August 26, 2022

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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ARVIN, Timothy J., 69, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, July 31. Husband of Marti Arvin. Father of Benjamin, Matthew and Paul Arvin. Brother of Marsha Chandler, Sandy Little, Mary Jo O’Brian and Mark Arvin. Grandfather of two.

BRUNS, Lester B., 86, St. Michael, Brookville, July 30. Father of Denise Busony, Debbie Moore, Diane Pennington, Donna and Doug Bruns. Brother of Jane Selm, Alice Stang, Linda Worm, Cecil, Ivan and Ronald Bruns. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 12.

CARAWAY, Tom, 78, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Aug. 1. Brother of Mary Swayze, Danny Caraway-Scott, Charlie, Greg, Steve and Vincent Caraway. Uncle of several.

CARSON, James M., 84, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, July 19. Husband of Sandra Carson. Father of Cheryl Sullivan and Mark Carson. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of three.

CISCO, Thomas J., 89, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, May 8. Husband of Linda Cisco. Father of Mara, Bradley and Martin Cisco. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of two.

CLEMENTS, Steven, 54, St. Jude, Indianapolis, July 17. Son of Michael Clements. Brother of Andrea Jones, Erin Lewis, Jeff Clements and Derrick Gardner. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

ENRIQUEZ, Isidro Trejo, 87, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, July 16. Husband of Maria Socorro Granados. Father of Cecilia, Elizabeth, Francisca, Virginia, Jose and Socorro Trejo. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 17.

FIRSICH, Carol J., 86, St. Mary, Greensburg, Aug. 3. Wife of Jim Firsich. Mother of Peggy Folkman, Anne and Ellen Kane, Scott and Todd Firsich. Sister of Tom and Tony Johnson. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 11.

FISHER, Mary, 81, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, July 20. Mother of Becky Pfile, Keith, Kenneth and Dr. Michael Fisher. Sister of Roseanne Nichols and Richard Austerman. Grandmother of nine. Step-grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of eight.

HARDEBECK, Amaryllis, 89, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, July 30. Mother of Mary Burk, Cheryl Craig, Valerie Goodwin, Suzanne Riley, Maureen Sanner, David, Eric, John and Steve Hardebeck. Sister of Pat Eckley, Maritta Purcell and Paul Rogers. Grandmother of 22. Great-grandmother of 23.

HENN, James L., 96, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, July 16. Brother of Anthony, Eugene, Robert and Vincent Henn. Uncle of several.

JURISS, Joseph, 85, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, July 25. Father of Joanna Spratley and Jason Juriss.

KAMER, Norma, 92, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg¸ July 27. Mother of Laura Cornelio, Mark and Neal Kamer. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.

LARUE, Roselynn A., 93, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Aug. 2. Mother of Michele Luker, Brian and Steven LaRue. Sister of Charles Maddox. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of three.

MAHONEY, Michael S., 42, St. Roch, Indianapolis, July 28. Husband of Dawn Mahoney. Father of Mallory, Dylan and Logan Mahoney. Son of Stephen and Mary Ann Mahoney. Brother of Daniel, Patrick and Timothy Mahoney.

MANLEY, Jean Marie, 86, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, July 18. Mother of Susan Gavaghan, Cynthia Tutrow and John Manley, Jr. Sister of Mary Ann Skillern and Chuck Haigerty. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four.

MITCHELL, William J., 56, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, July 21. Son of Marie Mitchell. Brother of Mary Ann Holand, Janet Inderstrodt, Marilyn Rodney, Greg, John, Tim and Tom Mitchell. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

NIEMAN, Carl W., 85, St. Mary, Greensburg, July 22. Husband of Glenda Nieman. Father of Nancy Dye, Susie Wade and Mark Nieman. Brother of Betty Schneider and John Neiman. Grandfather of five.

NOBBE, Kenneth, 53, St. Mary, Greensburg, July 30. Husband of Robin Nobbe. Father of Kiara, Raegan and Stephen Nobbe. Son of Mary Nobbe. Brother of David, Larry, Michael, Patrick, Phillip and Roger Nobbe.

QUIROZ, Jesse, 92, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, July 18. Husband of Consuelo Espinoza Quiroz. Father of Gloria Pavlik, Maria Southwood and Jesse Quiroz, Jr. Grandfather of five.

ROHANA, Raymond, 65, Christ the King, Indianapolis, July 19. Brother of Dr. Marcel and Dr. Rudolph Rohana. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

SCHAEFER, Elizabeth J., 89, St. Louis, Batesville, Aug. 1. Mother of Jo Ann Buff, Kaye Darby, Diane Smith and Debra Wright. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of 11.

SCHINDLER, Martin, 89, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, July 31. Husband of Alice Schindler. Father of Tami Kruer, Martin and Scott Schindler. Brother of Martha Fessel, Judy Ann Kruer, Regina Philpot, Dorothy Thomas, Liz Timperman, Calvin and James Schindler. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.

SCHOETTLE, Nicholas A., 50, St. Jude, Indianapolis, July 21. Son of Michael and Jean Schoettle. Brother of Marcy Buis, Amy Curd, Sandy Wilson, Jessica, Andy, Dan and Vince Schoettle. Uncle of several.

SMITH, John, 93, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, July 25. Father of Debra Doggett and Timothy Smith. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.

STINER, John W., 92, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, July 20. Husband of Doris Stiner. Father of Debra Strunk, Karen and Charles Nale and William Stiner. Brother of Mary Waynescott, George and Merlin Stiner. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of six.

STUMLER, Thelma K., 99, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, July 26. Mother of Janet Burke, Jean Loi and Marilyn Pinnick. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 11.

UBELHOR, Eugene L., 76, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, July 23. Husband of Karen Ubelhor. Father of Jenna Greulich, Adam and Brad Ubelhor. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of two.

WITHEM, Jim, 65, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, July 27. Son of Mary Withem. Brother of Monica Davis, Joan Jacobs and Matthew Withem. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

WITKEMPER, Pauline D., 101, St. Mary, Greensburg, July 30. Mother of Barbara Davis, Sharon Picone, Andrea Ronsheim, Marlene Smith and Franklin Witkemper. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 33. Great-great-grandmother of 12.

WOHLLEB, Karen M., 68, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, July 19. Wife of Anthony Wohlleb, Jr. Mother of Jennifer Vincent and Anthony Wohlleb. Sister of Paula Turner. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.

WOLTER, Amelia, 80, St. Maurice, Napoleon, July 17. Wife of Louis Wolter. Mother of Paula Bobek, Adam, John, Matthew and Thomas Wolter. Sister of Rita Bedel, Mary Gilland, Linda Wissel and Dale Simon. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of five. †

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