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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BENHAM, Eileen C., 98, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, February 25. Mother of Nancy Goode, Andrea Lee, Elaine Wykoff, Maureen, Alan and Bill Benham. Grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of several.

CARRICO, Mary (Bronger), 87, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 10. Mother of Terry, Todd, Tom and Tony Carrico. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of three.

CHAMPINE, Jr., William, 85, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, March 6. Husband of Brenda Champine. Father of Nicole, Leon and William Champine. Stepfather of Amy Reese and Nikolaus Hoffman. Brother of Dorothy Babic, Suzanne Hufnagel, Kathleen McHugh, Patricia Zarate, Christine, Tim and Tom Champine.

COGHILL, Steven D., 72, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 8, 2025. Brother of Jill Ford, Janice Slaughter and Mary Smith. Uncle of several.

DAVEY, Dorothy R., 96, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, March 3. Mother of Carol Beatty, Nancy Kell, Chris Mally, Susan Tsangaris, Andrea, Brian and Kevin Davey. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of two.

ENGLISH, Robert C., 83, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, March 4. Husband of Carol English. Father of Erica Harrah and Aaron English. Brother of Tom English. Grandfather of one.

GENDA, Jerry, 83, St. Mary, North Vernon, March 9. Husband of Teresa Genda. Father of Kerri Morris, Eric and Mark Genda. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.

GILLMAN, Delores L., 91, St. Michael, Brookville, March 6. Mother of Eric, Greg, Jeff and Jodi Gillman. Grandmother of seven.

HARTIGAN, Virginia (Fox), 56, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Jan. 30. Mother of Margaret and David Hartigan. Daughter of Janet Fox. Sister of Raymond and Ryan Fox.

HELLMANN, Joan M. (Varnau), 98, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, March 3. Wife of U. Leo Hellmann. Mother of Maureen, Fred, Greg and Jim Hellmann. Sister of Mark and Tom Varnau. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 26.

HILL, James A., 65, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Feb. 16. Brother of Mary Ellen, Michael and R. Martin Hill.

HURLEY, James M., 79, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 6. Husband of Joan Hurley. Father of Angela Jorden and Brian Hurley. Brother of Robert Hurley.

KINKER, Mary Lou, 81, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 11. Wife of Dennis Kinker. Mother of Jane Burkert, Becky Gates, Andy and Greg Kinker. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of three.

KLUEH, Leon, 81, St. Paul, Tell City, March 8. Husband of Sandra Klueh. Father of Jeff, Jeremy and Jonathan Klueh. Brother of Virginia Deller, Charlotte Hubert, Kathy Vaught and Kenneth Klueh. Grandfather of nine.

MEUNIER, William, 73, St. Paul, Tell City, March 8. Father of Cindy Seibert and Eric Meunier. Brother of Jane Lasher, Carol Waninger, Jim, Mike and Steve Meunier. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of four.

MORELAND, Mary Ann, 88, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, March 11. Wife of Richard Moreland. Mother of Mary Lou Draughton, Veronica, Jeffery and Richard Moreland, Jr., and Derek Tamber. Sister of David Eicher. Grandmother and great-grandmother of several.

NESTER, William, 70, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, March 3. Husband of Reda Nester. Father of Aaron and Shane Nester. Brother of Don and Robert Nester. Grandfather of two.

REINHART, James, 82, St. John the Apostle, Bloomington, March 13. Father of Stephanie Mitchell, Michele Stanton and Adam Reinhart. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of two.

SCHAEFER, Pauline M., 86, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Oct. 19, 2025. Mother of Jackie Mehling, Trina Strobel and Mark Schaefer. Sister of Bettye Doogs. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 10.

THIES, Patricia A., 87, St. Louis, Batesville, March 10. Mother of Dana Breazeale. Grandmother of three.

VELASCO, Miguel A. Allende, 43, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Feb. 28. Son of Miguel Angel Velasco Alvares and Teofila Allende Feria. Brother of Alissa, Isidra, Laura, Marinaly, Rosario, Yuridia, Crispin, Demon, Porfirio, Pablo and Timolin. Uncle of several.

WAGNER, Kathleen L., 81, St. Louis, Batesville, March 4. Mother of Sandra Short and Daniel Wagner. Sister of Marlene Buening. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of three.

WALKO, Marian C., 88, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Feb. 26. Mother of Susan Flottemesch, Laura Montgomery and William Walko. Sister of Evelyn Staub. Grandmother of seven. †