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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BOND, Roy A., 67, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Feb. 21. Husband of Gloria Bond. Father of Rhonda, Dr. David, Raymond and Roger Bond. Brother of Linda and Dr. Robert Bond. Grandfather of five.

BURGENER, Beatrice, infant, St. Rose of Lima, Franklin, Feb. 20. Daughter of Philip and Zohie Burgener. Granddaughter of Don and Yolanda Burgener and Glenn and Beth Biren. Great-granddaughter of Marvin and Sally Hattabaugh and Dorothy Brown. Niece of several.

CAHILL, Elizabeth, 98, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Feb. 19. Mother of Mary Mayberry, Cathy Morrow, Jim and John Cahill. Sister of Joan Hopkins. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of six.

DANNEMILLER, David R., 90, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Feb. 4. Father of Linda Bielawski, Julianne Diller, Jane Stipp, Laura Troiano, Gregory, Jeffrey and Martin Dannemiller. Grandfather of 19. Great-grandfather of 11.

FEDOR, Jody, 76, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 5. Father of Brian and Christopher Fedor. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of one.

GRONOTTE, Rosemary, 90, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Feb. 18. Mother of Cynthia Fleming, Jane Ann Wright, Daniel and John Gronotte. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 20.

HIATT, Martha, 92, Prince of Peace, Madison, Feb. 18. Mother of Cindy Gardner, Karen Narramore, Bradford Smith, Aimee Walters and Timothy Hiatt. Grandmother and great-grandmother of several.

IAMS, Andrew J., 47, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Jan. 25. Son of Mary Iams. Brother of Amy and Timothy Iams. Nephew of several. (correction)

MORAN, David P., 95, St. Mary, Rushville, Feb. 16. Father of Dawn Trent and David Moran. Grandfather of one. Great-grandfather of two.

NIEHUS, Michael T., 75, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Feb. 22. Husband of Cindy Niehus. Father of Kathryn Martin, Stacy Smith, Andy Passwater and Kevin Niehus. Brother of Margaret Coker, Mary Ann McGarry, Jim and Kevin Niehus. Grandfather of five.

OBERLE, Eleanor, 88, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Feb. 23. Mother of Kathleen Oberle Bateman, Rebecca and John Oberle. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of two.

PECK, Doris, 84, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Jan. 7. Mother of Christopher and Ronald Peck. Sister of Bernadette Easton, Nellie Simpson, Missionary of Our Lady of Africa Sister Demetria, Joseph and Holy Cross Brother Roy Smith. Grandmother of two.

RICHERT, Donald, 85, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Feb. 4. Husband of Loretta Richert. Father of Chanda Daily and Deron Richert. Brother of Linda Schmidt. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of six.

RICHERT, Loretta, 84, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Feb. 18. Mother of Chanda Daily and Deron Richert. Sister of Evelyn Stark. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of six.

SCHLOTTER, Jerry L., 82, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Feb. 14. Husband of Phyllis Schlotter. Father of Rebecca Payton, Karen Stumpf and Todd Schlotter. Brother of Kenneth Schlotter. Grandfather of three.

SHOCK, Joan E., 93, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Feb. 20. Mother of Cynthia Meier, Patrick and Thomas Shock. Sister of Therese Bisesi and Patricia McKeon. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of six.

STARKS, Estelle E., 88, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Feb. 20. Wife of Donald Starks, Sr. Mother of Donald Starks, Jr. Grandmother of two.

WATSON, Sr., Thomas, 82, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Jan. 9. Father of Ashley Hall, Traci and Thomas Watson, Jr. Brother of LaDonna Mitchell and Dennis Johnson. Grandfather of 10.

WEIMER, Ronald R., 79, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Feb. 10. Husband of Lorraine Weimer. Father of Kathryn DeRossett. Brother of Bernard Weimer. †