October 3, 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.

Submit an obituary here (parishes and funeral homes only)

BAURLEY, Bernita M., 74, Prince of Peace, Madison, Sept. 20. Wife of Robert Baurley. Mother of Sara Powers and Nathan Baurley. Sister of Junaita Egnew, Debbie Hollingsworth, Kathy Jones, Jane Robbins, Jerry and Paul Adyt. Grandmother of five.

DELL, Joseph W., 84, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Sept. 9. Father of Carmella Musillami, Anthony and Timothy Dell. Brother of Jerome and John Dell. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.

JOHNSON, Sherman D., 70, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Sept. 18. Husband of Carol Johnson. Father of David and Jared Johnson and Lauren. Son of Peg Johnson. Brother of Deb and Kristeen. Grandfather of 10.

LAX, Jeffrey J., 71, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Sept. 7. Brother of Nancy Kozar, Bill and Jim Lax. Uncle of several.

MATHES, Alfred S., 90, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, Aug. 31. Husband of Joyce Mathes. Father of Jennifer Knowlton, Mike and Steve Mathes. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of 12.

MAYES, Thomas, 88, St. Francis Xavier, Henryville, Sept. 23.

MCCAMMON, Fabian A., 94, St. Mary, North Vernon, Sept. 22. Father of Tina Updike, Mike and Patrick McCammon. Grandfather of seven.

SCHMOLT, Charles W., 86, All Saints, Dearborn County, Sept. 11. Brother of Julia Garvey, Elizabeth Luscheck, Charlotte Rouse and Paul Schmolt. Uncle of several.

SEIBERT, Mary, 84, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 20. Mother of Barbara Powers and David Seibert. Sister of Becky Hagedorn. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of several. Great-great-grandmother of one. †

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