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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COCHRAN, Judy (Bocard), 85, Holy Family, New Albany, Aug. 19. Mother of Sherry, Rex and Richard Cochran. Sister of Gary Bocard. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of six.
COY, Marie, 79, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, July 30. Wife of Louis Coy. Mother of Cathy Prosche, Angie Sur, Dan and Michael Coy. Sister of Bernadette Rollison. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of seven.
CURTIS, Verna M., 92, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, July 22. Mother of Karen Curtis, Cheryl Kinser, Lana McCormick, Carla Turner, Angela and Kellie Tucher and Mark Curtis. Sister of Martha Baldwin. Grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of several.
ECKERLE, Thomas L., 67, St. Michael, Brookville, Aug. 28. Husband of Brenda Eckerle. Father of Miranda Rauch and Jennifer Wiesemann. Brother of Mary Burk, Karen Machamer, Connie Taylor, Kenny and Larry Eckerle. Grandfather of eight.
Hernandez Cuatlacuatl, Alex O., 4, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Aug. 15. Son of Reyna Cuatlacuatl Tello. Grandson of Antonia Tello and Victory Cuatla.
Hernandez HUERTA, Alejandro, 31, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Aug. 15. Brother of Felix Hernandez.
Huerta Flores, Estela, 66, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Aug. 15. Mother of Felix Hernandez.
KANTER, Helen R., 78, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Aug. 25. Mother of James and Robert Kanter. Stepmother of Vickie Hyatt. Sister of Martin Payne. Grandmother of four.
KNOTTS, Eric M., 48, Holy Family, New Albany, Aug. 22. Son of Tony, Sr., and Becky Knotts. Brother of Tony Knotts, Jr. Uncle of two.
MCCULLOUGH, Thomas, 68, Annunciation, Brazil, April 16. Brother of Sharon Anderson, Patty Cornforth, Anne McCullough Redenbarger Sanders, Janet and Jerry McCullough. Uncle of several.
MEYER, Donna R., 64, St. Peter, Franklin County, Aug. 24. Wife of Gary Meyer. Mother of Donnie and Dustin Meyer. Sister of Susan Moeller, Anne and Irene Selm and Robert Meier. Grandmother of three.
MILLER, Roseanne J., 90, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Aug. 20. Mother of Kathy Pataky. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of eight.
MORIARTY, Pattisue, 86, St. Barnabas, Aug. 25. Mother of Patricia Janitz, Joan Tutino, Kerry, Daniel, John and Steven Thomas. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 10.
SERBAN, Patricia, 75, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 17. Mother of Beth Thrasher. Grandmother of three.
WILLIAMS, Jennifer (Menzies), 51, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, Aug. 10. Wife of Scott Williams. †