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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ANTIC, Robert, 93, St. Anne, New Castle, Sept. 17. Husband of Donna Antic. Father of Krista Curless, Valerie Good, Joyce Dickerson, Lori, Larry and Scott Antic. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of one.

BINDNER, Ruth M. (Ohleyer), 98, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Sept. 18. Mother of Mary Jane Gunter, Marjorie Lowe, Kathleen Pierce, Michael and Steve Bindner. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 24.

BOHMAN, Anthony, 91, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Sept. 10. Father of Deborah Beeson, Monica Dubois, Margaret Pearcy, Rebecca Peterson, Denise Richardson, Natalie and Anthony Bohman II. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 21.

ELDER, Mary L., 71, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 13. Mother of Erin Janes and Eric Elder. Sister of Alan and Joe Keller. Grandmother of one.

HARMON, Anne, 80, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 16. Wife of Alan Harmon. Mother of Stephen Harmon. Sister of Kay Hutzel. Grandmother of three.

HENCKEL, Lawrence, 78, St. Joseph, Corydon, Sept. 15. Husband of Barbara Henckel. Father of Elizabeth Roberts, Amy, Danielle, Dorothy, Andrew and Lawrence Henckel, Jr. Brother of Janet Dobbins, Martha Jennings and Betty Thomas. Grandfather of eight.

JACKSON, Thomas, 66, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Aug. 26. Brother of Greg, Kenny and Steven Jackson. Uncle of several.

JEWELL, Evelyn C., 93, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Sept. 3. Mother of Amy, Cynthia and Gregory Jewell. Grandmother of five.

JOYCE, Walter L., 92, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Sept. 23. Father of Maureen Biermeier, Eileen DeGuire, Kathleen Gonzalez, Margaret Grey, Patricia Grupp, Dan, Jim and John Joyce. Grandfather of 25. Great-grandfather of 23.

KIESLER, Emma E., 98, St. Mary, Navilleton, Sept. 19. Mother of Kathryn Grant, Mary Horn, Larua Lampton, Paul, Jr., Phillip and Robert Kiesler. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 10.

KUNTZ, Louis E., 88, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 20. Father of Kelly Brown, Lori Glenn and Tim Kuntz. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of two.

LESCH, Joan C. (Meyers), 94, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Sept. 15. Mother of Tammy Moran, Anne, Kathryn, James, John, Timothy, Tom and William Lesch. Sister of Mary Lou Gorgol, Barbara Haines and Anne Lyons. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 16.

LONG, Clara, 100, Holy Family, New Albany, Sept. 11. Mother of Mary Evers and Don Long. Sister of Martha Johnson. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of four. Great-great-grandmother of two.

MARTINEZ ORTIZ, Dulce C., 14, Prince of Peace, Madison, Sept. 20. Daughter of Presbiterio Martinez Trejo and Ariana Ortiz Roblero. Sister of Christopher and Harold Martinez Ortiz. Granddaughter of Martin Martinez Hernedez, Beatriz Trejo Fuentes, Arnoldo Ortiz and Gloriselda De Leon.

PARKER, Mary E., 86, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Sept. 19. Aunt of several.

RIEHLE, Daniel J., 75, All Saints, Dearborn County, Sept. 10. Husband of Melanie Riehle. Father of Ann Marie Ahern, Janet Hopkins, Elle Sierzputowski and Joseph Riehle. Son of Martha LeSaint Riehle. Brother of Gregory, James, Nicholas and William Riehle. Grandfather of four.

RIGA, Laura R., 84, Most Sorrowful Mother of God, Vevay, Sept. 25. Mother of Lori, Cliff and Mike Cox. Sister of Tony Riga. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of nine.

ROLFSEN, Rosalie A., 85, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 12. Wife of Paul Rolfsen. Mother of Debbie Klein, Chris, Jeff and Mike Rolfsen. Sister of Charles Betzner. Grandmother of 10.

ROSENBERGER, John E., 79, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 23. Father of Melanie Back, Brad and Doug Rosenberger. Brother of Mary Hofmann, Marjorie Senefeld and Fred Rosenberger. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of four.

SAUERLAND, Steven P., 73, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 24. Husband of Michele Sauerland. Father of Jessica Cates, Jenna Summers, Gabrielle, Jacob, Jeremy, Joshua and Steven Sauerland. Brother of Tony Sauerland. Grandfather of 10.

SCHARF, Patricia, 76, St. Peter, Franklin County, Sept. 15. Wife of Harold Scharf. Mother of Jeffrey and Scott Scharf. Grandmother of three.

SCHLADANT, Mary (Beavin), 79, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Sept. 11. Mother of Keith and Michael Schladant. Sister of Verla Huffman, Ruth Lynch, Nancy Meiners, Carl and Leo Beavin. Grandmother of two.

SPRINGMAN, Theresa E., 93, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 15. Mother of Clare Bowser, Teri Mackey, Susie Nehez, Anne Renton, John, Luke, Mark and Matt Springman. Grandmother of 17. Great-grandmother of 15.

TISHEUAR, Christopher A., 68, St. Mary, Navilleton, Sept. 20. Husband of Theresa Tisheuar. Father of Sarah Chism and Suzanne Eiler. Brother of Margie Rowell. Grandfather of six.

WHITMAN, Sandra, 83, Annunciation, Brazil, Sept. 7. Mother of Paul-Jon Benson. Sister of Tedra Butler, Jean Gianfagna, Katherine Pell, Susan Rollings, Margaret and Dr. Michael Whitman. Grandmother of one.

WILLHELM, Edward, 67, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 7. Husband of Sherry Willhelm. Father of Kelly Mobley and Erin Willhelm. Brother of Karen Grubbs, Emmie Werner, Dave, Francis and Tom Willhelm. Grandfather of two.

WILLIAMS, Gary D., 81, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, Sept. 1. Husband of Jane Williams. Father of Barbara Ott. Brother of Janice Hunter. Grandfather of five.

Franciscan Sister Patty Campbell served in parishes and Catholic schools in Indiana

Franciscan Sister Patty Campbell (formerly Sister Mary Suzanne) died on Sept. 4 at the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg. She was 96.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 7 at the Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Patty was born on Dec. 24, 1926, in Dayton, Ohio. She joined the Sisters of

St. Francis on Sept. 8, 1943, and professed final vows in on Aug. 12, 1949. Sister Patty earned degrees at Marian University in Indianapolis and Xavier University in Cincinnati.

During 79 years as a member of the Sisters of St. Francis, Sister Patty ministered in Catholic education for 30 years in Indiana and Ohio. She later served in spiritual direction and parish ministry in Indiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Ohio before retiring to the motherhouse in 2008.

In the archdiocese, Sister Patty served in Indianapolis at the former Holy Rosary School from 1947-51, St. Lawrence School from

1951-57 and at Father Thomas Scecina Memorial High School from 1963-69. She also served as parish life coordinator of the former St. Mary-of-the-Rock Parish in Franklin County from 2000-08.

She is survived by sisters Colette Speranza and Susanna Gieringer and a brother, William Campbell.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036-0100. †