Father of Yvonne Chambers, Valerie Pitzer, Krista Tornado and Barry Hayden. Brother of Delbert and Lance Hayden. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of seven.

HUBLER, Robert C., 99, Holy Family, New Albany, Oct. 22. Father of Roberta Culwell and Mary Hurrle.

JONES, Rodney C., 77, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 11. Husband of Carmen Jones. Father of Kelly Blanken, Mindy Ison, Abby and Mitch Jones. Brother of Terry Watson. Stepbrother of Janet Manning. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of two.

KETTERER, Christopher S., 72, St. Mary, New Albany, Oct. 3. Father of Laura Ann King, Ketrina Parks, Michelle Wyatt, Morgan, Sophie and Christopher Ketterer, Jr. Brother of Lisa Taylor, Mary Ann, David, John and Phil Ketterer. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of three.

KRAMER, Richard, 84, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Oct. 19. Husband of Margaret Kramer. Father of Casady Williamson. Brother of Carol Taylor, Linda VanTreese, Ron and Tom Kramer. Grandfather of six.

KRIETE, Steven, 78, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Oct. 23. Husband of Teresa Kriete. Father of Amy Boyt and Darin Kriete. Brother of Connie Gerth and Clara Winslow. Grandfather of four.

MERKEL, Genarose C., 88, St. Anthony of Padua, Morris, Oct. 5. Wife of Leo Merkel. Mother of Janet Dawes, Mari Jo Moody, Carol Prickel, Randy and Rick Merkel. Sister of Helen Strasser and Loretta Wolf. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of six.

MEYER, James W., 86, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 9. Husband of Constance Meyer. Father of Amy Bryan, Beth Freese, Dawn Owens and Melissa Small. Brother of Dennis and Tom Meyer. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 17.

OBERGFELL, Dolores A., 78, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Oct. 17. Sister of Mary Jo Baecher-Kennelly, Dennis and Joseph Obergfell, Bob, David, Donald and Michael Wilson. Aunt of several.

OBERHAUSEN, Patricia A., 83, St. Paul, Tell City, Oct. 18. Wife of John Oberhausen. Mother of Tricia Knies, Tammy and Todd Weber. Sister of Janice Pruitt and Larry Hanloh. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of five.

QUINTANA SOLIS, Isai, 19, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 11. Son of Idelhi Solis Ezparza and Apolinar Quintana Wong. Brother of Isaac and Jacob Quintana Solis. Grandson of Idalia Ezparza.

ROELL, Bradley J., 38, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 22. Son of Dennis and Beverly Roell. Grandson of Joseph Greiwe.

RUSH, Sr., Donald E., 88, St. Mary, New Albany, Oct. 9. Father of Tina Hall and Donald E. Rush, Jr. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of 12.

SAMMONS, Evelyn, 76, St. Mary, Rushville, Oct. 15. Wife of Wayne Sammons. Mother of Susan Spaeth, Eric and Troy Sammons. Sister of Jan Blessinger, Karen Derenard and Elaine Steele. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of two.

SANDMANN III, Leo J., 66, Holy Family, New Albany, Sept. 23. Husband of Elaine Sandmann. Father of Jonathan Sandmann. Son of Leo II and Dolores Sandmann. Brother of David and Doug Sandmann.

SAVAGE, Timothy J., 85, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 18. Father of John, Michael and Timothy Savage. Grandfather of five.

SCHOENTRUP, Judith, 87, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Oct. 10. Mother of John Schoentrup. Grandmother of two.

TRINIDAD TELLO, Ximena, infant, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 29. Daughter of Gerardo Trinidad Juarez and Maria Natali Tello Alonso.

WEDDLE, Ona E., 78, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Oct. 8. Wife of Larry Weddle. Mother of Jeff and Scott Keen. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of five.

WIBBELS, John, 81, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Oct. 15. Husband of Diane Wibbels. Father of Heather and Andy Wibbels.

WINTZ, Mary C., 93, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 1. Sister of John Wintz. Aunt and great-aunt of several. †