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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BARNETT, Max R., 89, St. Matthew the Apostle, Jan. 12. Father of Lynn and Scott Barnett. Stepfather of Ann Tully. Brother of Anita McMillan. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of one.
BOSTON, Mary L. (Knoebel), 93, Prince of Peace, Madison, Jan. 17. Mother of Louise Parker, Garry and Ralph Boston. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of three.
DOBBINS, Robert A., 88, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Jan. 17. Father of Cindy Alexander, Teresa Caldwell, Yvonne Ray and Steve Dobbins. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 16. Great-great-grandfather of three.
DURLAUF, Gene, 92, St. Mary, New Albany, Jan. 14. Husband of Joan Durlauf. Father of Jenifer Evans, Janet Howard, Kim Payne, Becky Schooler, Frank Hill, Lex and Michael Durlauf. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of 12.
GINN, Gerald R., 80, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, Jan. 4. Husband of Virginia Ginn. Father of Michelle Murray, Deborah Wassler, Daniel, Gerald, Jr., Jeff and William Ginn. Brother of Peggy Friedman, Betty Landess, Mary Theobald, Mark, Steve and Terry Ginn. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 10.
GONZALEZ, Jose Enrique, 71, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Jan. 12. Husband of Mary Gonzalez. Father of Elizabeth, Emily and Charles Gonzalez. Brother of Carmen Gibson, Vilma Perkins, Evelyn Salmon, Rosa Sherwood, George and Raul Gonzalez. Grandfather of one.
HAMMACK, Daniel E., 66, St. Paul, Tell City, Jan. 15. Husband of Cathy Hammack. Father of Danielle Naviaux, Andy, Bryce and Tyler Hammack. Brother of Lana Feltner, Garnetta Hoehn, Jeff and Mike Hammack. Grandfather of 10.
HOEING, Romilda L., 88, St. Mary, Greensburg, Jan. 21. Wife of Alfred Hoeing. Mother of Melinda Herbert, Deborah Navarra, Diane Wenning and Randall Hoeing. Sister of Nicholas and Sylvester Riehle. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of two.
KIDWELL, Sally A., 64, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, Jan. 17. Wife of Charles Kidwell, Jr. Mother of Abigail Borders and Charles Kidwell III. Sister of Lorean Kegris, Maribeth Perry, Carol Rupert, Tim Duggan and Tom Perry.
LEIDOLF, Errol F., 71, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Jan. 23. Step-brother of Barbara Wolfe.
LEWIS, Mary Ann, 84, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, Jan. 13. Sister of Sylvia and Charles Lewis.
MARTIN, Bill, 75, St. Francis Xavier, Henryville, Dec. 29. Husband of Beverly Martin. Father of Victoria McMasters, James and William Martin, Jr. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of two.
MCFARLAND, Janie L., 43, All Saints, Dearborn County, Jan. 18. Wife of Jason McFarland. Mother of Emma and Hannah McFarland. Daughter of Betty Armstrong. Sister of Christina Goerner and Joseph Moody. Granddaughter of John Wendling.
MORGAN, Jane, 58, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Jan. 10. Wife of Greg Morgan. Mother of Shelby Morgan.
MORGAN, Ruth M., 92, St. Mary, New Albany, Jan. 13. Mother of Leigh Ann Morgan. Sister of Janet Paris.
PFLUMM, Paul E., 92, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Dec. 29. Father of Pamela Chermansky, Peggy Loschky, Paul and David Pflumm. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of eight.
POPP, Alfred J., 89, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Jan. 14. Father of Linda Everage, Janet Lanham, Donnie and Ronnie Popp. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of seven.
ROGERS, June A., 72, St. Anne, New Castle, Jan. 18. Mother of Anne Rogers. Daughter of Robert Scott. Sister of Mary Sealy and John Scott. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.
REUSS, Frank A., 91, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Jan. 19. Father of Linda Pfleiger, Karen Rutigliano, Diane Stafford and James Reuss. Grandfather and great-grandfather of several.
SANTO, Ruth A., 91, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Mother of Teresa Adams, Katrina Brown, Keith and Kirk Santo. Sister of Barbara Brice. Grandmother of four.
SAULEY, William E., 92, Prince of Peace, Madison, Jan. 15. Father of Sue Patterson and Kerry Sauley. Brother of Kerry Sauley. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of two.
SPICUZZA, Betty J., 92, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, Jan. 16. Mother of Bob, Gus and Jason Spicuzza. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.
STRASSELL, Dolores M., 86, St. Charles Borromeo, Milan, Jan 17. Mother of Mary Browning, Lisa Davis, Diana Schilling, Pamela Shannon, Lois Smith, Donna VanCleave, James, John, Mark, Paul and Robert Strassell. Sister of Marjorie Kramer. Grandmother of 33. Great-grandmother of 53.
SVARCZKOPF, Margaret, 86, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Jan. 13. Wife of Ambrose Svarczkopf. Mother of Andrea Mosey, Kyle and Timothy Svarczkopf. Sister of Roland Williams. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 14.
VANNICE, Lawrence, G., III, 73, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Jan. 13. Husband of Ann Vannice. Father of Andrew, Charles, Jack, Nathan and Quentin Vannice. Brother of Katherine, Thaddeus and William Vannice. Grandfather of two.
WERNER, Alvin G., 61, All Saints, Dearborn County, Jan. 18. Husband of Darlene Werner. Father of Renee Eppert, Blain, Chad, Clint and Wayne Werner. Son of Alvin and Annie Werner. Brother of Anita Smith, Anthony, Art, Charlie, Eric and Jerry Werner. Grandfather of five.
YOUNT, Emma J., 85, St. Michael, Charlestown, Jan. 14. Mother of Rebecca Burns, Patrick, Robert and Steven Yount. Sister of Mary Garrett, Francis and Robert Lindenmayer. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 28.
ZOLLMAN, Richard J., 58, Prince of Peace, Madison, Jan 16. Father of Samantha Zollman. Stepfather of Jeremy Law. Son of Mary Zollman. Brother of Doris Henderson and Larry Zollman. Grandfather of two. †