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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ANDREWS, John D., 97, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Nov. 28. Husband of Marilyn Andrews. Father of Jeanne Collins, Cathy Johnson, Diane York and Scott Andrews. Stepfather of Bob, Jim, Mike and Rick Zieles. Grandfather of nine. Step-grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of nine. Step-great-grandfather of 13.

BOYD, Rebecca J., 73, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Dec. 23. Wife of Gene Boyd. Mother of Gina Fisher. Grandmother of three.

BOYLE, Michael J., 87, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Nov. 28. Father of Eileen Fisher, Marylou Gasiorowski, Catherine Kervan, Sandra Theut, Mike and M.T. Boyle. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 12.

CLOUSER, Michael, 75, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Jan. 1. Husband of Jill Clouser. Father of Kelly Rose and Christopher Clouser. Brother of Carol Crist, Mary Lee and George Clouser. Grandfather of two.

DEUTSCH, Janet M., 83, St. Michael, Brookville, Jan. 3. Mother of Amy Kersey, Lisa Strine, Eric and Scott Deutsch. Sister of Joyce Lovins and John Knect. Grandmother of six.

FELDPAUSCH, Mary L., 77, St. Pius V, Troy, Jan. 1. Wife of Ronnie Feldpausch. Mother of Keith and Kevin Feldpausch. Sister of Bob, Greg, Jerry, Mark, Mike, Phil and Roger Fella and Phyllis. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one.

FISHER, Frances B., 96, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Dec. 14. Mother of Ann Lees, James and Thomas Fisher. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of seven.

GAYNOR, Louise, 84, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Dec. 17. Mother of Casey, Coley, Duffy, Grady and Toby Gaynor. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of one.

GODWIN, Sheila, 77, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, Oct. 23. Mother of Michele Cook. Sister of Norma Ettling and Suellen Roberts. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

GOLD, Judith K., 85, St. Mary, North Vernon, Dec. 27. Mother of Mark Bonnewell. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of six.

GUIGNARD, Shirley, 89, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Dec. 11. Mother of Randal, Richard and Robert Guignard. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.

HARPENAU, Gerald, 80, St. Pius V, Troy, Dec. 1. Father of Lisa Wade and Kevin Harpenau. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of two.

HART, William R., 88, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Dec. 16. Husband of Mary Kay Hart. Father of Ann Evans and Jeff Hart. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of four.

HOLLIS, Barbara, 80, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Oct. 14. Mother of Angela Kern, Tom III and Todd Hollis. Sister of Nancy Baldwin and Lawrence Fisk. Grandmother of eight.

KAESTNER, Geraldine, 91, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Dec. 20. Mother of Andrew Jansing-Kaestner. Sister of Dennis Schuyler. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.

KNIGHT, David, 82, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Nov. 10. Husband of RoseAnn Knight. Father of Lisa Boone, Cathy, LeeAnn and John Knight. Brother of Karen Lovan, Teresa Popp and Jacqueline Thomas. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of two.

KNOTT, David, 66, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Nov. 14. Husband of Lisa Knott. Father of Megan Treesh, Sara, Andy and Eric Knott. Grandfather of 10.

KUHN, R. Marjorie, 97, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, Dec. 23. Mother of Nancy Koerner and Peggy Roell. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of eight. Great-great-grandmother of four.

LAFRANCE, Steven W., 59, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Dec. 8. Husband of Susan LaFrance. Father of Gabrielle and Nicholas LaFrance. Brother of Karen Kennedy, Kevin and Mark LaFrance.

LAMAR, David, 64, St. Pius V, Troy, Nov. 20. Father of Rachel Lamar. Brother of Doreen Lamar.

MCCLAIN, Janet L. (Heinzelman), 77, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Dec. 22. Wife of Herb McClain. Mother of Sandy Bird, Jennifer Pearson and Jeff Harris. Sister of Rita Fenton, Rose Mather, Mary Pardue, Bob, Dave, Jim and John Heinzelman. Grandmother of seven.

MOORMAN, John T., 89, St. Louis, Batesville, Dec. 10. Father of Dale, Gary and Mark Moorman. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of two.

MUNCIE, Marian, 91, Annunciation, Brazil, Nov. 27. Wife of Paul Muncie. Mother of Mary Berman, Anita Pusateri, Pauline Sneath, Janet Stump and Linda West. Sister of Donna Dwyer-Downing. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of four.

PENNYCUFF, Ruth A., 84, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Dec. 16. Mother of Mary Kay Hildebrand and Paul Pennycuff. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of four.

PIES, Michael R., 78, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, Dec. 10. Husband of Linda Pies. Father of Tammy Eppinghoff, Matthew and Michael Pies. Brother of Nancy Wilberding and James Pies. Grandfather of six.

PURYEAR, Eva Jo, 80, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Dec. 23. Mother of Becky Ritchie, Jennifer and David Puryear. Sister of Dottie Lovins, Bill and Pat Hoessle. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

RHOTEN, Connie, 91, Prince of Peace, Madison, Dec. 11. Mother of Becky Atkins, Ann and Drew Rhoten. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of two.

ROTH, Gilbert, 97, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, Nov. 28. Father of Beverly Bullock, Teresa Cleveland, Nancy Isenberg, Susan Miller, Karen Schiller and Nicholas Roth. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of eight.

SCHMOLL, Rosemary, 82, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Dec. 3. Wife of Ron Schmoll. Mother of Christine Bogardus, Julie Garcia, Jon and Paul Schmoll. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 17.

SCHOUTEN, Geertruida, 98, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Dec. 6 Mother of Marjo Buennagel, Diane Frank, Kim O’Mara, Trudi Young, Bob, Phil, Ron, Rudy and Sjon Schouten. Grandmother of 22. Great-grandmother of 39.

SHELINE, Donna J., 72, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Dec. 12. Wife of Steve Sheline. Mother of Marena Gammons, Mary SeRine and Jennifer Snyder. Sister of Mary Lou Hoggatt and Peggy Loyd. Grandmother of seven.

STEPHENSON, Dennis A., 72, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Dec. 12. Husband of Patricia Stephenson. Father of Ashley Ripperger, Britney, Adam, Bradley and Ryan Stephenson. Brother of Diane Stephenson-Moore, Danny and Dave Stephenson. Grandfather of 16.

VEST, Martha, 97, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, Oct. 31. Mother of Mary McKinley and Ann Stickler. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of three.

WHITE, Thomas J., 61, St. Louis, Batesville, Dec. 12. Husband of Karen White. Father of Lindsey Hortemiller, Molly Stirn and Thom White. Brother of Janey Lewis and Geri Schweinhart. Grandfather of 13.

WULF, August C., 80, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Dec. 13. Husband of Tammy Wulf. Father of Cassidy, Bryan, Gus, Jr., and Taylor Wulf. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of four. †