December 8, 2023

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, George W., 84, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 16. Father of Gail Bailey and Kim Fatout. Brother of Thadeus Andrews. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.

BAYS, Janice M., 83, St. Joseph, Corydon, Nov. 10. Mother of Jolene Downs, Jaime, Jay and John Bays, Jr. Sister of JoAnn Jeffries, June King, Jean and Jeffrey Vaughn. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 13.

BENZ, Andrew L., 76, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Nov. 14. Husband of Virginia Benz. Father of Shanna Maydwell. Brother of Mikiel Hull and Willliam Benz. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of one.

BONOMINI, Virginia, 89, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, Nov. 11. Mother of Mary Lynne Folz, Virginia Staubach and Joseph Bonomini. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 19.

BRADSHAW, Jean M., 75, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 13. Wife of Jerry Bradshaw. Mother of Julie Berrong. Sister of Diane Meleshkewich. Grandmother of five.

BYRNE, Gerry S., 80, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Nov. 20. Mother of Lisa Hickerson and Paul Parker. Grandmother of five.

CANNON, Robert W., 72, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 26. Husband of Beverly Cannon. Father of Siobhan, Phillip and Stuart Cannon, and Adam, Eric, Jason and Matthew Wolfzorn. Brother of Judy Fabrizi, Nancy MacIvor, Glenn and John Cannon. Grandfather of several, great-grandfather of one.

CLARK, Mary T., 93, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Nov. 15. Mother of Patricia Fassold, Peggy Gilland, Bill, Ernie and Tom Clark. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 12.

CLEMENTS, Theresa A. (Alvey), 73, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Oct. 26. Mother of Misti Bennett and Scott Clements. Stepmother of Crystal Mikels and J.R. Morris. Sister of Rosemary Buchanan, Paul and Tommy Alvey. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

CRAIG, Bette Mae, 89, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Nov. 25. Mother of Mary Ann Blevins, Roxanna Owens, Andrew and Greg Craig. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 16. Great-great-grandmother of two.

DICKS, Margaret, 96, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 12. Mother of Jeanne Campbell, Donna Clarkson, Dianne Durrett and David Dicks. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 19. Great-great-grandmother of six.

DILTS, James P., 77, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Nov. 17. Husband of Diane Dilts. Father of Aaron and Brian Dilts. Brother of Lynn Dilts-Hill, Sarah Dilts-Howe, Barbara Dilts Inskeep and Mike Dilts. Grandfather of six.

EHRINGER, Carol J., 63, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 23. Daughter of Paul Ehringer. Sister of Lisa Howerton and Paul Ehringer. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

EVERITT, Roy E., 88, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg¸ Nov. 15. Father of Al Everitt. Brother of Don Everitt. Grandfather of one.

FLANNERY, Michael P., 70, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Oct. 31. Husband of Judith Flannery. Father of Kathleen Flannery. Brother of Joan Pasquarella, Katherine and Joseph Flannery.

HAMMOCK, Stephen L., 75, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Oct. 30. Husband of Irene Hammock. Father of Troy Hammock. Brother of Suzanne Young, Mark Adams and Mike Hammock.

HEEKE, Bernard, 98, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Sept. 25. Husband of Myra Heeke. Father of Laura Pattridge, Eric and Neil Heeke. Grandfather of four.

HOLLORAN, Claire, 91, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Nov. 15. Mother of Mary Elizabeth and Nancy Halloran.

LUKEN, Linda, 71, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 15. Wife of Richard Luken. Mother of Katy Kegley, Kristy Ortman and Jeffery Luken. Grandmother of five.

MILLER, Leo, 84, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 14. Husband of Helen Miller. Father of Dawn Powers, Debbie White, Amy Wilmer and Chris Miller. Brother of Larry Miller. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 15.

MITCHELL, Louise, 58, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Sept. 12. Wife of Mike Mitchell. Mother of Eli, Ian, Noah and Seth Mitchell.

MORGAN, Vonda¸86, Holy Family, New Albany, Nov. 16. Mother of Leslie Knable, Marilyn Nash and Paul Morgan. Grandmother of eight.

O’BRIEN, Wanda L., 92, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Nov. 24. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of eight. Great-great-grandmother of one.

RICHARD-IKEDIASHI, Ebielose M., 22, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Nov. 10. Son of Angela Chibogwu Richard-Ikediashi. Brother of Brian Osehalim and Jeremy Osedinso Richard-Ikediashi.

RICHARDSON, Elizabeth J. (Deatrick), 79, Most Precious Blood, New Middletown, Nov. 12. Mother of Lisa Jean and Marc Richardson. Sister of Patricia Grismore, Teresa King, Juanita Krogh, Janice Lind and Ron Deatrick. Grandmother of two.

SCHOLLE, John R., 80, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, Nov. 3. Husband of Cathy Scholle. Father of Aaron, Ed, Rob and Shawn Scholle. Brother of Doreen Brayton, Debbie Macke, Denise Weisenbach, Diana Wheat and Jim Scholle. Grandfather of nine.

SMITH III, Jimmy, 67, St. Joseph University Parish, Terre Haute, Nov. 16. Husband of Tami Dooley. Father of Courtney Sumner and Greg Oden. Brother of Jerry Smith. Grandfather of four.

SUTTON, Mary, 88, St. Paul, Tell City, Nov. 26. Mother of Pam Morgan and Mike Sutton. Sister of Betty Seifert and Bud York. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of 12.

TURNER, Howard L., 89, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Nov. 27. Father of Krista Mann, Diana Nall, Karen Rohe, Jane Selvidge, Anna Stuckey, Howard and Mark Turner. Brother of Jane Johnson. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of 10.

YOO, Jung Woo, 75, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 19. Husband of Mi Yung Yoo. Father of Joseph and Paul Yoo. Brother of Hwa, Kyung and Won Yoo, and Jong Woo Yoo and Kyung Woo Yoo. †

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