Obituaries

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AMBERGER, William H., 79, St. Mary-of-the-Rock, Franklin County, Sept. 15. Husband of Elaine Amberger. Father of Kris Baumer, Katrina Lamppert, Kateri Paul and Doug Amberger. Brother of Millie Blanken, Rosemary Gander, Ann Gutzwiller, Dee Linkel, Mags Thielking, Albert, David and John Amberger. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of five.

BEIER, Ardella, 92, St. Boniface, Fulda, Sept. 13. Mother of Lee Anne Hoffman, Ruth Mullen, Diane and Carma Berg, Allen, Jim, Kenny, Larry and Tom Beier. Grandmother of 32. Great-grandmother of 56. Great-great-grandmother of six.

BLITZ, Michael A., 71, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 10. Brother of Laura Tebbe. Uncle and great uncle of several.

BUNJAN, Stephen J., 89, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Aug. 25. Husband of Rose Marie Bunjan. Father of Sherry, Stephanie, Samuel, Stephen and Stewart Bunjan. Brother of Robert Bunjan. Grandfather of six.

CARIC, Robert A., 70, St. Jude, Indianapolis, June 6. Husband of Ann Caric. Father of Andrea Sloan and Patrick Caric. Brother of Amy Amico, Susie Burge, Judy Dalton and Mary Hines. Grandfather of two.

CLARK, Larry, 81, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Aug. 26. Husband of Judy Clark. Father of April Bradley, Dale Clark and Jason Terrell. Brother of Karen Smith and Wayne Clark. Grandfather of one.

COFFEY, Kathy, 61, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 12. Mother of Tammy Coffey.

COOL, John M., 82, St. Anne, New Castle, Sept. 15. Husband of Julianne Cool. Father of Kirsten Adkins, Liesel Nicholson, Rachel Volis, Greta, David, Jeremy, Michael, Ryan, Todd and William Cool. Brother of Judy Beaty, Linda Fouts, Jennifer Reum, Bill, Greg and Joe Cool. Grandfather of 24. Great-grandfather of 17. Great-great-grandfather of one.

CUNNINGHAM, Martha J. (Walker) Skirvin, 84, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Aug. 31. Mother of Andrew, Benjamin, Michael and Theodore Skirvin. Sister of Cathy Headdy, Janet Wadzinski and Joseph Walker. Grandmother of six.

CUTTER, Mildred A., 91, St. Mary-of-the-Rock, Franklin County, Sept. 16. Mother of Judith Behlmer, Jill Beverage, Jennifer Moeller and James Cutter.

DOUGHMAN, Renee L., 48, St. Anthony of Padua, Morris, Sept. 9. Wife of Scott Doughman. Mother of Sara and Kurt Doughman. Daughter of Theodore and Diane Dierckman. Sister of Michelle Burkhead and Melissa Stephens.

EATON, John K., 61, St. Ann, Jennings County, Sept. 10. Husband of Kim Eaton. Father of April and Chris Eaton. Brother of Dot Laudermilk, Suzanne Spencer, Paul and Steve Eaton. Grandfather of two.

EBERT, James L., 81, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Aug. 6. Father of Julie Becher, Jill Ebert-Lasher, Kim and Jeff Ebert. Brother of Diane Herbig, Elaine Keller, Betty Tretter and Fred Ebert. Grandfather of 11.

FARQUHAR, William, 86, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Aug. 20. Husband of Kitty Farquhar. Father of Sandy Biggs, Cindy Medlyn and Joe Farquhar. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of nine.

FLEBOTTE, Hilda A., 95, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Aug. 9. Mother of Linda Hitchings. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of three.

FULLER, Dorothy, 87, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Sept. 11. Mother of Allen, David and Steven Fuller. Sister of Carl and Ronald Drew.

GARTENMAN, Cynthia D., 66, St. Louis, Batesville, Sept. 14. Wife of Ivan Gartenman, Jr. Mother of Amber Bedel and B.J. Gartenman. Daughter of Janice Wagner. Sister of Melody Jobst, Becky Weberding, Pam Weisenbach and David Wagner, Jr. Grandmother of four.

GLOWINSKI, Sr., Donald A., 86, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Sept. 16. Husband of Mary Glowinski. Father of David and Donald Glowinski, Jr. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of 12.

HAWSON, Agnes, 94, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Sept. 1. Mother of Andy Hawson. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of five.

HIPSKIND, Nicholas, 85, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Aug. 7. Husband of Sandy Hipskind. Father of Heidi Dolson and Nikki Huff. Brother of Sara Montgomery. Grandfather of 10.

MARKING, Anthony E., 92, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Sept. 6. Father of Cindy Short, Bridgett Zakrzewski, Cheryl, Paula and Anthony Marking. Brother of nine. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of five.

MAYHUGH, Sr., Carroll B., 91, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Sept. 2. Husband of June Mayhugh. Father of Millie Bowen, Melanie Phistner, Jane Smith, Carroll, Jr., Douglas, Randall and Timothy Mayhugh. Grandfather of 26. Great-grandfather of 44. Great-great-grandfather of 11.

MULLEN, Donald, 64, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Sept. 7. Husband of Karol Mullen. Father of Tyler Mullen. Brother of Caroline Gerughty, Debra and Paul Mullen. Grandfather of two.

MULLIS, Oscar H., 82, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, July 22. Husband of Marilyn Mullis. Father of Linda Bueltel, Darrel, Jerry, Kurt, Scott and Tim Mullis. Brother of Mary Anne Troesch and Leroy Mullis. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 19.

PEETZ, Alice, 88, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Sept. 15. Mother of Mike Peetz. Grandmother of two. Step-grandmother of four.

ROSENFELD, Richard P., 80, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Sept. 7. Husband of Cheryl Rosenfeld. Father of Sarah Hollington, Kristen Palmer, Lisa Payson and Matthew Rosenfeld. Brother of Jeanne Brown, Pat Cornett, Jim and Thom Herrman. Grandfather of four.

RYAN, Stewart, 82, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Sept. 7. Husband of Rita Ryan. Father of Beth Martin, Ellen Ryan-Vinciguerra, Kathleen and David Ryan. Grandfather of two.

SCHOTTER, Rella D., 90, St. Joseph, Crawford County, Sept. 8. Mother of Lou Ann Bowman, Amy, David, Jeffrey and Jon Schotter. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 21. Great-great-grandmother of two.

STEMMLE, Eugene, 83, St. Peter, Franklin County, Sept. 15. Husband of Janet Stemmle. Father of Theresa Hanavan, Lisa Keith, Teri Papania, Katy Spears, Christina Vantrease, Charles Fozard, Ryan Oliver and William Stemmle. Brother of Dennis and James Stemmle. Grandfather of eight.

STROBEL, Leo A., 88, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 10. Father of Jeff and Jon Strobel. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of three.

STUMPF, Georgia A., 79, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Sept. 8. Wife of Chuck Stumpf. Mother of Ted Stumpf. Sister of Joni Dowling.

VILLARREAL, Alicia, 86, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Sept. 11. Mother of Sandra Spachtholz, San Juanita Sanford, Jesse, Michael and Santiago Villarreal. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of eight.

WICKIZER, Daniel, 68, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Sept. 18. Husband of Cynthia Wickizer. Father of Benjamin and Matthew Wickizer. Brother of Diane Barrick and David Wickizer. Grandfather of two. †