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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AHAUS, Deborah, 61, All Saints, Dearborn County, Jan. 29. Wife of Hank Ahaus. Mother of Colleen Foxx, Lindsey Jendraszak and Kate Ahaus. Sister of Michelle, Dan and Pat Durkin. Grandmother of two.

ALVARADO POLANCO, Milca B., 24, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Jan. 4. Daughter of Vitelio Alvarado and Berta Polanco. Sister of Aylin Perdomo, Alexia and Nixon Alvardo and Carlos Carillo.

BROWN, Debra, 61, St. Michael, Brookville, Jan. 24. Mother of Krista Brown Rivera. Daughter of Jeroma Brown. Sister of Pam Bachus, Connie Bischoff, Dennis, Grover, Jeffrey, Jon and Kevin Brown.

DIAL, Robert L., 95, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 23. Father of Diana Satkamp and Thomas Dial. Grandfather of one.

FROST, Alva L., 78, St. Mary, New Albany, Jan. 26. Mother of John Frost. Sister of Danny Williams. Grandmother of two.

GARDNER, Marjorie L., 93, St. Michael, Brookville, Jan. 31. Wife of Paul Gardner. Mother of Michael Gardner. Grandmother of two.

HAMILTON, Mary M., 84, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 27. Wife of Richard Hamilton. Mother of Susan Leonard, Shelly Ochs, Sherry Toms, Mark, Matt and Mike Hamilton. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of one.

HARLOWE, Betty, 81, St. Mary, New Albany, Jan. 28. Wife of Stuart Harlowe. Mother of Elizabeth Becht, Clay and Michael Harlowe. Sister of Kathy Moser. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one.

HAVENS, Helen M. (Ogden), 91, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Jan. 19. Mother of John, Mike and Terry Ogden. Grandmother of 19. Great-grandmother of 22.

HEBER, Dale, 95, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, Jan. 29. Husband of Imogene Heber. Father of Doris Callis Jensen and Jerry Heber. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of nine.

HELDMAN, Marcella M., 99, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Jan. 30. Mother of Anita Keller, Charles and Richard Heldman. Sister of Ruth Heldman and Ann Mudd. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of five.

HENN, Josephine A., 81, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Feb. 1. Wife of Patrick Henn. Mother of Deacon David and Patrick Henn. Sister of Margaret Thornberry and Salvatore Comado. Grandmother of four.

HIGGINS, John, 92, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Feb. 2. Husband of Virginia Higgins.

HOPPE-MARKLEY, Mary, 92, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Jan. 29. Mother of Lyn Hoppe-Bailey and Scott Hoppe. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of six.

JARMAN, Dorothy M., 83, St. Mary, Rushville, Feb. 3. Mother of Joseph Jarman. Sister of Dennis and Tobias Owens. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 14.

JONES, Patricia J., 75, St. Agnes, Nashville, Jan. 14. Mother of Cindy Richards, Sue Werling and Gregory Jones. Sister of Nancy Clarke. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of several.

KIRBY, John F., 96, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 25. Father of Ellen Abromavicius, Jacqueline Collins, Patrick and Terrence Kirby. Grandfather of three.

LARIMORE, Janet, 56, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, Jan. 19. Mother of Sarah Domogalik, Sarah Taylor and Jimmy Jewell. Daughter of Jean Scales. Sister of Teresa Black, Denise Domogalik, Mary Ann Fresher, Debra Myers, Jeff and Tony Scales. Grandmother of seven.

LAWLER, Agnes, 87, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Jan. 31. Wife of Myron Lawler. Mother of Cathy Skinner, Julie Steins, David, Ron and Tom Lawler. Sister of Rita Wright and Joseph Bertsch. Grandmother of 13. Great‑grandmother of five.

LOPEZ ALBA, Alberta, 92, St. Agnes, Nashville, Jan. 5. Mother of Barbara Alba Bush and Rita Alba. Sister of Helen Gonzales, Eleanor Harms, Bea Nickels and Jim Lopez. Grandmother of seven. Great‑grandmother and great‑great-grandmother of several.

MCDEVITT, Elizabeth J., 93, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Jan. 29. Mother of Elizabeth Major, Jean McCarthy, Dan, Kevin and Patrick McDevitt. Sister of Joseph Voss. Grandmother of 14.

