May 18, 2012

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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ALLEN, Riley Joseph, 16, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 15. Son of David and Stephanie Allen. Brother of Taylor, Austin and Zachary Allen. Grandson of Emma Wagner and Sharon and Steve Reynolds.

BANET, Clarence, 77, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, May 11. Husband of Marilyn Banet. Father of Joann Arnold, Brenda, Carl, Michael and Rex Banet. Brother of Norma Andres, Martha Moore, Aileen, Larry, LeMerle and Maurice Banet. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of 12.

BOGUE, James E., 72, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge City, May 1. Husband of Emma Bogue. Father of Mary and James Bogue II. Brother of Linda Wommack, Don, Glen, Keith and Robert Bogue. Grandfather of four.

BRUNS, Rosemary C., 82, Immaculate Conception, Millhousen, May 8. Wife of Ralph Bruns. Mother of Linda Burns, Janie Bruns, Sandy Dunbar, Susie Jost, Karen Kauffeld and Kay Maddux. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of three.

CESNIK, Mary C., 92, Holy Trinity, Indianapolis, April 22. Mother of Barbara, James, Michael and Tony Cesnik. Sister of Thomas McKeon. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 10.

CLARK, Melissa, 33, St. Joseph, Rockville, April 27. Wife of Faron Clark. Mother of Lauren and Garrett Clark. Daughter of J.T. and Roxy (Blake) Jukes. Sister of Rachel Loomis, Sarah Melvin, Elizabeth Sappenfield, John and Ryan Jukes. Granddaughter of Naomi Blake and Lois Jukes.

COVENEY, Anne, 54, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, May 1. Daughter of Mary Coveney. Sister of Eileen Lager, Ursuline Sister Agnes Coveney, Margaret, Gene, James, John and Martin Coveney.

EDWARDS, Catherine A. (Gaughan), 86, St. Jude, Indianapolis, May 11. Wife of Bob Edwards. Mother of Donna Freeman, Cathy McMannis, Mary Price, Donald and Timothy Mitchell. Sister of Rita and John Gaughan. Grandmother of 25. Great-grandmother of 39. Great-great-grandmother of two.

ELLETT, Elizabeth, 91, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, April 30. Mother of Carol, Gary, Mike, Ron, Steve, Terry and Tony Ellett. Sister of Pershing Jones and Bob Ellett. Grandmother of 19. Great-grandmother of 21. Great-great-grandmother of three.

ENGLE, John R., 91, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, May 2. Father of Barb, Mary Jo, Nan, Susan, David, John Jr., Mike and Tom Engle. Brother of Mary Christman. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of six.

ENZINGER, Paul W., Sr., 86, St. Louis, Batesville, May 2. Father of Constance Munchel, Barbara Koester, Larry and Paul Enzinger Jr. Brother of Louie and William Enzinger. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 13.

FIELDS, Kenneth B., 72, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Feb. 4. Son of Mary Stahley. Brother of Steve Stahley.

FLANIGAN, Coletta, 97, St. Mary, New Albany, May 4. Mother of Joyce Adams, Jeanne Charbonneau, David, Dion, Harry, John and Richard Flanigan. Sister of Imelda Wehrmann. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 10.

FLETCHER, Anna, 100, Holy Trinity, Indianapolis, April 17. Mother of Arlene Bates. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of 12.

GADDO, Melanie Lynne, 48, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, April 27. Sister of Melissa and Mark Gaddo.

HANKA, Eugene J., Sr., 85, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, May 8. Father of Barbara Oesterriter and Eugene Hanka Jr. Brother of Mercedes McKnight and Celeste Strahl. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of three.

KNARTZER, Ferda L., 95, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, May 4. Mother of James Knartzer. Sister of Clifford Peters. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of seven.

MAGUIRE, Doris, 83, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 22. Mother of Sarah Kercheval.

McCLAREN, Richard, 87, Holy Family, Richmond, April 23. Uncle of Andrea Turner.

O’RILEY, Daniel F., 79, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, May 2. Father of Diane Gudat, Dennis and James O’Riley. Brother of Mary Ann Lassuy and Father Dennis O’Riley. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of one.

PENNELL, Carole (Mumm), 77, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, May 3. Mother of Vickie Bastnagel, Lisa Sherer, Linda, Chuck and Michael Pennell. Sister of Bill Mumm. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of two.

ROSENFELD, Flora E., 93, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelbyville, May 6. Mother of Elizabeth Dale, Janet Schoentrup, Kathleen Rouse, Frederick, Kenneth, Patrick and Thomas Rosenfeld. Sister of Bonnie Denny and William Kelley. Grandmother of 11. Step-grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 18. Step-great-grandmother of 24. Step-great-great-grandmother of five.

SHIMER, Esther M., 94, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, May 9. Mother of Mary Margaret Beyne, Cathy Heldman and Patricia Natalie. Sister of Gladys Land. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of one.

SPACKE, Herman F., 88, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, May 10. Husband of Ethel Spacke. Father of Sheila Mathes, Jay and Tom Spacke. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of eight.

WOOLUM, Donna, 52, St. Mary, Richmond, April 26. Wife of Robin Woolum. Mother of Monica Via and Thomas Woolum. Daughter of Marie (Harrison) Benjamin. Sister of Denise Maitlen, Danny and Donald Benjamin. Grandmother of two.

ZAHN, Theresa, 90, St. Roch, Indianapolis, April 30. Mother of Peggy Kostarides, Diane Toole, Martin and Robert Zahn. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of three. †

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