May 10, 2024

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.

Submit an obituary here (parishes and funeral homes only)

BUCK, Hilda, 106, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, April 28. Mother of Suzanne Luckerman, Kathy Shapiro, Dan, David and Robert Buck. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 13.

BURGMEIER, Ellen, 88, St. Mary, North Vernon, April 27. Sister of Helena Miles, Peggy Scroggins, Ann Williams and Jay Burgmeier. Aunt of several.

CHUMLEY, Alexa, 75, Most Precious Blood, New Middletown, April 20. Wife of Harold Chumley. Mother of Jodee, Lindsay and Alex Chumley. Sister of Tamera Higgins, Alfred and Leo Clements. Grandmother of four.

GROTE, Patsy, 82, Prince of Peace, Madison, April 25. Mother of Susan Turk and Charles Grote. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of one.

HEGARTY, Marie J., 80, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Jan. 11. Mother of Bryan, Harold III and John Ducote. Sister of Helen McGee, Patty Osburn and Ann Zaban. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of three.

HOLLAND, Harry D., 72, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, April 19. Husband of Diana Holland. Father of Sara Barthelme and Mark Holland. Brother of Joyce Bartley. Grandfather of one.

JACOB, Gary L., 72, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, April 23. Husband of Karin Jacob. Father of Ashley McCreary and Allison Sundstrom. Brother of Sherry Bluethmann, Diane Dowd, Pam Padgett, Debbie Stamas, Larry and Terry Jacob. Grandfather of two.

JONES, Suzanne B., 87, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 26. Wife of David Jones. Mother of Kristin Altice, Kerry Popwics, Kimberly Rogers, Kathleen and David Jones, Jr. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of six.

PEAY, Alberta M., 91, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 25. Mother of Paula Smith and Terry Peay. Sister of Joyce, Bobby, Donnie, Joe, Kenny and Mike Schindler. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.

POPE, Leonard, 94, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, April 24. Husband of Elizabeth Pope. Father of Tamara O’Hara, Julie Roberts, Brad and Don Pope and Kenneth Ritz. Brother of Norma Mosier. Grandfather and great-grandfather of several.

RICHARDS, Craig A., 65, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, April 20. Husband of Jamie Richards. Father of Ellen and Carter Richards. Son of William Richards. Brother of Wendy McCarty and Tracy Richards.

ROSSMAN, Judith A. (DeVore), 77, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, April 19. Wife of Jack Rossman. Mother of Courtney Shepherd, Russell and Ryan Rossman. Sister of Doug and John DeVore.

SCHAEFER, Helen Z., 99, St. Paul, Tell City, April 27. Mother of Larry and Terry Schaefer. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of 10.

STARK, Vanda Lou, 74, St. Mary, Lanesville, April 26. Wife of David Stark. Mother of Marci Jo Warren and Patrick Stark. Sister of Wanda Dubois, Sondra Joseph, Joyce Randles and Terry Saltz. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one. †

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