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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BLESSINGER, Mary E., 92, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Feb. 8. Mother of Charles and David Blessinger. Grandmother of five.

BRUNS, Ronald V., 83, St. Michael, Brookville, Feb. 10. Husband of Bonnie Bruns. Father of Tina Jackson, Michelle Riedman and Kim Verkley. Brother of Alice Stang, Linda Worm, Cecil and Ivan Bruns. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of 11.

HAGNER, Dorothy Jane (Slinger), 97, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, Feb. 8. Wife of Carl Hagner. Mother of Julia England, Carla Gregory, Karen Haseman, Sandra Howarth, Nancy Knight, Diane Rhea, Kenneth and Lawrence Hagner. Sister of Charles Slinger. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of 31.

HALEY, John E., 75, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Feb. 8. Husband of Linda Haley. Father of Kara Baugues, Jakob and Jonathan Haley. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of four.

HARBISON, Shirley (Striegel), 87, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Feb. 11. Wife of Robert Harbison, Jr. Mother of Victoria Spray, Christopher and Gregory Harbison. Sister of Christine Baumann, Deborah Page, Barbara Vance, Marvin, Robert and Tony Striegel. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of six.

KENNEDY, Mary Agnes, 82, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Feb. 1. Mother of Kevin, Mike and Ray Kennedy. Grandmother of 11.

KINNICK, David E., 74, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Dec. 29. Husband of Debra Kinnick. Father of Anthony Kinnick. Stepfather of Stacy and Jeffrey Robey. Brother of Karen Errett. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of one.

LUCAS, Mary E. (Basinger), 82, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Feb. 6. Sister of Frank and Louis Basinger. Aunt of several.

MAPLE, Donald D., 71, St. Louis, Batesville, Feb. 16. Husband of Margaret Maple. Father of Hilary Goins, Adam and Nicholas Maple. Brother of Brenda Boozer and Melvin Maple. Grandfather of seven.

POSTEL, Leroy R., 95, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Feb. 5. Father of Pattie, Sandy, Tracy, Chris and Michael Postel. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of four.

REAGAN, Richard D., 89, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Feb. 16. Husband of Margie Reagan. Father of Tamara Thomas, Angela and Ronald Reagan. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather of 12. Great-great-grandfather of one.

RUXER, James E., 64, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 9. Husband of Lisa Ruxer. Father of Addie Holzer and Jared Ruxer. Brother of Jill, Jay and Jeff Ruxer.

VOGEL, Ronald W., 69, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, Feb. 13. Husband of Diana Vogel. Father of Sarah Moline, Stephanie and Brandon Yates. Grandfather of seven. †