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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AMBERGER, Stephen R., 69, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Jan. 22. Husband of Deborah Amberger. Father of Jill Hollins and Hilary Nobbe. Brother of Millie Blanken, Rosemary Gander, Ann Gutzwiller, DeeDee Linkel, Mags Thielking, Albert, Bill, Dave and John Amberger. Grandfather of four.

BROWN, Doris A., 87, St. Joseph University, Terre Haute, Jan. 23. Mother of Becky Skelton and Dan Brown. Sister of Wanda Baltes and Jack Johnson. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of six.

CRAIG, Jr., John D., 69, St. John the Baptist, Starlight, Jan. 22. Husband of Roberta Craig. Father of Jennifer Trich and Kyle Craig. Son of John Craig and Minnie Knight. Brother of Jimmy and Kenny Craig. Grandfather of eight.

DENT, Mildred C., 99, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Jan. 21. Mother of Mary Ellen McGinnis and Thomas Dent. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.

FORTHOFER, Rosina, 76, St. Nicholas, Ripley County, Jan. 17. Mother of Christy Werner, Shele Wiedeman and Nicholas Forthofer. Sister of Evy Kuntz and Mary Jo Wuestefeld. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of five.

FREIBERGER, Sharon S. (Byerley), 72, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Jan. 7. Wife of Paul Freiberger, Jr. Mother of Elizabeth Ernstberger, Sarah Herley, Ashley Mitchell, Dana, Nicole and Paul Freiberger III. Sister of Paula Chandler, Veronica Hardie, Benedictine Sister Karen, Gary, Keith, Ronald, Stanley and Steve Byerley, Grandmother of 11.

HARTKORN-ELLIS, Patricia, 85, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Jan. 19. Mother of Pam Kocher, Craig, Ken, Mike and Tim Hartkorn. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 14.

HEBENSTREIT, Thomas, 91, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Jan. 21. Father of Ann Ponty, Daniel, David and Michael Hebenstreit and Douglas, Robert and Thomas Kenny. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of five.

HEIMANN, Ann M., 65, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Jan. 20. Wife of Stephen Heimann. Mother of Emily VonOsdol. Grandmother of three.

HOLLER, Evlyn L., 88, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Jan. 7. Mother of Cecelia Holler and Evelyn Miller. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of nine.

HORSTMAN, Dolores, 91, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Jan. 31. Mother of Patricia Cornell, Constance Edwards, Kathryn Flores, Deena Lamb, Barbara Puetz, Donald, Thomas and Richard Horstman. Sister of Jeannie Nichter, Maurice Jackson and Richard Wissel. Grandmother of 15.

JONES, Doris M., 88, St. Mary, Greensburg, Jan. 29. Mother of Donna Bower and Allan Jones. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of six. Great-great-grandmother of three.

KREKEL, Joanne M., 83, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Jan. 25. Mother of Kelley Blasdel, Pamela Seewer, Chris and Patrick Krekel. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four.

LINDSEY, Seth M., 43, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Jan. 22. Father of Claire Lindsey.

MOORE, Kathleen I., 74, St. Mary, Greensburg, Jan. 25. Wife of John Moore. Mother of Shannon and Suzann Moore. Daughter of Mary Humpert. Sister of Danny Lawrence. Grandmother of one.

MOORMAN, Ted, 71, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Jan. 25. Father of Lindsey Healy, Jennifer Terwilliger and Doug Moorman. Brother of Diane Evans, Teresa Kroh, Linda McAuliff, Karen Miller, Mary Weinrich, Joan Williamson and Bill Moorman. Grandfather of three.

PERRY, Constance, 97, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Jan. 23. Mother of Stephanie Rice.

POPP, Albert P., 86, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Jan. 22. Father of Kevin Popp. Grandfather of one.

REGAS, Norma J., 88, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 24. Mother of Margo and Jon Regas.

RISCH, Raymond E., 93, St. Rose of Lima, Franklin, Jan. 26. Husband of Rose Risch. Father of Laura Williams, Cathy, James and Jerry Risch. Brother of Ruth Acker. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of three.

ROBICHAUD, Lois, 81, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Jan. 31. Wife of Walter Robichaud. Mother of Rochelle Hankins, Renee Whitaker and Terry Robichaud. Sister of Rita Bamford, Johnna Workman and Dale McClain. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of two.

SMITH, Charles, 90, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Jan. 14. Husband of Ann Smith. Father of Pamela Huckaby, Daniel, David and Kenneth Smith. Brother of John Smith. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of four.

SMITH, Paul E., 88, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Jan. 22. Father of Dorotha Perkins, Jauqueline Smith and Paula Smith-Ballard.

SONNTAG, JoAnn, 84, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Jan. 23. Mother of Pamela Brashears, Julie Douglas, Christy Upton, Robert and Steven Sonntag. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of nine.

STYRLANDER, James G., 81, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Jan. 21. Husband of Arabell Styrlander. Father of Kristin Suda and Timothy Styrlander. Brother of Susan Kierstead. Grandfather of two.

SWAYZE, Diane M., 66, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 24. Wife of Robert Swayze, Jr. Mother of Allison Putnam and Robbie Swayze. Sister of Bryan and David Hunckler. Grandmother of three.

SWEET, Charlotte A., 85, St. Jude the Apostle, Spencer, Jan. 13. Mother of Gretchen Barcus and Michael Hassler. Sister of Janice Golden and Bridgette Robeson. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one. Great-great-grandmother of four.

TAYLOR, Jr., John C., 67, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Jan. 11. Husband of Mary Taylor. Father of Angie Kerr, Bridget Pickett, Julie Schwab, Amy and Dan Taylor, Brian and Michael Black. Brother of Margaret Bolser and Becky Dillhoff. Grandfather of 11.

THOMAS, Terry N., 78, St. Mary, North Vernon, Jan. 25. Husband of Dona Thomas. Father of Whitney Mucha, Lindsey Skeen and Sarah Thomas. Grandfather of six.

WAGNER, Keith A., 85, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Jan. 13. Husband of Joan Wagner. Father of Michele Keif, John, Kenny and Rick Wagner. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of 12.

WHITAKER, Susanne M. (Kemper), 77, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Jan. 23. Wife of Willis Whitaker. Mother of Kim Adams, Kristina Meyer, Greg and Jim Whitaker. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of two.

WILMER, Vernon A., 87, St. Mary, Greensburg, Jan. 25. Husband of Mary Ann Wilmer. Father of Brenda Clark, Rita Geis, Shirley Rich, Karen White and Carl Wilmer. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 19.

WINTER, Dennis, 79, St. Augustine, Leopold, Jan. 20. Husband of Ula Winter. Father of Stacey Sims and Darren Winter. Brother of Wilma Masters and Lois Scott. Grandfather of four.

WOOLSEY, Marion, 93, St. Anne, New Castle, Jan. 20. Husband of Agnes Woolsey. Father of Pam Denton, Debra Fox and Mike Woolsey. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of 10. †