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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COOPER, Lucille, 86, St. Mary, Richmond, Aug. 29. Mother of Carol Ross and Joe Van Zant. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of 10.
CRAFT, Thomas Dixon, Jr., 67, Prince of Peace, Madison, Aug. 29. Husband of Dorothy Craft. Father of David and Stephen Craft. Grandfather of two.
CROSSLEY, Brian, 46, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 3. Son of Evelyn (Ernst) Crossley. Brother of Rose Ann Andrada, Lynn Cart, David, Ron and Russell Crossley.
GARING, Charlotte A., 82, St. Luke, Indianapolis, Aug. 29. Mother of Marcia Baird, Charlie, John and Tom Garing. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of five.
KESTERSON, Rita A., 75, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Aug. 30. Wife of John Kesterson. Mother of Karen Bueno, Joyce Burke, Therese Holbrook, Rita McGuire, Kathleen Morrison, Mary Smith, Patricia Souhrada, Helen, Jean and John Kesterson. Sister of Margaret Bonke, Helen Henninger, Frank Early and John Raftery. Grandmother of 23. Great-grandmother of five.
KUTTER, Joseph, 73, St. Andrew, Richmond, Aug. 29. Brother of Rosemary Miller, Anthony, Jerry and Robert Kutter.
LANE, Madeline, 85, Holy Family, Richmond, Aug. 30. Mother of Carol Vlach, James and Thomas Lane. Grandmother of seven.
LUSH, Margaret J., 65, Sacred Heart, Jeffersonville, Aug. 27. Mother of Tanis Hampton, Scott and Tony Lush. Sister of Wanda Vest, Charles and George Roberts. Stepdaughter of Jane Long. Grandmother of 10.
PAAS, Walter, 94, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Aug. 11. Husband of Doris Paas. Father of John and Terrance Paas. Brother of Mary Kyzivat. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.
PITMAN, Raymond C., 84, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Indianapolis, Aug. 29. Husband of Dorothy Pitman. Father of Mary Ann Rauer, Ray Jr. and Ralph Pitman, Jeffrey, Robert and Roger Smith. Brother of Martha Pitman. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of six.
RICHARD, Wilma, 82, St. Paul, Tell City, Aug. 31. Mother of Cathy Taylor, Holly, David, Rick and Roger Richard. Sister of Jerry Cassidy and Erna Hilton. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of four. Great-great-grandmother of one.
SELLAS, Michael, 85, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Sept. 10. Husband of Katherine (Alexander) Sellas. Father of Bessie Davey, Mary Springman and Tom Sellas. Brother of Stamatella Sellas. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of one.
STOLL, Edward P., 87, St. Peter, Brookville, Aug. 28. Father of Mary Byrd, Linda Cobler, Donna Grossman, Ruth Niese, Marilyn Hountz, Kim McKee, Georgia Werner, Albert, Frankie and Henry Stoll. Brother of Mildred Homan and Rose Rodig. Grandfather of 18.
UPTHEGROVE, C. Jeanne, 91, St. Mary, Richmond, Aug. 29. Mother of Mary Kay Werry and Daniel Upthegrove. Grandmother of two.
Providence Sister Joseph Patrice Shea taught and did retreat ministry
Providence Sister Joseph Patrice Shea died on Sept. 4 at Mother Theodore Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 84.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 8 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.
The former Patricia Shea was born on Oct. 18, 1922, in Galesburg, Ill.
She entered the congregation of the Sisters of Providence on Jan. 5, 1941, and professed first vows on Aug. 15, 1943, and final vows on Jan. 23, 1949.
Sister Joseph Patrice earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Master of Arts degree at Loyola University in Los Angeles.
During 66 years as a Sister of Providence, Sister Joseph Patrice ministered as a teacher for 49 years at Catholic schools staffed by the congregation in Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina and California.
In the archdiocese, Sister Joseph Partice taught at the former Holy Trinity School in New Albany from 1943-46 and St. Paul School in Sellersburg from 1959-60.
From 1991-1999, she served on the staff of the Marywood Retreat Center in Orange, Calif.
In 2005, she retired to the motherhouse and began her prayer ministry with the senior sisters.
Surviving are a sister, Ruthmarie Leone of Carlsbad, Calif., and nieces and nephews.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876.
Providence Sister Veronica Wall served as a teacher for 49 years
Providence Sister Veronica Wall died on Sept. 1 at Mother Theodore Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 97.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 7 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.
The former Gertrude Olive Wall was born on Jan. 7, 1910, in Malden, Mass.
She entered the congregation of the Sisters of Providence on Aug. 14, 1931, and professed first vows on Feb. 27, 1934, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1939.
Sister Veronica earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
During 76 years as a Sister of Providence, she ministered as a teacher for 49 years at Catholic schools staffed by the congregation in Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Maryland and Massachusetts.
In the archdiocese, Sister Veronica taught at St. Patrick School in Terre Haute from 1938-41, St. Charles Borromeo School in Bloomington from 1941-43 and St. Joan of Arc School in Indianapolis from 1952-55.
Sister Veronica retired in 1984 then spent 11 years helping with residential services at the motherhouse and in Massachusetts.
In 2004, she began her ministry of prayer at the motherhouse.
She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. †