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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AHLERS, Dorothea A., 97, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 10. Mother of Bob, Jr., Chris, Drew and Matt Ahlers. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of nine.

AJAME, Marie, 104, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, March 24. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

BARLOW, Lisa J. (Shaw), 61, St. Mary, North Vernon, April 11. Mother of Alex, Joe and Nick Barlow. Grandmother of two.

BORDENKECHER, Ann (Sheridan), 87, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, April 16. Mother of Millie, Dan, John and Robert. Grandmother of five.

HANAHAN, James R., 93, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, April 17. Husband of Linda Hanahan. Father of Elizabeth Wortman, David and James Hanahan. Grandfather of two.

HARPENAU, Sylvia N., 99, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 9. Mother of Charlotte Cooley, Sharon Dobis, Benita Pate, Marvin and Stephen Harpenau. Sister of Martha Buechlein. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of eight. Great-great-grandmother of two.

HOFFMEIER, Clifford N., 92, All Saints, Dearborn County, April 18. Father of Beverely Fisher, Sheila Knollman, Jeff and Ronald Hoffmeier. Brother of Loran and Lester Hoffmeier. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of eight. Step-grandfather of four. Step-great-grandfather of eight.

HOLMAN, Betty, 78, St. Paul, Tell City, April 1. Mother of David and James Holman. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of seven.

HUTCHINSON, Sr., Merrill L., 91, All Saints, Dearborn County, April 11. Father of Jan Jackson, Julie Moore, Ed, Merrill, Jr., and Ted Hutchinson. Brother of Helen Cullen. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 22.

ISON, Paula K. (Konkle), 65, Prince of Peace, Madison, April 12. Wife of Denny Ison. Mother of Jared Ison. Sister of Donald, James, Loren and Robert Konkle.

MARKET, Joan M., 92, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 5. Mother of Larry and Richard Reader. Stepmother of Mary Weymouth. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.

MCALOON, Adam, 40, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, April 16. Son of Greg and Molly McAloon. Brother of Erin Smith and Tyler McAloon. Uncle of several.

POPP, Pauline A., 83, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 11. Mother of Alicia Bender and Michelle Cissell. Sister of Linda Russell and Darlene Stewart. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of eight.

RAMSEY, Carlos B., 87, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 10. Husband of Carolyn Ramsey. Father of Brandy Hettinger, Brad, John and Kevin Ramsey. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of two.

RICHARDS, Anna Jo (Fry), 59, St. Mary, Rushville, April 18. Mother of Joe Richards. Sister of A.J. and Tom Fry.

VOGEL, Melvin J., 78, St. Joseph, Jennings County, April 15. Husband of Rebecca Vogel. Father of Donna Vojkufka and Vincent Vogel. †