Obituaries
† May the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace †
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.
BURNS, Richard Lyons, 74, St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute, Aug. 19. Husband of Mary Skaggs-Burns. Father of Elizabeth Howes, Rita Senseman, Laura Yeakey and Julia Burns. Stepfather of Debra Adrian, Teresa Coble, Richard and Steve Hawkins.
CONDON, Raymond, 82,St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Aug 15. Husband of Yoshiko Condon. Father of Yukari Ryli, Bill and Mike Condon.
DAVIS, Rosetta, 82, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Aug. 18. Mother of Frances Benton, Chris Delze, Ray Kimbro, David and Douglas Davis. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 20.
FOCO, Ernest A., 74, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Aug. 23. Husband of Bethany Foco. Father of Tina Burtch, Trish Capehart, Melanie Henderson and Colleen McKain. Brother of Jeri Fisher and Carol Morgan. Grandfather of 12.
FREDRICK, Thomas N., 60, St. Louis, Batesville, Aug. 26. Husband of Deborah Fredrick. Father of Lisa Reames and Douglas Fredrick. Stepfather of Wendy Phillips and Teresa Frederick. Son of Virginia Burke. Stepson of Patrick Burke. Brother of Alfred, Harry and William Frederick.
HANNA, Gerard, 69, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, Aug. 23. Brother of Sharon O’Farrell.
HOBBS, Jo Ann, 78, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, July 27. Mother of Shirley Sherer and Sam Hobbs. Sister of Mary Lou Taylor. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 14.
JONES, Ruth M., 82, St. Luke, Indianapolis, Aug. 28. Mother of Charles, Daniel and Joseph Jones. Sister of Virginia McAlpin. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 24. Great-great-grandmother of two.
KRIECH, Francis J., 82, St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis, Aug. 22. Husband of Rita Kriech. Father of Karen Artrip, Laura Blok, Jean Donlan, Joan Fishburn, Therese Myers, Mary Beth Pilano, Ruth Smith Blaise, Daniel and Ken Kriech. Brother of Bertha Gagnon and Edna Reilly. Grandfather of 28. Great-grandfather of one.
LaBARBERA, Pauline J., 97, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Aug. 28. Mother of Rose Ann Haverkos, Marlene Tucker and Donna Winkler. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 19. Great-great-grandmother of seven.
LAUBER, Carl J., 97, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Aug. 23. Father of Betty Ann Fentz, Mary Kathryn Hermance, Frank Lauber, Jim and Tom Kurtz. Brother of Agnes Clouser. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of 10. Great-great-grandfather of two.
LUZAR, Mary M., 82, Holy Trinity, Indianapolis, Aug. 22. Wife of Joseph Luzar. Mother of Patti Wiseman, Joseph and William Luzar. Grandmother of one.
MUNCHEL, Margaret, 75,St. Peter, Franklin County, Aug. 20. Aunt of several.
NOONE, Cecilia (Toomey), 91, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Aug. 23. Mother of Jack and Mike Noone. Sister of Lucille Shiver. Grandmother of six.
REDMOND, John L., 80, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Aug. 23. Father of Rosalie Sullivan, John and Larry Redmond. Brother of Rita Brown, Alice Gong, David, Paul, Richard, Robert and Thomas Redmond. Grandfather of five.
ROELL, Mary F., 93, Sacred Heart, Indianapolis, Aug. 22. Mother of Linda Calvin, Ellen Ross and John Roell. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 22. Great-great-grandmother of two.
SCHAEFER, Bertha J., 99, St. Paul, New Alsace, Aug. 18. Mother of Rosemary Conrad, Bertha Pfliegel, Alfred Jr., Elmer, Harry, John, Lester, Ralph, Raymond and Robert Schaefer. Grandmother of 37. Great-grandmother of 56. Great-great-grandmother of three.
SCHROEDER, Emma, 89, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, Aug. 21. Mother of Sheila Edward, John, Ronald and William Schroeder. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of four.
SMITH, Yvonne R., 93, St. Luke, Indianapolis, Aug. 22. Mother of K. Clay Smith. Sister of Claire Bradicich, Marie Hunter and Maxine McMahon. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of two.
STARR, Wilma Catherine, 93, Annunciation, Brazil, Aug. 18. Mother of Mildred Gilmer, Catherine Hargis, Nelda Medley, Christine Sonnenberg, Albert, Charles, Gary, George, John, Marion and William Starr. Grandmother of 32. Great-grandmother of 44. Great-great-grandmother of six.
WALKE, Clifford A., 77, St. Mary, Greensburg, Aug. 28. Husband of Edith Walke. Father of Dan and Richard Walke. Brother of Rose Marie Hausman, Mary Vogelsang and Eugene Walke. Grandfather of two.
WEISS, Ellen R., 64, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge City, Aug. 21. Wife of Charles Weiss. Mother of Liesl Flanagan and Charlotte Harris. Sister of Hilary Cook and William Higgins. Grandmother of four.
WILLIAMS, Mark W., 34, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Aug. 25. Husband of Robin Williams. Son of Luke and Mary Pat Williams. Grandson of Wilma Williams, Tom and Martha Muehlenkamp.
YOUNGSTAFEL, Thomas J.,Sr., 45, St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis, Aug. 14. Husband of Judi Youngstafel. Father of Kathryn, Christopher and Thomas Youngstafel Jr. Son of Mary Youngstafel. Brother of Anne Thompson, Mary, Rose, Carl, Lawrence, Mark and Richard
Youngstafel. †