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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ALLEN, Carl, 84, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge City, June 7. Husband of Sandra Allen. Father of Susan Catania, Karen Soper and Michael Allen. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of eight.

BEAVERS, Rita, 93, St. Anne, New Castle, June 5. Mother of Karen Cox. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five.

BISCHOFF, Patricia A., 99, St. Ambrose, Seymour, June 16. Mother of Jean Barnes, Theresa Batts, Donna DeShong, Frank, Gary and Russell Bischoff. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 26. Great-great-grandmother of seven.

BISSIG, George F., 78, St. Mary, Lanesville, June 22. Husband of Beverly Bissig. Father of Chris and Greg Bissig. Brother of Mary Alice Fortner and Thomas Bissig. Grandfather of two.

BRUNO, John J., 89, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, June 8. Brother of DiAnn Thanas, Charles, Michael and Thomas Bruno.

BUCHANAN, Jo Nell, 79, American Martyrs, Scottsburg, June 14. Mother of Richie Buchanan. Sister of Mary and Hubert Buchanan. Grandmother of two.

CHRIST, Michaela E., 88, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, June 9. Wife of John Christ. Mother of Annie and John Christ. Sister of Marilyn Brothers, Cookie Hayes, Jeanne McHugh, Dannie, Jerry and Timothy O’Connor. Grandmother of three.

DEELY, Patricia (Simpson), 70, St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 4. Wife of Daniel Deely. Mother of Sean and Eddison Deely. Stepmother of Daniel and Matthew Deely. Sister of Barbara and Carter.

DEVORE, Jean, 81, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 15. Mother of Allan, Joe and Kevin DeVore. Sister of Ruth Dixon, Elizabeth Garrett, Mary Jo Jankosky, Bernie, Bob and Tom Ringwald. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of one.

DONK, Rose T., 84, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, June 22. Mother of Kathy Klaene and Matt Donk. Grandmother of three.

DOOGS, Patricia R., 85, St. Augustine, Leopold, June 11. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

ERTEL, Robert L., 90, St. Louis, Batesville, March 28. Husband of Patricia Ertel. Father of Jacqueline Hussey and John Ertel. Grandfather of one.

GALLO, Albert A., 93, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, June 19. Father of Elaine Pesto, Debbie, Gregg and Mark Gallo. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of 13.

GEHRING, Myron G., 101, St. Louis, Batesville, June 8. Father of Jon and Jay Gehring. Grandfather of four.

GEYMAN, Mary (Ralston), 98, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 5. Mother of Cynthia Cline, Mike and Theodore Geyman. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 17.

GOFFINET, Cyrina, 100, St. Paul, Tell City, June 13. Mother of Sandi McKinney, Dr. Dianne Rudolph, Mary Jo Sabelhaus, Martha Wooldridge, David and Stephen Goffinet. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of several.

GROTE, Vincent E., 72, St. Mary, Greensburg, June 21. Husband of Michelle Grote. Father of Corrie Boehnlein, Jenny Maddux, Melissa Rabideau, Anna and Chad Grote. Brother of Gary, Gene, John and Marvin Grote. Grandfather of 12.

HAWKINS, Christine, 94, St. Paul, Tell City, June 18. Mother of Denise and Janice Smith, Allen, Don and Steve Hawkins. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 20.

HOHLT, Judith A., 85, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, June 5. Wife of William Hohlt. Mother of Kristel Kearny, Melody Nussbaum and Erich Rose. Stepmother of Ann Broecker, Heather L. Tapak, Eric and James Holt. Grandmother and step-grandmother of several.

LEISING, Robert, 85, St. Mary, Rushville, June 7. Husband of Nancy Leising. Father of David and Kevin Leising. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of five.

MEANS, William, 86, St. Mary, Rushville, June 22. Father of Chris Grindling, Cathy Lewis, Lora Vaughn and Julie Reynolds. Brother of Francis and Jim Means. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of 11.

MILLER, Helen, 86, St. Mary, Greensburg, June 22. Mother of Chris Miller, Dawn Powers, Debbie White and Amy Wilmer. Sister of Marcia Adams and Linda Coy. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 20.

