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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BETZNER, Julia M., 101, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Nov. 9. Mother of Andrea Everett, Judith Howard, Martin and Michael Betzner. Grandmother of 13. Great‑grandmother of 21. Great‑great-grandmother of four.

BROOKS, Carl R., 72, St. Mary, Rushville, Nov. 11. Husband of Marcia Brooks. Father of Tina Brooks. Brother of Glenda Hopper. Grandfather of two.

CHILDERS, John P., 85, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, Nov. 6. Husband of Catherine Childers. Father of Edward, John, Jr. and Joseph Childers. Brother of Cathy and Linda. Grandfather of eight. Great‑grandfather of one.

COURT, James A., 78, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Nov. 9. Father of Yvette Court Gipson and Lisa Court. Grandfather of two.

EHRINGER, Stephen A., 60, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 4. Son of Paul Ehringer. Brother of Lisa Howerton, Carol and Paul Ehringer. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

FAIRFIELD, Leonard J., 53, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Oct. 29. Father of Chandler Fairfield. Brother of Lise Pace.

FUSSNER, Francis, 95, St. Mary, Rushville, Oct. 27. Father of Beverly Gahimer, Pamela Hoeing, Gary, Jeffrey and Thomas Fussner. Grandfather of six. Great‑grandfather of seven.

GALOFARO, Anthony S., 96, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Nov. 16. Husband of Anita Galofaro. Father of Julie Galofaro-Moore. Grandfather of two. Great‑grandfather of two.

HAGEDORN, Patricia A., 75, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 8. Wife of Paul Hagedorn. Mother of Julie Keyler, Alan and Brian Hagedorn. Sister of Susan Armstrong, Delores Johnson, Jenny Karst, Donna Meny and Marylyn Westfall. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of three.

HEIDLAGE, Barbara G., 96, St. Louis, Batesville, Nov. 16. Mother of Becky Mitchell, Sue Stearns and Robert Heidlage. Sister of Betty Waters. Grandmother of six. Great‑grandmother of 13. Great‑great-grandmother of one.

HERBER, Hubert M., 79, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Nov. 10. Husband of Renate Herber. Father of Ingrid Lee, Kristina Shures, Jason and Ron Herber. Brother of Teresa Davis, Gertrude and Charles Herber. Grandfather of four. Great‑grandfather of two.

KING, Gene P., 85, St. Mary‑of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Nov. 7. Husband of Ruth King. Father of Jennifer and Michael King. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of five.

KONKEL, John, 96, St. Matthew the Apostle, Nov. 12. Father of Ann Axon, Robert and William Konkel. Grandfather of six. Great‑grandfather of two.

KORTZENDORF, George F., 93, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 11. Father of Mary Beaman, Judy Hammett, Carol, Donna and Thomas Kortzendorf. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 13.

MANESS, Barbara L., 80, St. Mary, Aurora, Nov. 10. Mother of Cyndi Herbert, Pam Ritchey, Douglas, Gregory and Joe Maness, Jr. Sister of Rosalynn Siegert and Louis Hill, Jr. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one.

PILE, Dr. Stafford, 85, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 16. Husband of Clara Pile. Father of Cindy and Stephanie Pile.

PRILLER, James A., 67, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Nov. 8. Brother of Therese Borden, Louise Drake, Virginia LaFara, Rosalyn Royce, Christine and Stephen Priller. Uncle of several.

SCHMIDT, Kevin C., 61, St. Mary, Navilleton, Nov. 18. Brother of Karen and Lisa Chastain, Lynne Freiberger, Cheryl Price, Anthony, Gary, Joseph and Michael Schmidt. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

SHOPE, Margaret, 79, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 7. Mother of Brad and Mark Shope. Sister of Joan, Lillian, Marilyn, Bill, Bob, John and Rick. Grandmother of five.

VOGELSANG, Thomas A., 54, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Nov. 13. Husband of Laura Vogelsang. Father of Adam, Alex, Eli and Evan Vogelsang. Brother of Debbie Amberger, David, Gary, Ron and Tom Vogelsang.

WALKE, Mary C., 90, St. Louis, Batesville, Nov. 15. Mother of Sue Back, Mary Beth and Larry Walke. Grandmother of seven. Great‑grandmother of 12.

WARD, Mary Ellen (Glotzbach), 72, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 19. Wife of Doug Ward. Mother of Greg, Kevin and Scott Ward. Sister of Barb Mathew and Ron Glotzbach. Grandmother of three. Step-grandmother of two. Step-great-grandmother of seven.

WISTHOFF, Retta M., 80, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Nov. 12. Wife of James Wisthoff. Mother of Carl Wisthoff. Grandmother of two. †