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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CAPONE, John J., 88, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 18. Father of Jeanne Agostino, Carolyn and Carl Capone. Brother of Bob Capone. Grandfather of five.

CUNNINGHAM, Nora May (Stevason), 85, St. Roch, Indianapolis, April 7. Mother of Chad, Jeff and Todd Cunningham. Sister of Mary Ellen O’Donnell. Grandmother of 10.

DANIEL, John, 54, St. Gabriel, Connersville, April 11. Father of Katie Stepper, John and Nathan Daniel. Brother of Brenda Hamilton, Becky Hanson, Beth Tipton, Barbara and Jeffery Daniel. Grandfather of 11.

DIVITA, James J., 85, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Indianapolis, April 15. Husband of Mary Divita. Father of Anne Kopacz, Mary Theresa, Lawrence and Michael Divita. Grandfather of four.

EARLY, Edward L., 87, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, April 4. Husband of Marylyn Early. Father of Michele Emery, Cathy Hodge, Mary Moore, Monica Striby, Dennis, Larry and Vince Early. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 16.

EFFINGER, Scott A., 50, St. Louis, Batesville, April 16. Husband of Ruth Ann Effinger. Father of Kayla and Laura Effinger. Stepfather of Samantha McClurg. Son of Lou and Fran Effinger. Brother of Sharon DeHart. Grandfather of three.

HARDEBECK, Vincent P., 7, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, April 19. Son of Matthew and Molly Hardebeck. Brother of Ann, Gianna and Michael Hardebeck. Grandson of Anthony and Janet Gillam and John and Mary Smith.

HERBERT, Virgil W., 87, St. Mary, Rushville, April 24. Father of Claudia Bailey, Diana Carroll, Randy Herbert and Marilyn Spilman. Brother of Jeanie Hawley, Louise Hayes, Mary Hoeing, Patsy McVey, Carolyn Risk, Becky Stewart, Jerry and Lloyd Herbert. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of 24. Great-great-grandfather of six.

KELLEY III, John C., 80, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, April 22. Husband of Bonnie Kelley. Father of Heather Martin and John Kelley IV. Brother of Daniel Kelley. Grandfather of two.

KRUER, Janice K., 73, St. John the Baptist, Starlight, March 19. Sister of Cheryl Book, Doris Costelle, Evelyn Lilly, Patsy Nett, Jean Schellenberger, Jim, Merle and Norman Kruer. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

LUNG, Vivian L., 94, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, April 20. Mother of Roxanne Banet, Mary Anne Lynch, Daniel, Mark and Randall Lung. Sister of Mary Brown. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of six.

ONDRUSEK, Jeannette E., 84, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, March 17. Mother of Donna Rudolf, Theresa Schmitt and Michael Ondrusek. Grandmother of one.

RIGGS, Dorothy J., 101, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, April 18. Mother of Pat Scott. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of three. Great-great-grandmother of two.

ROMERO, Celin J. Ramirez, 39, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, March 26. Husband of Marlen Pacheco Arita. Father of Scarlet, Stephani, Valeria and Allan Ramirez Pacheco. Son of Daniel Ramirez Quintanilla and Tereza de Jesus Romero. Brother of Dilicia, Yajaira and Denis Ramirez Romano.

SCHROEDER, Kathy L., 77, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, April 21. Mother of Daren and Harold Schroeder. Grandmother of one.

STIZMAN, Dorothy, 88, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, March 31. Mother of Sheryl Smith and Paul Hubert. Sister of Leona Moore, Betty Lou Strickland and Victor Pieper. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 13.

STRATYNER, Joan (Shea), 73, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, April 6. Wife of Allen Stratyner. Mother of Sarah Stratyner. Sister of Donna Shea Hostettler, Pat Shea Redmond and Daniel Shea.

TURNER, Ellen R. (Dorman), 74, St. Joseph, Corydon, April 18. Wife of Randall Turner. Mother of Erin Baker and Joseph Meyer. Sister of Mary Kay Moore, Becky Needham and Dennis Dorman. Grandmother of three.

WATTS, Jema, 58, St. Paul, Tell City, April 3. Wife of Michael Watts. Mother of Laura Sullivan, Evan and Matthew Watts. Sister of Beth Flamion and Shelley Wheatley. Grandmother of three.

WEINTRAUT, Omer J., 94, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, April 20. Husband of Carolyn Weintraut. Father of Linda Weintraut-Stockrahm and Mark Weintraut. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of eight. †