December 10, 2021

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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AMRHEIN, Evelyn C., 68, St. Michael, Brookville, Nov. 10. Mother of Faye Cossins, Dale, Lyle and Paul Amrhein. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.

BEAGLE, Mary, 86, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 13. Wife of Ray Beagle. Mother of Karen Meyer, Kathy Porter, Chris and Rick Beagle. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of seven.

BIRCHLER, Mary Rose, 92, St. Paul, Tell City, Nov. 16. Mother of Angela Aumage and Samuel Beavin, Jr. Stepmother of Mary, Susan, Donald and John Birchler. Sister of Rita Brockman, Carol Dauby and Paul Strobel. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of four.

BORHO, Leonard, 79, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Nov. 19. Father of Michelle Borho Bhattarai and Frances and Theresa Borho. Brother of Elizabeth Hatcher, Firmina Young and Nicholas Borho. Grandfather of one.

BROWN, George, 94, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Nov. 11. Husband of Jeane Brown. Father of Gayle Driver, Diane Green, Elaine Palmer and Jeff Brown. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of eight.

CONNER, Joan L. (Sabelhaus), 90, St. Paul, Tell City, Nov. 17. Mother of Christine Kanneberg, Julie Kohnert, Mary Riley, Theresa, David, Stephen and Tim Conner. Sister of Jerry, Pat and Steve Sabelhaus. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 12.

CUMMINS, Mary A., 90, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Nov. 15. Mother of Mary Sue Skillman, Annie Voelkel, Danny and Jimmy Cummins. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 10.

DEVINE, Jamie J., 29, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Nov. 15. Daughter of Patrick and Susan Devine. Sister of Jake, Joe and John Devine.

DOLL, Daniel, 73, St. Michael, Brookville, Nov. 17. Husband of Marilyn Doll. Father of Lisa Sawyer. Brother of Clete and Jake Doll. Grandfather of two.

FULLERTON, George L. 79, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 9. Husband of Barbara Fullerton. Father of George Fullerton, Jr. and Mark Fullerton. Brother of Laura Kille and Ralph Fullerton, Jr. Grandfather of five.

GILPIN, Jerry, 75, St. Mary, Rushville, Nov. 22. Husband of Bettigene Gilpin. Father of Christopher Gilpin. Brother of Pamela Etzy and Mark Gilpin.

GORMAN, Mark E., 80, St. Anne, New Castle, Nov. 16. Husband of Joyce Gorman. Father of Amy McCormack, JoEll and Troy Gorman. Brother of Kathleen Wallace. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of six.

HINTON, Anna Mae, 95, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 11. Mother of Allan, Bradley and Marc Hinton. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of seven.

HOFFMAN, Cornelia C., 78, All Saints Parish, Dearborn County, Nov. 14. Wife of Conrad Hoffman. Mother of Cathy Hoffman and Amy Wissel. Sister of Eileen Weisenbach. Grandmother of four.

HOFFMAN, Louise, 96, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 4. Mother of Jenny Banker, Nancy Flint, Maury and Ron Hoffman. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 17.

HOFFMEIER, Wilma A. (Kuhn), 84, All Saints Parish, Dearborn County, Nov. 19. Wife of Clifford Hoffmeier. Mother of Beverly Fisher, Sheila Knollman, Jeff and Ron Hoffmeier. Sister of Dave Kuhn. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 11.

KOLB, Virginia C., 85, St. Michael, Brookville, Nov. 13. Wife of Edward Kolb. Mother of Donna Talbert, Dennis, Mark and Randy Kolb. Sister of Ruth Sizemore. Grandmother of 21. Great-grandmother of 17. Great-great-grandmother of five.

LONGO, Eric C., 52, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Oct. 29. Husband of Melany Longo. Father of Anabella, Madeleine and Maximilian Longo. Son of D. Thomas Longo, Jr. and Liliana Longo. Brother of Mark Longo.

MOORE, Elizabeth, 89, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Nov. 12. Mother of Peggy Chopra, Kathy Layden, Pattie, Daniel and Michael Moore. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of five.

MULLIS, Rose Marie, 83, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Nov. 11. Mother of Diana Cox, Becky Miller, Charlene Rickenbaugh, Allan, Dean, Gary, Leon, Richard and Stanley Mullis. Grandmother of 30. Great-grandmother of 16.

PERRY, Mary E. (Wagner), 83, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Nov. 12. Mother of Denise Eickhoff and Tammy Himsworth. Sister of Joan Rippy. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 14.

PRICE, Jack M., 81, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 12. Husband of Elizabeth Price. Father of Jennifer McAvene, Dale and Jack Price II. Brother of Judy Strader, Kathy Wyatt, Robert and Thomas Price. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 17.Great-great-grandfather of two.

RISK, Richard L., 54, St. Mary, Rushville, Nov. 12. Father of Jaylee Davis. Son of Carolyn Risk. Brother of Tracy Cesare.

ROSS, Russell G., 92, St. Jude the Apostle, Spencer, Oct. 19. Husband of Ellen Ross. Father of Julie Cooper, Janet Jones, Jane Schneider, Jennifer and James Ross. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of 23.

SCHREINER, Sr., Frank R., 91, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 12. Husband of Dorothy Schreiner. Father of Paula Bales, Patricia Matus, Edward and Frank Schreiner, Jr. Brother of Joan Tebbe and Donald Schreiner. Grandfather of eight.

STRIECKER, Mary, 98, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 15. Mother of Betty Burkhart, Marlene Daeger, Paulene Feldman-Hurt, Sue Wilds and Thomas Striecker. Sister of Lowell Walterman. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of 21. Great-great-grandmother of 20.

TOLAR, Lorraine T., 84, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge City, Nov. 15. Mother of Kathy Dattoli, Mary Rose, Jack and James Tolar. Sister of Elsie Edney. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 28. Great-great-grandmother of four.

WAGNER, Agnes J., 88, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 10. Mother of Susan Geis, Lisa Huff, Dennis and Michael Wagner. Sister of Kathleen Berkemeier, Lucille Case, Margaret Greiwe, Ruth Steinkamp, Mary Ann Sullivan, Virginia Wamsley and Ronald Schoettmer. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 10.

WAGNER, Dolores, 92, St. Maurice, Napoleon, Nov. 9. Mother of Theresa Rork, Alan, Brian, Joe, John, Mark, Mike and Steve Wagner. Sister of Marilyn Buening, Dorothy Stier and Paul Gehl. Grandmother of 26. Great-grandmother of 30. Great-great-grandmother of two.

WANINGER, Dennis P., 82, St. Boniface, Fulda, Nov. 21. Husband of Carol Waninger. Father of Debra Al-Hajeri, Nancy Barker, Cheryl and Connie Kluemper and Mark Waninger. Brother of Pauline Gogel, Anna Mae Peters, Agnes Witte, Clarence, Norman and Robert Waninger. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 12.

WERNE, Ruth O. (Aders), 89, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Oct. 26. Mother of Sally Gravatte, Diane Mooney, Michael, Richard and Steve Werne. Sister of Judy Dial, Ida Kelley, Eleanor Lasher, Gerald and Maurice Aders. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 19. †

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