MCGUIRE, James, 82, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Feb. 3. Husband of Kathy McGuire. Father of Erin Vandewalle, Kevin, Tim and Tom McGuire. Grandfather of 10. Great‑grandfather of three.

NARGANG, Johann, 89, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Jan. 28. Husband of Hilda Nargang. Father of Karen Ross, James and Robert Nargang. Grandfather of six.

NOLAN-WESTLAKE, Jeannette, 97, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Jan. 29. Mother of Dianne Dickson, Mary Hyer and John Nolan. Sister of Lorraine Keis, Leona Linen and Ret. Col. Robert Mossey. Grandmother of 22. Great‑grandmother of 27.

NOLE, Joan M., 89, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Jan. 19. Mother of David and Rick Nole. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of four.

REH, Soe, 60, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Jan. 23. Father of Beh, Ko, Nga, Oo, Plue, Pray, Say and Ti Reh.

RICHART, Rose M., 78, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Feb. 2. Wife of Larry Richart. Mother of Jennifer Jones, Angela Runholt, Michelle and Mark Richart. Sister of Carol Van Camp, Jane, James, Larry and Richard Davis. Grandmother of seven.

SCHAFER, Neil J., 60, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Jan. 29. Husband of Marlene White-Schafer. Father of Ashley Schafer-Hardin, Emily and James Schafer. Brother of Alan, Brian, Joseph, Kevin and Leo Schafer.

SCHNATTER, Barbara A., 84, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Jan. 7. Mother of Teresa Costello, Carol Perra and Patty Schnatter. Sister of Clarence Jones. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of one.

SEDNEK, Kathryn, 96, St. Mary, Rushville, Jan. 19. Mother of Alice Dice, Theresa Duval, Nanette Lee, Amy Ruxer, Judy Schmidt, Margaret Smith, Mary Wilson, Anita, Marcia, Johan, Mike and Stephen Sednek. Grandmother of 26. Great-grandmother of 25.

SEIPEL-COLLINS, Helen M., 90, St. Mary, Lanesville, Jan. 31. Sister of Dr. Stanley Seipel. Aunt, great-aunt, and great-great-aunt of several.

SHIN, Gene Y., 43, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Jan. 30. Husband of Aimee Shinn. Father of Michaela and Alexander Shinn. Son of Dr. Robert Shin. Brother of Anne and Young Shin.

SINGER, Ambrose, 89, St. Michael, Brookville, Jan. 22. Father of Becky Suding, Mark and Michael Singer. Brother of Jean Kuehn. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 21. Great-great-grandfather of one.

SKAGGS, David, 59, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Feb. 4. Husband of Lynda Skaggs. Father of B.J. and Derek Skaggs. Son of Tom Skaggs and Melissa Newkirk. Brother of Becky and Steve Skaggs. Stepbrother of Monica Paulin and John Newkirk, Jr. Grandfather of one.

SOLLER, John P., 82, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Jan. 23. Husband of Dorothy Soller. Father of Jean Jorden, Catherine Masloski, Sharon Tulloh, Gregory, Kristopher, Michael and Peter Soller. Brother of Mary Bay, Margaret Earp and Steven Soller. Grandfather of 13.

TINGLE, Elsie R., 99, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Jan. 28. Mother of Judith Long, Paul and Richard Tingle. Grandmother of 10. Great‑grandmother of 17. Great‑great-grandmother of eight.

TYLER, Gerald, 84, St. Mary, New Albany, Jan. 21. Husband of Suzanne Tyler. Father of Shari Baughman, Mark and Scott Tyler. Brother of Everett Tyler, Sr. Grandfather of nine.

WAMSLEY, Thomas, 79, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Feb. 1. Husband of Joyce Wamsley. Father of Martina Rogers, Mischel Weaver and Mark Wamsley. Stepfather of Diane Carr-Jones, Joanne Graham, Suzan Steadham, Joseph, Ronald and William Carr. Grandfather of 20. Great‑grandfather of 17.

WENNING, Patricia E., 52, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 5. Wife of Brian Wenning. Mother of Molly Bayless and Madalyn Wenning. Daughter of Jerome and Kathleen Hoeing. Sister of Sandy Meyer, Becky and Joan Metz, Kim Stone, Bob and Matt Hoeing. †