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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BOWLES, Glenda S., 56, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Feb. 27. Daughter of Angela Bowles. Sister of Kelly Hanner, Gail Moore, Janice Somers and Rhonda Weldon. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

DOERFLEIN, Clifford A., 88, St. Michael, Brookville, Feb. 22. Uncle of several.

GOEBEL, Richard F., 84, Prince of Peace, Madison, March 5. Husband of Jerri Goebel. Father of Judy Buchanan, Jill Mires, Janis Rudolech, Tim, Todd and Tony Goebel. Stepfather of Cyndie Andrew, Louann Merrel and Ralph Thorpe. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of nine. Step-grandfather of nine. Step-great-grandfather of nine. Step-great-great-grandfather of two.

JACKSON-TAYLOR, Delores, 80, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Feb. 9. Mother of Pamela Shelton, Judy Jackson-Stanley, Jan, Jay and Dr. Jeff Jackson, Jeff and Terry Taylor. Sister of Kathy Rosengrant and Theresa Walker. Grandmother of 19. Great-grandmother of 17.

KEENAN, Patricia A., 80, St. Mary, Navilleton, Feb. 27. Wife of Carl Keenan. Mother of Brian, Kelly, Kevin and Shawn Keenan. Sister of Mary Helen Blume, Kathy Calderon, Joan Holzknecht, Carol Owings, Jim and Michael Sheehan. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of four.

KOFFI, Alexandra Q., 17, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Feb. 25. Daughter of Anani and Ornelia Koffi. Sister of Ashley Koffi.

KOFFI, Aaron K., 13, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Feb. 25. Son of Anani and Ornelia Koffi. Brother of Ashley Koffi.

LICHLYTER, Nellis J. (Sims), 87, Prince of Peace, Madison, Feb. 27. Mother of Marie Crowe, Debra Glover and Clara Pruitt. Grandmother of seven. Great‑grandmother of three. Great-great‑grandmother of 10.

MATTHEWS, James D., 99, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Feb. 15. Father of Eileen Munden, Mary Ann Sullivan, James and Paul Matthews. Brother of Anna Dillane, Ethel Gahimer and Carl Matthews. Grandfather of 11. Great‑grandfather of 10.

NIETO, Gloria (Raya), 80, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Feb. 28. Wife of Max Nieto. Mother of Diane Harrison, Mary Melton and Liz Smith. Sister of Gabriel and Richard Raya. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of two.

NOBBE, Mildred J., 84, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 2. Mother of Marilyn Hoeing, Brian, Richard, Robert and Steve Nobbe. Sister of Velma Meyer. Grandmother of 11. Great‑grandmother of 10.

NORD, Robert, 89, St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 28. Father of Angela, Andrew, Joseph and Thomas Nord. Grandfather of four.

ROEMBKE, Raymond J., Sr., 90, St. Roch, Indianapolis, March 1. Father of Kathy Broughton, Jan Crist, Rosie Looney, Karen Morgan, Barb, Claire and Raymond Roembke Jr. Brother of Tess Springman. Grandfather of 13. Great‑grandfather of 14.

SKIBBE, Arthur F., Jr., 83, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Feb. 24. Husband of Doris Skibbe. Uncle of one.

STENGER, Theodore, 88, All Saints, Dearborn County, March 1. Husband of Rita Stenger. Father of Cindy Morse, Eric, Randy and Russell Stenger. Brother of Jo Ann Oesterling, Earl and Jerome Stenger. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of four.

WELLS, Phyllis A. (Hammer), 79, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Feb. 9. Mother of Gary Wells. Grandmother of two. Great‑grandmother of seven.

WILEY, John D., 86, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Feb. 16. Father of Margaret Wood and John Wiley II. Grandfather of three.

WILHELM, Dorothy, 92, St. Michael, Brookville, March 2. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

ZELLER, Connie, 89, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Feb. 24. †