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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BANET, Elizabeth A. (Goodyear), 95, St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 27. Mother of Rebecca and Gerald Banet. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of eight.

BORHO, Patrick K., 67, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 22. Brother of Donna Adams, Diane Shaver and Randy Borho. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

BURGER, Tina M., 70, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 19. Mother of Mallory Fox and Michael Pedigo. Daughter of Elta McDonald. Sister of William Runyon II. Grandmother of seven.

CARTER, Theodore, 88, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, April 20. Father of Linda Farlow, Laura Parker, Nancy Vanover, Jeff and Tim Carter. Grandfather of 19. Great-grandfather of two.

CLARK, Beatrice A. (Buergler), 96, St. Jude, Indianapolis, April 13. Mother of Linda Burchett, Suzanne Dearholt, Theresa Laker, Barbara Lock, Joyce Mappes, Diane Meadows, Jeanine Thompson, Kevin and Stephen Massing. Sister of Edwin Buergler. Grandmother of 22. Great-grandmother of 52. Great-great-grandmother of one.

GRAVES, Joyce C., 90, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, April 16. Mother of Cindy Franz, Sheryl Lesem, Leslie Willsey, Kathy, Steven and William Stewart. Stepmother of Lindy Smith. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 15.

HOFMEISTER, Jr., Joseph R., 93, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, April 16. Husband of Martha Hofmeister. Father of Joyce Jasper, Joan Webber, Jeff, John and Joseph Hofmeister III. Stepfather of Sharen Beattie, JoAnna Selig and Karen Woodall. Grandfather of 10. Step-grandfather of four. Great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather of several.

HUGUS, Rosalyn, 88, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 11. Mother of Kay and Fritz Hugus. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.

JUNKER, Patricia A.¸91, St. Joseph University Parish, Terre Haute, April 18. Mother of Dorothy Mimms, Cecilia Yoakum, Donald, Howard III and Stephen Junker. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 13.

MEHRINGER, Gerald, 79, St. Paul, Tell City, April 20. Husband of Barbara Mehringer. Father of Dr. Brian Behringer. Brother of Imelda Snyder and Elaine Streicher. Grandfather of two.

MILLER, Ralph, 89, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, April 17. Father of Terri Stein, Merri Stephens, Sheri Works, James and Jon Miller. Grandfather of 23. Great-grandfather of 41.

MILLICAN, Mari Anne, 99, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 12. Aunt of several.

ROLLISON, Helen, 80, St. Ann, Indianapolis, April 5. Mother of Adam. Sister of Jim. Grandmother of three.

SADTLER, Anna M. (Kraft), 97, St. Mary, New Albany, March 31. Mother of Susie Geswein, Carolyn Keefe, Fritz and Jim Sadtler. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 23.

YOVANOVICH, Alex, 83, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, April 21. Husband of Nancy Yovanovich. Father of Annette, Alex and Timmy Yovanovich. Brother of Debby Williams, Sue Ann and Denny Yovanovich. Grandfather of two.

ZAPPIA, Linda C., 79, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, April 18. Sister of Irma McKeand and Laura Schreck. Aunt of two.

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A monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Benedictine Brother Andrew Zimmerman served in Peru and Guatemala

Benedictine Brother Andrew Zimmerman, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad, died on May 1 at the monastery’s infirmary. He was 91.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on May 6 at the monastery’s Archabbey Church of Our Lady of Einsiedeln. Burial followed at the Archabbey Cemetery.

Brother Andrew was a jubilarian of monastic profession, being in the 70th year of his monastic profession at the time of his death.

Brother Andrew was born on Dec. 23, 1934, in Richmond, Va., and was given the name William Henry at his baptism.

He entered the former St. Placid Hall at the monastery in 1953 to complete his high school education. Brother Andrew was invested as a novice on Feb. 9, 1955, professed simple vows on March 11, 1956, and perpetual vows on March 11, 1959.

In his early years in the monastic community, Brother Andrew worked in its tailor shop before being assigned in 1963 to San Benito Priory, a mission of Saint Meinrad in Huaraz, Peru. There, he served as director of the physical plant, business manager and treasurer.

He returned to Saint Meinrad in 1980 to work in the business office, mailroom and duplicating office. From 1992-96, Brother Andrew worked in the monastery’s vestry and transportation office. He then served from 1996-2004 at San José Priory, a mission in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, of Marmion Abbey in Aurora, Ill.

Upon returning to Saint Meinrad, Brother Andrew assisted at the Guadalupe Center in Huntingburg, Ind., in the Evansville Diocese, until 2023.

Memorial gifts may be sent to Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577. †