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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BRAMBLE, Robert, 88, Mary, Queen of Peace, Danville, March 7. Husband of Pansy Bramble. Father of Carol Blair, Barbara Frazee, Linda Gowan and Mary Wetterer. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of eight.

CLARK, Michael E., 62, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Feb. 10. Brother of Cathy Cleveland, Susan Hanley, Mary Jo, Jim and Paul Clark. Uncle of several.

DOERFLINGER, Dennis, 89, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 6. Husband of Carol Doerflinger. Father of Sonya Doerflinger, Barbara Fagan and Ann Hathaway. Stepfather of Barbara Jacobs. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of two.

GAYNOR, Mary V., 86, All Saints, Dearborn County, March 7. Wife of Bob Gaynor. Father of Beth Emsweller, Jim and Robin Gaynor. Sister of Mary, Theresa, Joe, Larry, Louis, Michael and Paul. Grandmother of three.

HECKLER, Doris T., 97, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, March 3. Mother of Ann Fetzer, Amy, Paula, David, Luke, Mark and Michael Heckler. Sister of Sister of Charity Ann Lehman. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of four.

JACOBI, Margaret, 91, St. Michael, Bradford, Feb. 28. Wife of Melvin Jacobi. Mother of Jane Loppnow, Elizabeth Magee, Laura Miller, Todd and Tony Jacobi. Sister of Ginny Garbrough, Amy Schneider, Ida Stilger and Rick Pflanz. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 15.

JUAREZ-ESPINOZA, Leslie D., 22, St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 22. Mother of Alicia Mae Juarez-Espinoza. Daughter of Tomas Espinoza-Acre and Judith Osiris Juarez. Sister of Jacobo and Tomas Espinoza.

KNUE, Michael E., 74, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 5. Husband of Connie Knue. Father of Melinda Scott, Greg and James Knue. Brother of Millicent Prostick and Melinda Thompson. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of four.

KRAUS, James R., 86, All Saints, Dearborn County, March 1. Father of Rita Hummel, Barbie Whiteford and Bill Kraus. Brother of Maryjane Henning, Sandra Wagner, Carole Weldishofer, Denny, Junior, Leon, Mark, Tim and Wally Kraus. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of two.

KUNKEL, Irvin J., 87, St. Louis, Batesville, Feb. 24. Father of Michelle Bushelman, Tammy Housel, Douglas and Steven Kunkel. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of two.

LUKOWITZ, Jerry, 85, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Feb. 24. Husband of Marie Lukowitz. Father of Janet Eckerle, Jeanne Schwartz and Steven Lukowitz. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.

MAKOWSKY, Carolyn (Popp), 89, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 2. Mother of Sarah Hart, Mindy Howe, Jane White, David and Martin Makowsky. Sister of Patty Millman. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 14.

MCGRANAHAN, Sean E., 51, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 7. Husband of Roberta McGranahan. Father of Gwenivere McGranahan. Son of Clayton and Joan McGranahan.

OZERUS, Leonne, 65, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Feb. 23. Mother of Macien and Wislet Mulatre. Stepmother of Modelene and Willy Mulatre.

PFLUM, Richard, 90, St. Gabriel, Connersville, March 6. Husband of Joanne Pflum. Father of Richard and Ronald Pflum. Brother of Diane Jones, Marilyn Miles, Carolyn Nutty, David and Phillip Pflum. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of six.

QUINTER, Janet, 94, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, March 4. Mother of Terri and David Quinter. Sister of Paula Kish and George Toschlog. Grandmother of one.

STRUEWING, Lisa A., 65, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Feb. 28. Wife of John Struewing. Mother of Sandy Cameron, Kara Richard, Christopher Moenter and Jared Struewing. Grandmother of three.

WHELAN, Carol M., 88, St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 18. Mother of Laura Whitus.

Franciscan Sister Lynne Matteson served in Catholic schools in Oldenburg, Indianapolis

Franciscan Sister Lynne Matteson died on March 6 at the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg. She was 81.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on March 11 at the Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Lynne was born on May 29, 1943, in Syracuse, N.Y., her family eventually settling near Cincinnati. Raised as a Presbyterian, she was received into the full communion of the Church as a teenager.

Sister Lynne earned a bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, and a master’s degree in education at Indiana University in Bloomington. She spent many years working as a teacher and counselor in Cincinnati and Indianapolis.

As a single adult, Sister Lynne adopted a 9-year-old daughter. After her daughter married, she joined the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg on Sept. 26, 1987, and professed final vows on Oct. 30, 1993.

During her 37 years as a member of the Sisters of St. Francis, Sister Lynne ministered in Catholic education in Indiana and at the motherhouse.

In the archdiocese, she served at the Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Oldenburg from 1988-90, at Cathedral High School as a teacher and secretary from 1990-2013 and in communications and the sewing room at the motherhouse beginning in 2013. As her health declined, Sister Lynne dedicated herself to prayer and presence in her community.

She is survived by her daughter Verna Cook and two grandchildren.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036-0100. †