September 26, 2025

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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BAKER, Doris A., 81, All Saints, Dearborn County, Sept. 7. Wife of Joe Baker. Mother of Sheila Hoog, Angie Prifogle, Karen Wilgenbusch, Sherry, Kenny, Mark, Mike and Rick Baker. Sister of Cathy Amrhein, Jean Bomben, Marge Hunter, Fran, Dave, Henry, Joe and Walter Meyer. Grandmother of 30. Great-grandmother of 15.

BISSETT, Robert, 81, All Saints, Dearborn County, Sept. 2. Husband of Barbara Fuchs. Father of Carla Stewart, Jill, Jeffrey and Richard Bissett. Brother of Kay Phillips, Duane, George and Thomas Bissett. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of three.

BUNYARD, Judith R., 83, St. Gabriel, Connersville, July 7. Wife of Jim Bunyard. Mother of Jay and Jeffrey Bunyard. Sister of James and Jon Richwine. Grandmother of one. Great-grandmother of one. (correction)

CARDINAL, Joy (Lasher), 75, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Sept. 11. Mother of Michael Lasher. Sister of 11.

COLLIGNON, Anthony J., 82, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 13. Husband of Donna Collignon. Father of Yvette Hendershot, Leta Kelly and Bret Collignon. Brother of Irene Greulich. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of eight.

COSTLEY, George C., 71, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Sept. 3. Husband of Robin Costley. Father of Christopher and Joshua Costley. Brother of Kimberly Keilman. Grandfather of five.

DAEGER, Robert J., 72, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Aug. 27. Husband of Gloria Daeger. Stepfather of Wendy Mathena, Heather Spieggieser and Shawn Harper. Brother of Janice Courtney and Joseph Daeger. Grandfather of four.

DAGLEY, Patricia A., 77, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Sept. 9. Wife of Steve Dagley. Mother of Dawn Holtrey, Erin Sheridan and John Dugan. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of two.

DUNN, Lois I., 86, St. Bernard, Frenchtown, Aug. 3. Mother of Andrew and Darrell Dunn. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of four.

EAST, Ruby C., 96, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Sept. 5. Sister of Opal Lee Beltran and Terry East. Aunt of several.

FISCHER, Michelle L., 58, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Aug. 27. Wife of Rick Fischer. Mother of Molly Fischer and Madalynn Smith. Daughter of James and Karen Caughey. Sister of Kristen Wilson. Grandmother of one.

GRIFFIN, Marilyn, 76, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Sept. 6. Wife of Everett Griffin. Mother of Cory and Tony Griffin. Sister of Kathy Sperzel, Therese Winstead and Patrick Thompson. Grandmother of four.

HARPENAU, Robert, 89, St. Pius V, Troy, Sept. 13. Husband of Janice Harpenau. Father of Lisa Cole, Paula Stiles and Richard Harpenau. Brother of Mary Alice Weyer, David, Mark and Tim Hagedorn. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of 25.

KESSANS, Betty Jean, 91, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 13. Mother of Theresa Crowe, Kevin, Mark and Tim Kessans. Sister of Robert Thiery. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 10.

KING, Jr., Joseph W., 90, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Sept. 3. Father of Monica Gilbrech, Delores Record, Mary Todd, Kathleen Totten, Anne, Karen, Maureen and Daniel King. Brother of Sharon Cooper. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of eight.

KRIEBLE, Rosemary V., 75, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Sept. 2. Wife of William Krieble. Mother of Amy Jackson. Grandmother of six.

MCCOY, Lynda, 83, Annunciation, Brazil, Sept. 12. Mother of Vicki Cooprider, Marsha Duregger, Cathy Smoot, Sheila Thompson, Chris, Greg and Jeff McCoy. Grandmother of 42. Great-grandmother of 46.

MUSGRAVE, Gregory A., 66, St. Mary, Rushville, Sept. 12. Husband of Barbara Musgrave. Father of Ashley Rapp and Brandon Musgrave. Brother of Sharon Fox, Lisa Hubbard and Twanna Simpson. Grandfather of six.

RENN, Janice S., 80, Holy Family, New Albany, Sept. 7. Wife of Frank Renn. Mother of Deborah Karem. Sister of Georgie, Mary Catherine, Dennis, Eddie, Nelson and Tony.

RIEDEMAN, Scott A., 54, St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 7. Son of Robert and Darlene Riedeman. Brother of Amy Morrow and Greg Riedeman. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

SCHULTEN, Jeanita M., 80, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Aug. 30. Mother of Marlene McIntyre, Greg and Steve Schulten. Sister of Tom Guenthner. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.

VAN, Henry, 40, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Sept. 3. Husband of Emily Mawi. Father of Esther Par and Anthony Van. Brother of Duh Mawi and Tha Hlei Sui.

WORLEY, Robert L., 78, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Aug. 19. Husband of Linda Worley. Father of Antonio and Christopher Worley. Brother of Anita, Carolyn, Marilyn, Sandra, Sharon and Clyde, Jr. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of five.

WRIGHT, Gail, 87, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Sept. 5. Mother of Dawn Anderson, Brian, Mark and Michael Wright. Sister of Kay Cupp. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 19. Great-great-grandmother of one. †

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