MITCHELL, Jack D., 90, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, June 19. Husband of Olivia Mitchell. Father of Maria Sanders, Jackie and Sue Mitchell. Brother of Joellen Wray. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of several.

MOORE, Ann, 86, St. Mary, Lanesville, June 12. Mother of Tracy Clark and Polly Little. Sister of Eileen Kelleher. Grandmother of four.

MULHERN, Jr., Daniel T. J., 79, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, June 4. Husband of Denise Mulhern. Father of Marcy Molter, Kelly and Daniel Mulhern III. Stepfather of Dana, Daniel and Patrick Redman. Brother of Martha Chase, Margaret Losh and Laurence Mulhern. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of three.

NUNLEY, Donna Rose, 76, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, May 22. Wife of H. Burch Nunley. Mother of Abby, Ellen, Emily, Mary, H. Burch III and John. Grandmother of nine.

RIKKE, Helena E., 97, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, June 11. Mother of Cecilia Fohl, Julie Rozema, Joan Williams, Beth, David and Jim Rikke. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of five.

ROSE, Mildred, 81, St. Gabriel, Connersville, June 4. Mother of Dr. Jason Best.

ROWECAMP, Ruth, 88, St. Gabriel, Connersville, June 5. Mother of Jennifer Cole, Gale Cox, Donna Finch, Gina Reeve, Debbie Schriever and Jim Moster. Sister of Eve Madden. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four.

SCHUMAN, Ronald D., 81, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, June 10. Husband of Joan Schuman. Father of Ron, Jr., and Russell Schuman. Brother of Markeen Grefer and Edward Schuman. Grandfather of one.

SHANLEY, Richardson, 89, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, June 5. Husband of Carole Shanley. Father of Michael, Rick and Scott Shanley. Brother of Sue Parsons. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of one.

SNYDER, Paul J., 96, St. Gabriel, Connersville, June 12. Father of Brenda and Mark Snyder. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather or several.

TILMANS, Audrey M., 93, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, June 13. Mother of Catherine Harmon, Jeanne Weddle, Susanne Yankovich and Henry Tilmans. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of two.

VEACH, Shirley, 95, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, June 2. Mother of Jennie and John Veach and Tony Truitt. Grandmother of one.

WILLIAMS, Jr., Edwin K., 68, St. Monica, Indianapolis, March 31. Husband of Holly McClara. Brother of Peggy Gresk, Mary Anne Tracy and Kenneth Williams. Uncle of several.

WILLIAMS, Ronald D., 77, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, June 3. Husband of Maria Williams. Father of David Williams. Brother of Donald and John Williams.

Daniel Robeson, 87, father of Father Robert Robeson, died on June 30

Daniel C. Robeson, the father of Father Robert Robeson, pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Beech Grove, died on June 30 in Vine Valley, N.Y. He was 87.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on July 5 at St. Mary Church in Canandaigua, N.Y. Burial followed at Overackers Cemetery in Middlesex, N.Y.

Robeson was born on Jan. 1, 1937, in New York City to Carl and Mary (Sommers) Robeson. A graduate of College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., he served in the U.S. Army from 1959-62.

In 1960, Robeson married Ruthanne Boyle, who preceded him in death in 2014. They were the parents of six children, all of whom survive. Robeson worked for almost 40 years for American Can Company. His career took him and his family to live for periods in New York City, Danbury, Conn., St. Louis, Fairport, N.Y., and Chicago. Robeson lived in retirement in Vine Valley, N.Y., and was a member of St. Mary Parish in Canandaigua, N.Y.

Robeson enjoyed serving as a youth football coach, studying local history and gardening, woodworking and genealogy. A man of deep faith, he was generous and loyal to his family and co-workers.

Robeson is survived by his children, Susan McCrobie of Canandaigua, N.Y.; Judy Whitmore of Victor, N.Y.; Daniel Robeson, Jr., of Glenmont, N.Y.; James Robeson of Brooklyn, N.Y.; John Robeson of Johnstown, N.Y.; and Father Robert Robeson. He was a grandfather of 11.

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