Obituaries

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BAREITHER, Theresa M., 77, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, March 15. Wife of Terry Bareither. Mother of Bart and Max Bareither. Sister of Annette Beesting, Phyllis Collins, Janet Glendening, Suann Southwick and Joseph Duennes. Grandmother of two.

BREWER, Ray E., 85, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Jan. 12. Husband of Loretta Brewer. Father of Annette Blake, Daniel, Randall and Robert Brewer. Brother of Christina Miller and Raymond Brewer. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 15.

BROWN, JoAnn M., 92, Prince of Peace, Madison, April 28. Mother of Gary Brown. Sister of Rita Campbell. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of five.

BUENING, Marlene A., 81, St. Mary, Greensburg, May 2. Mother of Trina Koers, Karen Varadachari and Mark Buening. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four.

CARBONE, Stephen L., 74, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, April 6. Husband of Judy Carbone. Brother of Carolyn Connolly and Ruth Wehby. Uncle of several.

EATON, Rosemary L., 91, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Nov. 9, 2025. Mother of Kathleen Ross, Elizabeth Scott, Daniel, David, Jr., Ronald and Timothy Eaton. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of six.

ENGLERT, Barbara A., 81, St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 31. Mother of Dorene Ocamb. Sister of Kathleen Dishman. Grandmother of one.

ESSIG, Kathy J. (Ferguson), 74, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, April 26. Mother of Kaeti Essig and Glenda Wright. Sister of Elizabeth and Don Ferguson. Grandmother of one.

FELDMAN, Luella, 90, St. Jude, Indianapolis, April 30. Mother of Nancy Sowers, Barry, Brad, Brent, Brian and Bruce Feldman. Sister of Charles Burkhart. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 11.

FELDMAN, Marvin J., 92, St. Jude, Indianapolis, April 30. Father of Nancy Sowers, Barry, Brad, Brent, Brian and Bruce Feldman. Brother of Rosalyn Doyle. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 11.

FITES, Alan, 86, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, April 1. Husband of Marilyn Fites. Father of Susan and Steven. Stepfather of Cara, Kelly and Jared. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of one.

FOLKMAN, Gary L., 81, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, April 20. Husband of Susan Folkman. Father of Leslie Folkman and Lisa Teague. Brother of Guy Folkman and Kevn Green. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of one.

GONZALEZ, Jonathan, 43, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Dec. 6, 2025. Son of Octavio and Lucia Gonzalez.

GORDON, Herbert L., 76, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 22. Husband of Sandra Gordon. Father of April Holder, Melissa Kapfhammer, Ben and Hadley Gordon. Brother of Debbie Dehn and Becky Edwards. Grandfather of nine. Great grandfather of three.

GRIFFIN, Deborah A., 74, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Nov. 14, 2025. Sister of Carol, Monica, Rick, Thomas and Timothy Griffin. Aunt of several.

HARTMAN, Angela F., 95, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 25. Mother of Donna Isler, Susan Smith, Marcia Torpey and Donald Hartman, Jr. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 15. Great-great-grandmother of one.

HARTMAN, Eileen, 81, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, April 23. Wife of James Hartman. Mother of Aaron Hartman. Sister of AnnaJean Gleason-Cowan. Grandmother of one.

LAKIN, Joseph R., 64, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 15. Brother of Mary and James Lakin.

LIME, Donna, 84, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, April 13. Wife of Richard Lime. Mother of Donna Caldwell, Susan and Michael Lime. Sister of Linda Johnson, Harry, John and Steve Heidelberger. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of seven.

MCAULEY, Mary E., 69, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, April 12. Sister of Kathleen Sandlin, Faith Williamson, Robin and James McAuley. Aunt of several.

MICHA, Judith E., 79, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, April 24. Wife of Anthony Micha. Mother of Karen Synder and David Micha. Grandmother of four.

MILLER, Betty A., 101, St. Jude, Indianapolis, April 29. Mother of Pam Miller-Balfour, Julie Miller-Whitney, David, Joseph and Robert Miller, Jr. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of 10.

MULCAHY, Joan (Mallon), 94, American Martyrs, Scottsburg, April 23. Mother of Beth Mackenzie, Nancy Maston, Marge Mulcahy and Jean Robbins. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of nine.

PETERSON, Jane (Illyes), 79, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Nov. 22, 2025. Mother of Jeffrey and Michael Peterson. Sister of Margaret Price, Barbara Reedy and Robert Illyes.

PIECZKO, Marian C., 87, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, April 18. Wife of Goerge Pieczko. Mother of Amy Freeman, Mary Stumpf, Joe and Mike Pieczko. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of two.

RAIL, Harry J., 86, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, April 25. Husband of Judith Rail. Father of Anna Maria Spurgin, Eric and Harry Rail II. Brother of Ann McGuire, James and John Rail. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of five.

REMIGIO, Demetrio Dominguez, 46, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, March 1. Husband of Cirila Grardo Mariano.

ROBINSON, Ruby L., 92, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, April 14. Mother of Robin Robinson, Becky and Randy Mitchell. Stepmother of Karen and Paul Robinson. Grandmother of eight. Step-grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 21. Great-great-grandmother of several.

ROSFELD, Roger, 67, St. Mary, Rushville, April 29. Husband of Deborah Rosfeld. Father of Krista Richey and Kyla Shaver. Brother of Denise Small, Mary, John and Phil Rosfeld. Grandfather of six.

SCHNEIDER, William, 92, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 22. Husband of Patricia Schneider. Father of Deborah Clem, Stacy Madden, Brad and Scott Schneider. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 12.

STAHL, Joanne E., 69, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, April 22. Sister of Mary Ann Pennington. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

STEWART, Mary, 76, St. Paul, Tell City, April 24. Aunt, great-aunt, and great-great-aunt of several.

WIECZOREK, Joan M., 94, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, April 23. Mother of Nancy Dowling and John Wieczorek. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of eight.

WINKE, Larry S., 82, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, April 9. Father of Tricia Bennett and Michelle Rice. Brother of Laverne Ferdon. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of four.

Providence Sister Eileen Rose Bonner served as an educator, hospital chaplain

Providence Sister Eileen Rose Bonner, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, died on May 5 at Providence Health Care at the motherhouse. She was 93.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on May 21 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse in St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Eileen Rose was born on May 29, 1932, in Whiting, Ind. She entered the Sisters of Providence on Jan. 8, 1950, and professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1957.

Sister Eileen Rose earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and a master’s degree in education at Indiana State University in Terre Haute.

During her 76 years as a member of the Sisters of Providence, Sister Eileen Rose served as an educator in Catholic schools for 25 years in Illinois and Indiana. She later served as a hospital chaplain for 20 years in Kentucky. In retirement, Sister Eileen Rose volunteered as a tutor, an ESL teacher and in a soup kitchen and in parish bereavement ministry.

In the archdiocese, Sister Eileen Rose served in Indianapolis at Immaculate Heart of Mary School from 1963-69, St. Luke the Evangelist School from 1973-75 and at Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ School from 1975-77.

Surviving is a brother, Neil Bonner of Oceanside, Calif.

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. †