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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BELL, Shirley J., 96, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Mother of Pamela Barrett, Maureen Conner, Susan Parsley, Brenda Vincent, Jeffrey and Michael Bell. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 21.

BRACKETT, JoAnn K., 84, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 5. Mother of Steven Brackett. Grandmother of two.

BRUZAS, Theodore E., 89, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, March 12. Husband of Charline Bruzas. Father of Laurinda, Tammy, Greg and Steve Bruzas. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of eight.

BURNS, Norman, 80, St. Michael, Cannelton, March 31. Father of Shelly Smith and James Burns. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of four.

BUTLER, Jr., Raymond H., 81, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 30. Husband of Jane Butler. Father of Michelle and Lannie. Brother of Betty Inman, Jacqueline McKinney and Robert Butler.

EACRET, Margaret, 94, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Dec. 12, 2024. Mother of Dan, Mark and Mike Eacret. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five.

ENNEKING, Kenneth B., 78, Holy Family, Oldenburg, April 2. Husband of Joan Enneking. Father of Bill, Brian and Mark Enneking. Brother of Richard Enneking. Grandfather of eight.

EPPEN, Julia A., 80, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, March 5. Wife of Stanley Eppen. Mother of Annetta Gholdson and Jeffrey Eppen. Grandmother of three.

FELISKY, Rosalie M., 93, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Indianapolis, April 5. Mother of Francine Figg, Jennifer Johnson, Deborah and James Felisky. Sister of Jackie Boris, Elizabeth Reger, Father Bernard and Michael Tyler. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of five.

GATLIN, Dorothy J., 80, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, March 22. Wife of Noel Gatlin. Mother of Tracey Roller and Gregory Gatlin. Sister of Nancy Lee and Robert Kasnak. Grandmother of three.

GOTTMAN, Donald R., 85, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Feb. 12. Husband of Lou Ann Gottman. Father of Debbie Copher, Becky and Kathy Jones and Steve Gottman. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of 15.

HAZELWOOD, Daniel G., 78, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, March 17. Husband of Barbara Hazelwood. Father of Vicki Crawford, Valerie Leak and Douglas Hazelwood. Grandfather of three.

HUDSON, Jacqueline L., 85, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Dec. 20, 2024. Wife of Joe Hudson. Mother of Katherine Larson, John, Mark and Scott Hudson. Grandmother of nine.

JONES, Rachel M. (Dekeyser), 78, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, March 27. Wife of Paul Jones. Mother of Sherry Hudson. Sister of Rose LeCloux. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of seven.

KAUFMAN, Dr. J. Kevin, 60, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, March 2. Father of Aviana, Adam and Ivan Kaufman. Son of Norma Kaufman. Brother of Karen Bailey and Brian Kaufman.

KESLER, Jacqueline (Schaefer), 96, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Dec. 20, 2024. Mother of Alayne Thompson, Dr. Kenneth and Stephen Kesler. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of four.

KLEEMAN, Helen J., 92, St. Pius V, Troy, March 27. Mother of Christine Olivero, Leah, Bret and Rocky Kleeman. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 22.

LEON, Jose, 48, St. Bridget of Ireland, Liberty, April 3. Husband of Maria Leon. Father of Francisco and Ricardo Leon. Son of Rosalva Leon. Brother of Arcelia, Jessica, Yolanda, Efrain, Joel, Junior, Raul and Roberto Leon. Grandfather of two.

MAY, Jean A., 75, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 31. Mother of Amy and Angela Stephanoff. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of one.

MCMECHAN, James, 62, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Dec. 23, 2024. Father of Eric and Mac McMechan. Brother of Joni Checcia.

MEYER, Shirley A., 88, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, April 12. Mother of Annie Kaplan, Lora, Anthony and Eric Meyer. Sister of Vesta Philbrick. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of seven.

MIRANDA, Anastacia (Guerra), 75, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Feb. 10. Wife of Ricardo Miranda. Mother of Julie Longland and Melanie Miranda. Grandmother of one.

MOODY, Constance J., 87, St. Louis, Batesville, April 3. Mother of Vanessa Ellis, Robin and Rory Moody. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 12.

MURRY, Mont G., 76, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 30. Husband of Mary Murry. Father of Maggie, Matthew and Mike Murry. Brother of Judy Rogers. Grandfather of four.

O’NEILL, John W., 99, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Feb. 17.

SCHRAGE, Marilyn J., 90, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 4. Mother of Donna Coffey, Sue Gregory and Gary Schrage. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 13.

SHINE, Daniel J., 77, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 10. Husband of Karen Shine. Father of Susie Shine-Talevski. Brother of Debbie Shine-Huffines, Craig Clark and Mike Shine. Grandfather of two.

SMITH, Shirley A. (Congleton), 91, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Feb. 17. Mother of Michael Smith. Grandmother of one. Great-grandmother of one.

WELTON, Jean (Lindquist), 74, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, March 14. Mother of Hillary and Lauren Welton.

WIESER, Richard C., 84, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, April 6. Father of Pamela Adkins, Susan and Terry. Brother of Russ Wieser .†