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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BURRIS, Michelle, 61, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Feb. 26. Mother of Stephanie Koers and Zachary Burris. Sister of Deobrah Mullenix. Grandmother of five.
CLARK, Florence, 81, St. Mary, New Albany, Jan. 22.
Wife of Robert Clark, Sr. Mother of Christine Cox, Robert, Jr., and William Clark.
CLARKE, Carol A., 78, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Feb. 28. Wife of Thomas Clarke. Mother of Michael and Thomas Clarke. Grandmother of two.
KRAUS, Wallace T., 84, All Saints, Dearborn County, March 1. Husband of Jackie Kraus. Father of Rachael Boland, Andrew and Martin Kraus. Brother of Maryjane Henning, Sandy Wagner, Carol Weldishofer, Albert, Denny, Leon, Mark and Tim Kraus. Grandfather of six.
KURKER, John, 88, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Feb. 25. Husband of Linda Kurker. Father of Chris, John and Tracy Kurker. Brother of Suzanne and Bill Kurker. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of one.
LOYAL, James E., 79, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Feb. 23. Husband of Carol Loyal. Father of Kenneth Loyal. Brother of Jennifer Gallas, Lori Holman and Dawn Shelton. Grandfather of 10.
NEWRATH, Sandra R. (Hudepohl), 70, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 2. Wife of David Newrath. Mother of Carissa Haneberg and David Newrath, Jr. Sister of Cheryl Fehring, Jennifer Morris, Donna Nenadov and Louis Hudepohl.
ROBERTS, Timothy, 56, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, March 6. Husband of Cara Roberts. Father of Adrienne Meyer, Jack, Joe and Marc Roberts. Son of Marie Roberts. Brother of Annette Dorman and Steven Roberts. Grandfather of five.
SCHEIGERT, Pamela K., 72, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Aug. 2, 2025. Wife of Robert Scheigert. Mother of Lisa Denton, Melissa Winslow and Mark Scheigert. Grandmother of seven.
SCHELL, Peggy, 90, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, March 5. Mother of Brenda Camp, Cathy Schrank, Barbara and Jackie Schell, Lenny Alderman and Larry Schell. Sister of Cathy McLean. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 23. Great-great-grandmother of two.
SMITH, Carolyn L. (Winkel), 89, Prince of Peace, Madison, March 3. Mother of Jean Skirvin, Beverly Smith, Darvin Hysell, Keith and Mark Smith. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 13.
STIER, Donna, 93, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, March 5. Mother of Denise Gray, Kim Laughlin and Ron Stier, Jr. Sister of Harold Foltz. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of two.
SWAIN, Linda N., 84, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Feb. 22. Wife of Deryl Swain. Mother of Scott Evans. Stepmother of Liz Rusche and Andy Swain. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of eight.
VOLZ, Carla M., 70, St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 1. Wife of Gary Volz. Mother of Laura McGuiness, Brian, Kevin and Troy Schlenz. Sister of Betty. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of one.
WOLSIFFER, Betty J., 95, St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 4. Mother of Susan Crouch, Julie McCormick, David, James, Richard, Steven and Thomas Wolfsiffer. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of 40. Great-great-grandmother of one.
YOST, Mark A., 72, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 1. Brother of James Yost II. Uncle and great-uncle of several. †