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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BUERGLER, Edwin A., 92, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Dec. 27. Husband of Margaret Buergler. Father of Catherine Buergler, Christine Heavrin, Joanne Keyler and Alice Ragsdale. Brother of Bea Clark. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of 16.
CAMPBELL, William, 80, St. Ann, Jennings County, Dec. 21. Father of Amy Henderson and Brad Campbell. Brother of Brenda Suhre. Grandfather of three.
FLACK, Debra, 70, St. Mary, Greensburg, Dec. 21. Wife of Dennis Flack. Mother of Christina Gregory, Michelle Nugent, Taylor Powers, CeeJay Sevilla, Michael and Tony Flack. Sister of Teresa Evans and Vicki Marshall. Grandmother of 13.
GUNTZ, Edward W., 84, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Dec. 29. Husband of B. Jeanne Guntz. Father of Angela, Elaine, Jaime, Michelle, Brian, David, Greg, Nicholas and Steve. Grandfather of 34. Great-grandfather of 13.
HEFFERNAN, Helen, 77, St. Mary, Mitchell, Dec. 20. Wife of Jim Heffernan. Mother of Anne Marie Simpson and Daniel Heffernan. Sister of Elizabeth and Theresa Bowman and Tom Lauer. Grandmother of three.
JANSING, Clarence, 92, St. Peter, Franklin County, Jan. 1. Husband of Laverne Jansing. Father of Sharon Bartlett, Sandy Collins, Shelley Schnur and Randy Jansing. Brother of Marilyn Smith and Marc Jansing. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 24.
KONIECZNY, Carol L., 80, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Jan. 1. Mother of Stephanie Brinley and Christine Heffern. Sister of Dave Weis.
KRAMER, Dr. Harry B., 87, Prince of Peace, Madison, Dec. 17. Husband of Violet Kramer. Father of Dr. Violet Kramer.
KUNTZ, Cleora A., 94, St. Mary-of-the-Rock, Franklin County, Dec. 4. Mother of Sharon Bolser, Patty Watkins and Dale Kuntz. Sister of Ralph Dierckman. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of 17.
LUX, Ralph, 67, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, Jan. 9. Brother of Janette Alexander, Beth Ann Garrett, Linda Stewart, Frank, Gregory, Jerry, Mark, Max, Nick and Thomas Lux. Uncle and great-uncle of several.
MCGOWAN, Jr., William K., 89, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Dec. 18. Husband of Joan McGowan. Father of Kathleen Smith, Bill and Tom McGowan. Brother of Mary Beth Crossin. Grandfather of 10.
MCROBERTS, Caroline M., 11, Prince of Peace, Madison, Dec. 22. Daughter of Dr. Matthew and Beth McRoberts. Sister of Caitlin and Charles McRoberts. Granddaughter of Randy and Sharon Freeman.
MOORE, Ann E., 81, Prince of Peace, Madison,
Dec. 28. Wife of Michael Moore. Mother of Amanda Blohm, Janet Hopwood and Michael Moore, Jr. Sister of David and Steven Berger. Grandmother of seven.
MORLEY, Bernard P., 76, St. Joseph, Jennings County, Dec. 15. Husband of Mary Kay Morley. Father of Bernard, Daniel, Joseph and Tim Morley. Brother of Kathleen Bade, Noreen Faulkenberg and Michael Morley. Grandfather of three.
PIKE, Jr., William, 70, St. Mary, Rushville, Dec. 31. Husband of Janet Pike. Father of Jason, Jonathan and Joshua Pike. Brother of Jean Angle, Carolyn Dailey and Theresa Heuer. Grandfather of six.
QUATMAN, Patricia L., 77, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Dec. 31. Wife of James Quatman, Sr. Mother of Beth Messer, Caroline Miller, Katie Thompson, Billy and Jimmy Quatman. Grandmother of 11.
RAPP, Patricia A. (Forler), 75, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 9. Wife of Larry Rapp. Mother of Daniel Rapp. Sister of Charolette Richardson. Grandmother of one.
SCHLARMANN, Bernard G., 90, All Saints, Dearborn County, Jan. 5. Husband of Pat Schlarmann. Father of Amy Bauer, Jenny Westendorf, Bernie, Mark and Terri Schlarmann. Brother of Maggie Reardon. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of five.
SCOTT, Jack L., 70, St. Paul, Tell City, Dec. 21. Husband of Sherry Scott. Son of Edith Scott. Brother of Linda Scott. Uncle and great-uncle of several.
SHELTON, Jean A., 99, Prince of Peace, Madison, Dec. 28. Mother of Mary Ann Jacobs. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.
STEINHARDT, Jr., Tony, 81, Prince of Peace, Madison, Jan. 1. Husband of Phyllis Steinhardt. Father of Scott, Sr., and Tony Steinhardt III. Brother of Anna Owens, John and Joseph Steinhardt. Grandfather of four.
SUPAN, Robert J., 91, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Dec. 17. Father of Michelle Bonjour, Cheryl Mears, Mike and Steven Supan. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 10.
TRUMPEY, Jr., Ed, 85, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Dec. 29. Husband of Judy Trumpey. Father of Julie Avellana and Joe Trumpey. Brother of Michele Fox, Denise McAtee, Angela Rhodes, Jean Shumaker, Mary Yates, Beverly Zurface, Dennis, Jerry, Jim, Larry, Mark and Michael Trumpey. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of four.
TUMILTY, June I., 83, St. Mary, Greensburg, Dec. 28. Wife of John Tumilty. Mother of Teresa Hahn, Monica Overlock and Angela Tumilty. Sister of Donald Taylor. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of seven.
VOGELER, Frances L., 81, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, Dec. 28. Wife of Charlie Vogeler. Mother of Tammy McIntosh, Carl, Chris and Tim Vogeler. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of two.
WADE, Brian D., 69, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Jan. 4. Husband of Karen Wade. Father of Karly and Kyle Wade. Brother of Susan Whitehouse, Linda, Barry and Jim Wade. Grandfather of four.
WOLFSCHLAG, Diane S., 82, Prince of Peace, Madison, Dec. 18. Mother of Andrea Michl, Anna Wilson and Johanna Wolfschlag. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of six.
Providence Sister André Panepinto served in Catholic schools for 49 years
Providence Sister André Panepinto, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, died on Jan. 11 at the Gibson Family Center in Terre Haute. She was 82.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Feb. 1 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse in St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Burial will follow at the sisters’ cemetery.
Sister André was born on Aug. 14, 1942, in Joliet, Ill. She entered the Sisters of Providence on Sept. 12, 1960, and professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1968.
Sister André earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in elementary education at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill.
During her 64 years as a member of the Sisters of Providence, Sister André ministered as an educator in Catholic schools for 49 years in Illinois, Indiana and Massachusetts.
In the archdiocese, Sister André served as the director of the Learning Resource Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College from 1988-92 and as a driver at the motherhouse from 2018-22.
She is survived by a sister, Mary Kay Scholtes of Yorkville, Ill., and a brother, Ignatius Panepinto of Channahon, Ill.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Providence, 1 Sisters of Providence Road, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. †