September 30, 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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ALVEY, Chris E., 59, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 12. Husband of Carol Kelley. Father of Suzanne Brucken, Mary Grace and Joshua Alvey. Brother of Julie Bellamy, Mona Goffinet, Patricia Huffman, Susan Hughes, Jackie Witvoet, Bill, Byron, Davie, Kevin, Paul, Ralph and Terry Alvey. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of three.

BARRELL, Joyce, 77, Annunciation, Brazil, Sept. 3.

CORNELIUS, Kailer E., infant, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Sept. 1. Son of Michael and Merissa Cornelius. Grandson of Richard and Kelli Montoya, Carrie Conger and Michael Cornelius.

DAVIS, Margaret (Clark), 84, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Aug. 18. Mother of Tyla Berger. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of three.

FIFE, Beatrice, 88, Holy Family, New Albany, Sept. 10. Sister of Kathleen Fritz, Nancy Lemons, Juanita Lilly, Janet Schmidt, Doris Stilger and Herman Banet, Jr. Grandmother of one. Great-grandmother of one.

HENEGHAN, Mary B., 78, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Sept. 5. Wife of Tom Heneghan. Mother of Tina Henry and Laura Stark. Grandmother of two.

HOLLAND, Grace, 85, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Aug. 31. Mother of Eileen, Jeanette and Greg Holland. Sister of Marian Cerny. Grandmother of eight.

HUNEKE, Charles D., 87, St. Mary, Greensburg¸ Sept. 18. Husband of Iris Huneke. Father of Bridgitt and Jennifer Huneke. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of one.

KINCAID, Jean, 73, St. Michael, Bradford, Sept. 1. Mother of Jennifer Smith, Kenneth Harrison, Alva, Jr., and Jerry Kincaid. Sister of Ruth Mosier, Mary Ann, Gary, John and Paul Schilmiller. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four.

KITCHEN, Frances L.¸70, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Sept. 11. Wife of Steve Kitchen. Mother of Megan Baxter, Jason and Wesley Kitchen. Sister of Patricia Collins, Joan Haymaker, John and Thomas Carter.

LEE, James A., 89, Prince of Peace, Madison, Sept. 18. Father of Nancy Strange, Karen Wagner, Kevin, Mark and Paul Lee. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of seven.

RENN, Robert F., 88, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Sept. 8. Husband of Virginia Renn. Father of Karen Craft and Betty Crawford. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of five.

SIEG, Philomena, 85, St. Joseph, Corydon, Sept. 1. Mother of Sandra and Dr. Steven Sieg. Sister of Anthony Crivaro. Grandmother of two.

SMITH, Robert F., 94, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Aug. 16. Husband of Ava Smith. Father of Gregory Smith. Grandfather of two.

WEIDEKAMP, Andrew J., 80, St. Thomas Aquinas, Indianapolis, Sept. 14. Husband of Dorothy Weidekamp. Father of Lisa Weidekamp. Brother of Cecilia Buchman.

WEIDNER, Bruce, 83, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 12. Husband of Pat Weidner. Father of Sarah Weidner House and Meghan Richard. Brother of Rose Mary Miller and Patricia Rury.

WINTERS, George W. H., 79, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Sept. 9. Husband of Margaret Winters. Father of Annette Allen, Ann Masters, Christopher, Michael and Nicholas Winters. Brother of Elizabeth Blackburn, Eleanor Decalonne and Vernal Homen. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of several.

WRIGHT, Joseph R., 76, St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 17. Husband of Joanette Wright. Father of Andrew and Christopher Wright. †

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