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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BAUMANN, Francis J., 83, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 19. Husband of Lynn Baumann. Father of Theresa Lucas, Kathleen, Michele and Mark Baumann. Brother of Anna, St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister Lillian and Anthony Baumann. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of four.
BEASLEY, Sandra A., 84, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Oct. 16. Mother of Kathy Berry and Keith Beasley. Sister of Antionette Creed. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of four
BEILOUNY, Joseph E., 58, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Oct. 1. Father of Zachary Beilouny. Brother of Robert Beilouny.
CALLAHAN, William L., 84, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Oct. 12. Husband of Theresa Callahan. Father of Lisa and William Callahan. Brother of Basil Callahan. Grandfather of three.
CARR, Billie Jean, 79, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Oct. 6. Mother of John Carr IV. Sister of Mary Shields, Veronica Shinn, Justina Wilmont, Bill, Jr., Jim, John, Ralph and Tom Shinn. Grandmother of two.
COLLIER, Virginia L., 94, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Aug. 25. Mother of Rebecca Hobbs and Cynthia Mills. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 11.
CONKLIN, Theresa J., 91, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Oct. 15. Mother of Suzzi Romines and Anthony Conklin. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of three.
COYLE, Eileen F., 88, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Oct. 13. Mother of Kathleen Carroll, George and Stephen Coyle. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.
DEL SAGRARIO MACHUCA TORRES, Cristina, 17, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Aug. 16. Daughter of Rosa Aguirre. Sister of Alexa and Camila Aguirre.
FAIRBANKS, Lois J., 90, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Oct. 16. Wife of Roger Fairbanks. Mother of Becky Fischer, Grace Schneider, Teresa Simmons, Bill and Roger Fairbanks, Jr. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 17.
GUTIERREZ-DIAZ, Issac, infant, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 30. Son of Louis Gutierrez and Carolina Diaz. Brother of Ana and Angela Gutierrez and Esteban Gutierrez-Diaz.
HERNANDEZ MORNING, Yrma, 87, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Aug. 29. Mother of Reina Morning Ewing, Estormenta and William Morning III. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of four.
HOWE, Peggy E. (Masterson), 77, St. Paul, Tell City, Oct. 16. Mother of Jill Little and Tim Howe. Sister of Kay Speihler, Ronald Lamar and Roy Masterson. Grandmother of three.
HUTCHINS, Beverly, 81, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Oct. 11. Mother of Chuck and Scott Hutchins. Sister of Edward Freiberger. Grandmother of four.
KENNEDY, David, 85,
St. Mary, Rushville, Oct. 17. Husband of Carolyn Kennedy. Father of Susan Andrews, Rhonda Bates, Christie Kay, Lori Turner, Jason Bowling and John Kennedy. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of seven.
KOOHNS, Juanita, 82, St. Mary, Rushville, Oct. 18.
Wife of Johnny Koohns. Mother of Cathy Bostic, Cindy Butler, Kendra Geis, Tara Johnston and Lynne Lake. Sister of Larry Wilson. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of three.
KRININGER, Joseph W., 77, St. Mary, New Albany, Sept. 27. Father of Brooke, Nicole, Brett and Marc Krininger. Grandfather of five.
LEWIS, Carla K. (Hardin), 62, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 7. Mother of Amy Niemeier and Cody Hurst. Daughter of Vonda Hardin. Sister of Karen Hennessey and Cheryl Young. Grandmother of two.
MCKENZIE, John, 79, St. Monica, Indianapolis, Sept. 27. Husband of Mary McKenzie. Father of Meredith Beck, Kathryn Horrigan, Blythe Sparks, Josh Horrigan, Heather, Daniel, Jonathan and Michael McKenzie. Grandfather of 20. Great-grandfather of two.
MULLIN, Pamela K., 64, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Oct. 16.
Wife of John Mullin. Mother of Jillian O’Gara, Connor and John Mullin III. Daughter of Walter and Martha Reed. Sister of Cheryl Aaron, Valerie Heiney, Rose Morrow and Daryl Reed.
NAVA-NAVA, Maria, 68, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 13. Mother of Lupe Rojas, Ismael, Jesus and Joseph Diaz.
PRESTEL, Betty Ann, 86, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Sept. 28.
Mother of Donna Baker, Anne Clark and Dan Prestel. Sister of Mary Ann Farr and Bernard Prestel. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of two.
ROACH, Judith, 79, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Oct. 7. Mother of Tammala King and Lynette Kinsey. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of three.
SUTTER, Brian, 58, St. Mary, Rushville, Oct. 15. Husband of Regina Sutter. Father of Madison Sutter. Brother of Brad Sutter.
SYLVESTER, Patrick J., 44, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Oct. 14. Brother of Katie Kelly, Jodie Kline, Jill Starliper, Ann and Bill Sylvester. Uncle of several.
VERNON, Estel, 92, Prince of Peace, Madison, Oct. 6. Father of Michael Vernon. Grandfather of five.
WINKLER, Cindy D., 64, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, Sept. 28. Wife of Tony Winkler. Mother of Stacey McKinzie, Haley Simpson, Travis Lux and Matthew Winkler. Sister of Ginger and Goble Jacobs. Grandmother of 10. †