December 22, 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.

Submit an obituary here (parishes and funeral homes only)

BARNHORST, Scott, 60, St. Louis, Batesville, Dec. 9. Father of Amanda and Michael Barnhorst. Son of Cliff and Wilma Barnhorst. Brother of Robin Eckstein, Donald, Randell and William Barnhorst.

CRITES, Charleen D., 82, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Dec. 8. Mother of Victoria Katterhenry, Brenda Scrotten and Edward Crites. Sister of Luana Blue and Larry Knudtson. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 23. Great-great-grandmother of one.

DWYER, Joanne, 94, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Nov. 19. Mother of Paula Beloat, Marian Borondy, Janis Curtiss, Edward and Herbert Dwyer. Sister of Patricia Shockley. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 10.

JAISLE, Rita J., 81, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Dec. 9. Mother of Maria Keefe, Emily Voegele, Andrew and Daniel Jaisle. Sister of Janet Samples. Grandmother of eight.

KEHOE, John A., 87, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Nov. 30. Father of Coleen Alley, Maureen Little, Mark and Mike Kehoe. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of six.

KREUTZJANS, Edward M., 88, St. Mary, North Vernon, Dec. 9. Husband of Sandra Kreutzjans. Father of Debbie Hatfield, Cathy Hyden, Patti Litzy, Julie Webster and Jim Kreutzjans. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 30.

LAWSON, Wren M., infant, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Dec. 4. Daughter of Meghan Carver and Eric Lawson. Granddaughter of Michael and Leigh Ann Lawson, and Edward and Andrea Carver.

ROBINSON, Charles, 83, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Dec. 4. Husband of Diane Robinson. Father of Maggie, Christopher and Matthew Robinson. Brother of Mary Allen, Daniel, Joseph and Robert Robinson. Grandfather of six.

SCHEBLER, Wilbur A., 85, St. Louis, Batesville, Dec. 8. Husband of Norma Schebler. Father of Barbara Carpenter, Deb Kohrman, Beth Preston and Tom Schebler. Brother of Carolyn Heppner, Alvin, Kevin and Randy Schebler. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 11.

SMITH, Victoria A., 65, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, Nov. 27. Wife of Robert Smith. Mother of Sarah Jones and Ryan Smith. Sister of Brenda Dages and Kellie Martin. Grandmother of one.

STIPP, Mary Margaret, 93, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Dec. 5. Mother of Claudia Bennett, John and Robert Stipp II. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of five. †

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