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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BURKHARDT, Edward, 89, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, Aug. 26. Husband of Mary (Kelley) Burkhardt. Father of Kathy Michaelson, Betty and Leo Burkhardt. Brother of Mary Doyle and Benedictine Father Odilo Burkhardt. Grandfather of four.
CARRASCO, Sophia, infant, SS. Francis and Clare, Greenwood, Aug. 15. Daughter of Robert Venegas and Cynthia Carrasco.
COAK, Dr. Richard, 87, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Aug. 21. Husband of Carol Coak. Father of Diane Felts, Julie Sinclair, Craig and David Coak. Brother of Helen Sabin. Grandfather of six.
CONRAD, Geri, 89, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, July 18. Mother of Alan Endre. Sister of Aloysius Conrad. Grandmother of three.
ENRIGHT, C. Rosemary, 92, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Aug. 19. Mother of Nancy Hiltunen, Ann Marie, Margo, John, Patrick and Thomas Enright. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of three.
GOEBEL, Catherine, 91, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 24. Mother of Karen Hartfield. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.
GOODRICH, Glenn Gardner, 49, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Aug. 13. Husband of Heather Goodrich. Father of Cade and Turner Goodrich. Son of Aubrey and Marilyn Goodrich. Brother of Gloria Barnes and Greg Goodrich.
KOBES, Donald Jerome, 78, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Aug. 10. Husband of Mary Kobes. Brother of Jim Kobes.
MARTINEZ-GARCIA, Lizeth, 17, St. Monica, Indianapolis, Aug. 15. Daughter of Oscar Martinez and Maria Garcia.
McCLINTOCK, Robert L., 81, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Aug. 23. Father of Cindy Grammer, Jackie McClintock-Lucas, Dan Greene, Roger Fields, Duane, Jeff and Mark McClintock. Brother of Bev Ackeret, Pat Holcomb, Bill, Jack and Jerry McClintock. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of nine.
OFFENBACKER, Carolyn I., 92, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Aug. 22. Mother of David and Mark Offenbacker. Sister of Carl Cassidy. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.
POWERS, Margaret, 96, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Aug. 22. Aunt of several.
SCHILLER, Helen Christine (Ferguson), 97, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, Aug. 19. Mother of Susan, David and Stephen Schiller. Sister of Margaret Kranz and Ann Wagner. Grandmother of three.
SNYDER, Laurena C., 91, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Aug. 20. Sister of Mary Bunyard. Aunt of several.
STONE, Joan Carlson, 82, SS. Francis and Clare, Greenwood, Aug. 19. Mother of Susan Deal, Barbara Marbeiter, Amy Palmquist and Judith Snyder. Grandmother of seven.
STUBBS, Richard, 81, St. Andrew, Richmond, Aug. 25. Husband of Betty Stubbs, Father of Karen Morford and Kathy TenBrink. Brother of Carol Smith. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of five.
WILSON, Wesley, 97, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Aug. 18. Husband of Myhoung Wilson. Stepfather of Christian and Matthew Clardy. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of one.
WOLFORD, Ruth Doris (Riesenberg), 80, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, Aug. 21. Mother of Steve and William Wolford Jr. Sister of Jerome and Joseph Riesenberg. Grandmother of two.
ZELLER, David P., 43, St. Mary, Lanesville, Aug. 24. Husband of Eva (Beckman) Zeller. Father of Emma and Jacob Zeller. Son of Marilyn Babbitt. Brother of Michael and Scott Zeller.
ZORN, Walter, 93, SS. Francis and Clare, Greenwood, Aug. 23. Husband of Violet Zorn. Father of Beverly Maupin, Connie Pepper, Evelyn Stotler and Richard Zorn. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 21. †