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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BELL, Glennard E., 83, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Sept. 2. Husband of Beverly Bell. Father of Heather Bradley, Beth Dean, LuAnne Lintner, Glen and Gregory Bell. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of nine.
BRYAN, Rosemary, 87, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 13. Mother of Marsha Antolik and Deborah Smith. Sister of Betty Kloufetos, Donna St. Clair, Bruce, Johnny and Mike Campbell. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of 10. Great-great-grandmother of one.
CECIL, Jerry C., 80, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Sept. 4. Husband of Donna (Wallace) Cecil. Father of Sheryl Yeardon, Dr. Danny, Darrell and Gary Cecil. Brother of James Cecil. Grandfather of 11. Great-grand-father of 10.
CULPEPPER, Emma L., 75, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Aug. 29. Wife of Joseph Culpepper, Jr. Mother of Alison, Jennifer, David and Joey Culpepper. Sister of Bertha Jones. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.
DICKMAN, Gene, 71, St. Paul, Tell City, Aug. 28. Husband of Liz Dickman. Father of Misty Harris. Brother of Debbie Foster, Trish Kleiser, Barry, Joe, Mike and Tim Dickman. Grandfather of three.
FEDERLE, Daniel T., 64, St. Louis, Batesville, Sept. 8. Brother of Dorothy Federle.
GARCIA, Juan Manuel, Jr., 73, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Sept. 1. Husband of Patricia Garcia. Father of Gabriela, Gina, Gregg, Juan and Michael Garcia. Brother of Myrna Cortez. Grandfather of 14.
GAROFOLA, Patricia Jo, 75, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Aug. 27. Wife of Joseph Garofola. Mother of Tracy and Timothy Garofola. Sister of Debbie George, Charlene, Randy and Tommy Syrgley. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of two.
GRANDE, Mary Anne (Noone), 82, St. Michael, Greenfield, Aug. 31. Wife of James Grande. Mother of Rosemarie Kottlowski, Bernadette Von Essen, Maureen, David and Thomas Grande. Sister of JoEllen Eckstein, Betty Hoffman, Helen Gasper, Colette Philhower, Kay Woods, Francis, John and Steve Noone. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of five.
HEMPSTEAD, Brandon D., 18, St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 5. Son of Treasa Hempstead. Brother of Allison Hempstead. Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Wilmer.
HILL, Dennis P., 55, St. Maurice, Decatur County, Aug. 28. Husband of Carolyn Hill. Father of Brittney Mason and Jeremy Hill. Stepfather of Julie Wenning, Amy and Daniel Holzer. Son of Donald and Carol Hill. Brother of Bridget McClellan, Donnie, Joseph, Tim and William Hill. Grandfather of 11.
KAREM, Joseph P., 88, Holy Family, New Albany, Sept. 7. Father of Becky DuVall, Debbie Eckles, Andrea Greene, Lynn Hallman, Kim LaPilusa and Greg Karem. Brother of Peggy English and Evelyn Marks. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of 19.
KEMPLE, Mary, 86, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 27. Wife of John Kemple. Mother of Wini Harrison, Twila Henderson, Dewey and Eric Kemple. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of five.
KIRBY, Ruth Ellen, 85, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Aug. 31. Wife of Jack Kirby. Mother of Jacqueline Collins, Ellen Kazlas, Patrick and Terrence Kirby. Sister of Mary Eileen Schneider. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.
KRAEMER, Patricia, 75, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 28. Sister of Darlene, Gerald and Gilbert Kraemer.
LAMPERSKI, Edward A., 91, Holy Trinity, Indianapolis, Aug. 26. Husband of Catherine Lamperski. Father of Catherine Dearing, Nellie Thompson, Madonna Wilson, Mary, Joseph and Walter Lamperski. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of two.
MASSEY, Ira D., 92, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 13. Father of Karen Bishop, Rosita Fleischman, Jane Smith, Edward and Larry Massey. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of one.
