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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BEYL, Shirley M.¸ 92, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 24. Mother of Shelly Aaker and Thomas Beyl. Grandmother of one.

BUNYARD, James, 85, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Jan. 24. Father of Jay and Jeffrey Bunyard. Grandfather of one. Great-grandfather of one.

CLARK, Michael R., 88, St. Joseph, Corydon, Feb. 2. Father of Brenda Bozynski, Veronica Stidham, Joe and Michael Clark, Jr. Brother of Shirley Slucher and Robert Clark. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 21. Great-great-grandfather of seven.

DALL, Betty J., 91, All Saints, Dearborn County, Feb. 8. Mother of Bonita McCoy and Roger Dall. Sister of Sharon Peelman, Dale, Jerry, Larry and Steve Grace. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of five.

DALTON, Elanor T., 83, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Feb. 5. Wife of Charles Dalton. Mother of Susan Cameron, Michael and Stephen Dalton. Grandmother of four.

GESWEIN, Maurice C., 95, St. Mary, Lanesville, Feb. 1. Father of Jane Berkley and Diane Kost. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of five.

JONES, Sherry K., 69, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Jan. 30. Mother of Brooke Staples. Sister of Kathy Maertz and Nancy Wilding. Grandmother of one.

LINGG, Jr., George F., 100, All Saints, Dearborn County, Feb. 9. Father of Mary Finn and Monica Wiggins. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of several.

MOORMAN, James K., 95, St. Louis, Batesville, Feb. 9. Husband of Joan Moorman. Father of Jama and Steve Moorman. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of eight.

PIERLE, Jerome F., 88, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Feb. 6. Husband of Charleen Pierle. Father of Karla, Karen, Keith, Kent and Kevin Pierle. Brother of Richard Pierle. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 30.

SCHWEGMAN, Threasa V., 71, St. Bridget of Ireland, Liberty, Feb. 7. Wife of Stephen Schwegman. Mother of Ashley Otto and Steve Schwegman. Sister of Tonya Dare, Tammy Drudy and Tara McCreary. Grandmother of four.

SHARPE, Lou Emma (McIntyre), 92, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Feb. 7. Mother of Edward and Leroy Sharpe. Grandmother of one.

SILER, Mary C., 74, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Dec. 28, 2025. Stepmother of Sarah Siler. Sister of Anne Everhart, Terry James, Monica Sutton, Jim, Joe, John, Mike and Pat Siler. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

STAGGE, Joseph L., 87, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 7. Husband of Barbara Stagge. Father of Melissa Yeley and Tony Brewsaugh. Brother of Diana Hoeing, Marilyn Nies and Norma Zobel. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of one.

WAGNER, Mattie H., 95, St. Louis, Batesville, Feb. 7. Mother of Carol Heidlage, Cathy Kerker, Ginger Saccomando and Beth Zawaski. Sister of Mildred Gabbard and Brenda Werner. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 22. †