March 31, 2023

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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ARMSTRONG, Jim, 81, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, March 13. Brother of Nancy Rankin, Bob, Dan and Dave Armstrong. Uncle, great-uncle and great-great-uncle of several.

EDER, Rose Marie (Simpson), 90, St. Mary, North Vernon, March 17. Mother of Judy White, Eric and Gary Johnson. Sister of Margaret Lee and Robert Simpson. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 26.

EDWARDS, Elizabeth, 81, St. Anne, New Castle, March 9. Mother of Niccole Edwards de Campos and Mari Anna Miller Shepherd. Grandmother of five.

FERRY, James P., 76, All Saints Parish, Dearborn County, March 14. Husband of Rosie Ferry. Father of Angela Miller, Lori Robinson and Doug Ferry. Brother of Elizabeth Andrews and Sheila Merk. Grandfather of seven.

FLAMION, Rosemary, 68, Holy Cross, St. Croix, March 12. Wife of David Flamion. Mother of Jonathon and Philip Flamion. Sister of Martha Beyke, Velinda Simon, James, Leo and Pat Lutgring. Grandmother of two.

GLENN, Barbara J., 95, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, March 11. Mother of Kathleen Rogers. Stepmother of Robert Glenn. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of several.

HOLZER, Patricia M. (Wheeler), 69, Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, March 12. Wife of Chuck Holzer. Mother of Michelle Spevacek, Tina, Jeremy and Mike Holzer. Sister of Rita Topping and Elizabeth Wheeler. Grandmother of seven.

KLEIN, Sebastian, 85, St. Joseph University Parish, Terre Haute, March 13. Husband of Rosalia Klein. Father of Rosalia and Michael Klein and Edmond Govea. Grandfather of three.

KOSTRZEWSKI, Jeanette M. (Sperka), 83, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, March 10. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

MORAN, Jeanne M., 83, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, March 11. Wife of Dave Moran. Mother of Carol Falvy, Patricia Gibson, Kathryn Pille, Jeanine Stanley, Susan Weber and Lawrence Moran. Sister of Edward Moorman. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of eight.

RAVENNA, Beulah S., 94, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, March 12. Mother of Luanne, Chris and Tony Ravenna. Sister of Corrine Burcham.

ROWEKAMP, Kathleen M., 81, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 3. Wife of Dennie Rowekamp. Mother of Angela, Carrie and Jeffery Rowekamp. Sister of Thomas Brady. Grandmother of one.

SCHMIDT, Kelly, 59, Christ the King, Indianapolis, March 10. Mother of Casey Johnson and Wil Schmidt. Sister of Teresa Aasen Reisig, Margaret Aasen Skinner, Liz Smith, Jenny, Chris, Danny, Pat and Tim Aasen. Grandmother of two.

SCHROEDER, Tamicka D., 48, St. Mary, North Vernon, March 20. Wife of Jeffory Schroeder. Mother of Jessica, Katherine, Sabrina and Jeffory Schroeder II and Cory Kuntz. Daughter of Marshall Fletcher and Glenda Roseberry. Sister of Michael and Scottie Fletcher. Grandmother of five.

SHEA, John R., 92, St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 17. Uncle of several.

SHOEMAKER, Roger, 62, St. Mary, Lanesville, March 10. Husband of Becky Shoemaker. Father of Jennifer Shoemaker Corum, Brian and Erick Shoemaker. Brother of Warren and Wesley Shoemaker. Grandfather of one.

STEDMAN, Eleanor J., 92, Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, March 11. Mother of James and Paul Stedman. Grandmother of three.

STIKA, Michael G., 68, Prince of Peace, Madison, March 8. Husband of Yvonne Stika. Brother of Mary Cheville, Shirley Nelson, Geralyn Smith, Robert and Ron Stika. †

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