April 15, 2005

Obituaries

† May the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace †

ALVARADO, Silvio D., 49, St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute, March 30. Husband of Gloria Alvarado. Father of Adam, Cari, Iris, Lenin and Lindy Alvarado. Son of Maria Alvarado. Brother of five.

BARTEL, Roger A., 58, St. Mary, New Albany, April 1. Husband of Medora (Mueller) Bartel. Father of Casey Kesling and Fred Bartel. Brother of Charles Bartel. Grandfather of five.

BAUMGART, Donald, 66, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, March 28. Husband of Sheila Baumgart. Father of Audrey Smith, Jason, John and Justin Baumgart. Son of Carl Baum­gart. Brother of Mary Hirsch, Gary, John and Maurice Baum­gart. Grandfather of four.

BERKEMEIER, Mildred C., 89, St. Mary, Greensburg, April 3. Mother of Arthur Amrhein. Stepmother of Jerry and Richard Berkemeier. Sister of Marcella Tucker. Grand­mother of five. Step-grandmother of four.

BOLIN, Aura Margaret, 71, St. Paul, Tell City, March 29. Mother of Lana Seibert, Alan and Glenn White. Sister of Charles and Herman Theis. Grand­mother of seven.

BROOKS, Elizabeth, 76, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, March 26. Wife of Kenneth Brooks. Mother of Larry, Ken and Tim Brooks. Grandmother of six.

BYRNE, Iris M., 76, St. Thomas Aquinas, Indian­apolis, March 30. Mother of Mary, John and Robert Byrne Jr. Grandmother of four.

CHAPPELOW, Juanita A., 74, St. Michael, Brookville, March 28. Wife of William E. Chappelow. Mother of Christina Persson. Sister of Vernia Comer, Gloria Ferken­hoff, Margaret Hooten and Eugena Willett.

COLEMAN, Marion E., III, 65, St. Ann, Indianapolis, March 20. Husband of Virginia Coleman. Father of Joy Coleman-Stiver, Christa, Joan, Susan, Marion IV and Matthew Coleman. Brother of Ann, P. Michael and Ronald Coleman. Grandfather of five.

CULLIN, Emily M., 89, St. Gabriel, Connersville, March 31. Mother of Bernie Brady and Kenneth Cullin. Grand­mother of eight. Great-grandmother of 11.

ETIENNE, Scot J., 39, St. Paul, Tell City, March 17. Father of Cynthia and Larando Etienne. Brother of Jennifer Betz, Burke and Kevin Etienne.

GILBERT, David E., 48, St. Michael, Cannelton, March 25. Father of Amber and Ashley Gilbert. Son of Rachel Gilbert Reed.

GIOVANINI-TURNER,Virginia Ann, 79, Sacred Heart, Clinton, March 30. Wife of James Turner. Mother of Adele Giovanini-Fossi, Lisa Wilson and Michael Giovanini. Sister of Terry Lansing. Grand­mother of six. Great-grandmother of seven.

GOLD, Mildred Marie (Wilson), 77, Holy Name, Beech Grove, March 27. Wife of William Gold. Mother of Carol and Janet Taylor. Sister of Eleanora Smith. Grandmother of five.

GRANCHELLI, Giacinto, 75, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, March 30. Husband of Ada Granchelli. Father of Patti Beasley and Attilio Granchelli. Brother of Maria Cavallone. Grandfather of four.

GREINER, John David, 75, St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute, March 9. Husband of Carol Greiner. Father of Jacqueline Nelson, Carl and John Greiner. Grandfather of five. Step-grandfather of two.

HILL, Dorothy V., 90, St. Gabriel, Indianapolis, March 28. Wife of Charles Hill. Mother of Patricia Long, Bar­bara Quigley, Mary, Michael and Philip Hill. Sister of Martha Conkle, Clara Koehl and Robert Fox. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of four.

HUMMEL, Mary Rose, 84, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 21. Mother of Christine Fairchild, Patricia Jarboe, David, James, Timothy and William Hummel. Sister of Jeanne Roby, Mickey Stocks­dale, Gerri Wetherel, Edwin and Milton Frackler. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of one.

JORDAN, Thomas J., 79, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, March 26. Husband of Marylin Jordan. Father of Rebecca Barrett, Joan Hauk, Susan Lay, Amy, Laura, Teresa and Thomas Jordan II. Brother of Patricia Luzar, Joan O’Connell and John Jordan. Grandfather of nine.

KAST, Nancy L., 67, St. Paul, Tell City, March 18. Wife of Allen Kast. Mother of Joan Esarey, Janet Wagner and Jeff Kast. Sister of Becky Hagedorn and Mary Seibert. Grandmother of seven.

KUNTZ, Leo Robert, 94, Nativity, Indianapolis, April 5. Husband of Helen E. (Galm) Kuntz. Father of Paula Call­away, Marilyn Ellis and Rosalyn Henry. Brother of Margaret Martin and Rose Sandler. Grandfather of 22. Great-grandfather of 37.

MAGERKURTH, Catherine(Adams), 89, Holy Name, Beech Grove, March 25. Mother of Gary Arnold, Barbara Magerkurth, George and John Adams. Sister of LaVerne Culpepper and Norma Huber. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of eight.

MUELLER, Grace B. (Brown), 96, St. Paul, Tell City, March 28. Mother of Maxine Glenn. Sister of Magie Euer. Grandmother of 15. Great-grand­mother of 33. Great-great-grandmother of several.

NELSON, John E., 65, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, March 25. Husband of Doris (Ternet) Nelson. Father of Anne Kerr, Diana Velikan, Danny and David Nelson. Brother of Harriett McLaughlin and Donald Nelson. Grandfather of seven.

NIEHAUS, James J., Sr., 73, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, March 26. Father of Mary Jane Bushau, James Jr. and Richard Niehaus. Brother of Mary Ellen Mackson, Mary Ann and Edward Niehaus Sr. Grand­father of six.

POMEROY, Mary A., 80, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, April 2. Mother of Tim Pomeroy.

REED, Joan L. (O’Neill) Eggert, 78, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, April 4. Mother of Lynn Fritsche, Paula McKean and Joanna Weiler. Grand­mother of 11. Great-grandmother of 11.

SEGER, Emma M., 91, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, March 19. Mother of Eileen Bauer, Judith Patton and Daniel Seger. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 11.

SPAETH, Andy, 31, St. Mark, Indianapolis, April 1. Son of George and Clara (Hyle) Spaeth. Brother of Cara Geary and George Spaeth. Grandson of Rita Hyle. Uncle of several.

STRUNCK, Anna Gertrude, 95, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, March 29. Mother of Mary Ann Westmeier and Robert Strunck. Sister of Agnes Pulis. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.

WALTZ, John W., 84, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, March 31. Father of Bryan and Danny Waltz. Brother of Carl Waltz. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of three.

WHEELER, Alma F., 88, St. Paul, Tell City, March 28. Mother of Charles, Curtis and James Wheeler. Sister of Pauline Berry and Mary Jo Vogt. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 16. †

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