MEYERS, Donald C., 84, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Sept. 2. Husband of Marjorie Meyers. Father of Leslie Floyd, Kathy Whisler, Ben, Donald and Keith Meyers. Stepfather of Carolyn Daniel, Suzanne Newton, Claudia Leahy and Marcia Spies. Brother of Clara Ann Gardner and Cletus Meyers. Grandfather of several. Great-grandfather of several.
MILLER, Denzil R., 71, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Aug. 27. Husband of Mary Rose (Mazza) Miller. Father of Nicole Hutchings and Kristina Miller. Brother of Louise Cole, Barbara Sinders and Bill Miller. Grandfather of two.
MILLER, Erin (Gulley), 30, Holy Family, New Albany, Aug. 27. Wife of Tim Miller. Daughter of Dan and Christie Gulley. Sister of Heather Gregory, Shannon and Corey Gulley. Granddaughter of Elizabeth Carroll.
MOORMAN, Thomas Roland, 88, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Sept. 6. Husband of Sally Moorman. Father of Terri Barrett, Kaye Battles, Beth Park, Linda Vater, Meg, Dave, Martin and Tom Moorman. Brother of Billy Laugle, Betty Ricci and Ace Moorman. Grandfather of 20.
POWERS, Carroll Allen, 81, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Aug. 27. Husband of Anna Powers. Father of Kerry and Mark Powers. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.
RICHART, James V., 87, St. Agnes, Nashville, Sept. 1. Husband of Jeanette Richart.
RICHART, Philip Louis, 71, former member St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis, Aug. 15. Husband of Lynn Richart. Father of Larry Richart. Brother of Joyce Haboush, Larry and Msgr. Paul Richart. Grandfather of one.
SAUER, Kathleen Ann, 64, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Sept. 2. Wife of William Sauer. Mother of Michelle Marston, Emily and Brian Sauer. Daughter of Lucille Wheatley. Sister of Joyce Brandenburg, Mary Shearer, Susan Weisgerber, Joan, Greg and Steve Wheatley. Grandmother of five.
SCHEIDT, Anthony, 45, St. Agnes, Nashville, Aug. 16. Son of Stephen Scheidt. Brother of Donald and Jeff Scheidt.
SCHMIDT, Edward J., 70, St. Paul, Sellersburg, Aug. 25. Husband of Betty Schmidt. Father of Robin Dornbush and Bryan Schmidt. Brother of Kenny and Leo Schmidt. Grandfather of four.
SCHUETTER, Douglas J., 66, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Aug. 28. Husband of Sarah Schuetter. Father of Brian and Scott Schuetter.
SCHWANEKAMP, Mary M., 32, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Aug. 25. Wife of Brent Schwanekamp. Mother of Scott Schwanekamp. Daughter of Wayne Tanner and Patti Luce. Sister of Patrick Luce. Granddaughter of Patricia Luce.
SINISE, Claire Lorraine (DeCesaro), 89, St. Monica, Indianapolis, Sept. 1. Mother of Greg Sinise. Grandmother of two.
STEWART, Nancy Catherine, 61, St. Joseph, Corydon, Sept. 2. Wife of Rick Stewart. Mother of Jenny Krider and Beth Mathes. Daughter of Pearl Trebing. Sister of Nick Trebing. Grandmother of three.
STUART, Mary Ann, 84, St. Agnes, Nashville, Aug. 7. Mother of Lynn Alexander, Mary Beth Gadus, Bill, Bruce and Grant Stuart. Grandmother of 13.
THOMSON, Mary G., 93, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Aug. 14. Mother of Mary Ellen Kutcher, Sheryl Leary, Jane Marye, Joan Relf, Dick, John and Mark Thomson. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 15.
WHITE, Carrie Ann, 54, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Aug. 26. Wife of Wayne White. Mother of Kari and Renae White. Daughter of Marlene Kennedy. Sister of Victoria Jones and John Kennedy. Grandmother of five. †