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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BEST, Mary E. (Hoagland), 64, St. Michael, Greenfield, June 15. Mother of Sara Flores and Jennifer O’Connor. Daughter of Jo Ann Hoagland. Sister of Kathleen Wilson, Joseph and Michael Hoagland. Grandmother of five.

BRAUN, Sr., Dave W., 89, St. Michael, Cannelton, Nov. 10. Father of Darla Braun Hempfling, Dave Braun, Jr., and Doug Wolf. Brother of Jim Braun. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 23.

EARLY, Rex, 88, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 11. Husband of Barbara Early. Father of Angela Schroeder, Michael and Patrick Early. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of one.

EDDY, Carl W., 90, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 4. Father of Kathleen, Kevin, Michael and Timothy Eddy. Grandfather of four.

ELTZROTH, Kenneth J., 81, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 13. Husband of Diane Eltzroth. Father of Katie Horton, Tracy Murphy and Derek Eltzroth. Grandfather of eight.

FEARS, Roscoe, 83, St. Mary, Navilleton, Nov. 12. Husband of Bonnie Fears. Father of Damian and Michael Fears. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of one.

FOX, Helen V. (Burke), 97, St. Mary, North Vernon, Nov. 4. Mother of Linda Dickerson, Dorothy Kirkling, Elizabeth Wilhelm and Charles Fox. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of nine. Great-great-grandmother of five.

FRAZEE, Lucille M., 93, Holy Cross, Indianapolis, Nov. 22. Mother of Stephanie Hertenstein, Angela and David Frazee. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 10. Great-great-grandmother of five.

GLENN, Linda M. (Comley), 75, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Nov. 8. Wife of Michael Glenn. Mother of Paula Marie Glenn-Tharp. Stepmother of Patrick Glenn. Sister of Joyce Adcock, Mary Odell and Judith Rieman. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of one.

HASSELBACK, Mary Ann, 91, St. Mary, Lanesville, Nov. 3. Mother of Mona Highfill, Doni Ann McAfee, Dale and Philip Deuser. Sister of Helen Henderson, Jeanie McKinley and Joseph DeVore. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 36. Great-great-grandmother of three.

HIMMELHAVER, Terri, 66, St. Mary, Lanesville, Oct. 30. Wife of Chuck Himmelhaver. Mother of Melissa Wynn and Matthew Himmelhaver. Sister of Patty Garrison and Bill Green. Grandmother of four.

JONES, Ida I. (Schmidt), 86, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, Oct. 21. Mother of Kathy Talkington and Kenneth Cardinal. Sister of Delores Rolf, Sharon Shockey, Donald and Ed Schmidt. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of eight.

NDUNGUTSE, Felicien, 82, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Oct. 22. Father of Faustin Dushime, Florence Kayites, Modeste Muhire, Gaudiose Nyirahyairon, Justine Nyirakarambi, Denyse Nyirakarire, Alice Umutoni and Jimmy Kamiri. Brother of Alphonsine Nyiraburunga, Imelda Nyirabuseruka, Munini Nyirabutagwira and Majuna Nichola Uwumva. Grandfather of eight.

NOBBE, Anna Mae, 89, St. Louis, Batesville, Nov. 13. Wife of Ambrose Nobbe. Mother of Diane Allgeier, Lisa Gausman, Karen Munchel and Terry Nobbe. Sister of Julianna Raver, Herb, Rick and Steve Lamping. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 19.

NOLOT, James M., 81, St. Bernard, Frenchtown, Nov. 11. Husband of Pamela Nolot. Father of Tammy Rothrock, Carmina Schmelz, Collette Scott, Krissann Simpson, Trista Walk, Talitha, Andrew, Kyle, Matthew, Tab and Ty Nolot. Brother of Rita Whittaker, Mervin and Thomas Nolot. Grandfather of 24. Great-grandfather of 13.

ORTIZ, Juan Jose Ortiz, 61, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Nov. 8. Husband of Maria Rivera Cotto. Father of Dorismar, Josmary and Pedro Ortiz Rivera. Son of Triburcio Ortiz Ramos and Petra Ortiz Roldan. Brother of Augustina, Emilia, Gloria, Magdalena and Antonio Ortiz Ortiz.

PFLUM, Lowell J., 83, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Nov. 2. Father of Beth Gabbard, Cindy Seiler, Chris, Greg and Jeff Pflum. Brother of Diane Jones, Marilyn Miles, Carolyn Nutty, David, Dick and Phillips Pflum. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of two.

RHODES, Judy, 75, St. Paul, Tell City, Nov. 5. Wife of Bill Rhodes. Mother of Missy Huber. Sister of Toni, Mike and Phillip Peak. Grandmother of one.

SHEEHAN, Josephine, 92, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 13. Mother of Kathy Downs, Maureen Hughes, Patty O’Connor, David and John Sheehan. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 27.

TEEBAY, Carol (Schlichte), 80, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Nov. 8. Wife of George Teebay. Sister of Jeanie Gronning, Eleanor Rutishauser, Anthony, Dennis, Michael and Robert Schlichte. Aunt of several.

TRUSSA, J. Thomas, 81, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Brother of June Deeter and Mary Lou Hoyle. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

WARD, Jr., Donald, 62, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Nov. 2. Son of Donald Ward, Sr. Brother of Julie Esterline, Joni Guest, Jennifer Hollingsworth, Charlie and Michael Ward. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

WERNER, Raymond F., 83, St. Louis, Batesville, Nov. 7. Husband of Mary Lou Werner. Father of Cathy Bauer, Claire and Craig Werner. Brother of Franciscan Sister Mary Louise, Charlie and Don Werner. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of five.

WICKENS, Sharon R., 80, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 9. Wife of Don Wickens. Mother of Patricia McClendon, Mark and Robert Wickens. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of two.

WILLIAMS, Francis C., 93, St. Paul, Tell City, Nov. 6. Husband of Rosie Williams. Father of Sherri, David, John, Kevin and Mark Williams. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 12. †