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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ALGER, Karen K., 76, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Dec. 9. Mother of Deb Alger.

AULL, Margaret M., 99, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Jan. 10. Mother of Nancy Decker, Mary Gatens, Irene King, Kathy McClaine, Janet Tobin and Laura Zell. Grandmother of 18.

BAKER, Hilary I., 89, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Dec. 23. Wife of David Baker. Mother of Avril Schutte and Karl Baker. Grandmother of seven.

BARNES, Thomas E., 93, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Jan. 4. Husband of Mary Ellen Barnes. Father of Kathy Traube, Andrew, Christopher, Matthew, Thomas and Vincent Barnes. Grandfather of 19. Great-grandfather of seven.

BERTOL, Angela, 47, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Dec. 28. Daughter of Adelfio Bertol. Sister of Antonio and Carol Bertol.

BISHOP, Joy, 94, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Dec. 7. Mother of Joy Cardinal, Stephanie Jones, Annie Petty, Betsy, Helen, Mary, Ed, James, John, Joseph, Max and Tom Bishop. Grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of several.

BRIGHAM, Sandra J., 76, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Jan. 3. Mother of Jean Rydberg, Jim and John Brigham. Sister of Kim VanArsdall. Grandmother of four.

BUCKMAN, James E., 82, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, Jan. 12. Husband of Mary Frances Buckman. Father of Kim Perry, Tammy and Todd Buckman. Brother of Pat Abel and Kelly Buckman. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of four.

BURTON, Floretta A., 89, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Dec. 10. Aunt of several.

CANULL, Natalie (New), 73, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, Jan. 9. Wife of Douglas Canull. Mother of Maggie Hopkins. Sister of Elizabeth Dillon and Nancy Finch.

DALGLEISH, Rick, 74, Prince of Peace, Madison, Jan. 12. Husband of Connie Dalgleish. Brother of Rose Ann Seidl, Chester and Jack Dalgleish. Uncle of several.

DIGIOVANNA, Charles V., 83, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, Jan. 5. Father of Tara Rose. Brother of Augustine DiGiovanna.

DOYLE, Suzanne, 79, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Jan. 4. Wife of Morey Doyle. Mother of Victoria, Andrew and Morey Doyle. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of one.

EVANS, Francis J., 82, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 16. Husband of Kathy Evans. Father of Angie and Scott. Brother of Jim, John and Leo Evans. Grandfather of two.

GREELEY, Norma J., 97 St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Dec. 30.

GRISSMER, Thomas, 84, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Dec. 27. Husband of Alma Grissmer. Father of Cristina Grissmer. Brother of Jan and David Grissmer.

GROSS, Harriett, 82, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Jan. 21. Mother of Bridgett McDaniels-Russell, Mollee and Andrew McDaniels and Jason, John and Josh Fletcher. Grandmother of 22. Great-grandmother of 15. Great-great-grandmother of two.

HARDY, Orlando, 56, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Jan. 11. Husband of Lucia Hardy.

HARRELL, Gregory P., 67, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Jan. 2. Brother of Joe Harrell. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

ISTERLING, Gary, 84, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Nov. 11. Father of Diana Guynn. Brother of Marjorie Smith. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of three.

JASSO, Ricardo Salinas, 85, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, Jan. 8. Father of Claudia, Virginia, Alejandro, Efrain and Omar Salinas. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 11.

KOLTER, Evelyn K., 79, St. Louis, Batesville, Jan. 7. Wife of Harry Kolter. Mother of Roseann Giesting, Nancy Ottier, Elizabeth, Christopher and Tony Kolter. Sister of Debbie Davis, Carolyn Hoff, Marilyn Rosenberger, Gary, Jerry, Kenneth, Robert and Tom Kuntz. Grandmother of 11. Step-grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of two.

LAUSTERER, Priscilla, 76, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Jan. 13. Wife of Dennis Lausterer. Mother of Jill Sisson and Denny Lausterer. Grandmother of three.

MCCARTHY, Sally A., 81, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 10. Mother of Kathleen Haberthy, Christopher, Michael and Timothy McCarthy. Grandmother of seven.

MCCARTIN, Rita, 84, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Jan. 14. Wife of Robert McCartin. Mother of Marcia Eddings and Douglas McCartin. Sister of Juanita Carter and Sue Dowdell. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four.

MCPHERSON, Elizabeth A., 94, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Jan. 16. Mother of Katherine Hite, Dr. Linda Kern, Elaine, Charles, David, Gregory, James, Kevin, Michael and William McPherson. Grandmother of 32. Great-grandmother of 40. Great-great-grandmother of three.

MILLER, Patricia A., 94, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Nov. 25. Mother of Nancy Barber, Linda Crump, Diane Endres, Deacon Jim and Mike Miller. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of nine.

PEARSON, Lucille M., 88, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Dec. 17. Mother of Jon and Kevin Luttrell. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 25. Great-great-grandmother of nine.

PEYTON, Etta Mae (Chambers), 85, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Nov. 16. Mother of Angela Peyton. Sister of Joyce Baker.

PIEDRA, Manuel Martinez, 19, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, Jan. 7. Son of Bernardo Martinez and Socorro Piedra. Brother of Alejandra, Marisela, Juan and Luis Martinez Piedra.

PREWITT, Frank E., 87, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Jan. 10. Father of Lisa Cline, Andrew, Craig and James Prewitt. Brother of Dennis Prewitt. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 35.

RIEDEMAN, Dale A., 76, St. Mary, Greensburg, Jan. 4. Father of Jessica Hunter and Dana Riedeman. Brother of Roseanne Noah, Julie Reed, Missionaries of Charity Sister M. Sefapano, Joyce, Carl, David, Omer, Paul and Robert Riedeman. Grandfather of three.

SPINA, Mildred R., 83, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Jan. 10. Mother of Gregory, Victor, Jr., and William Spina. Sister of Mary Ann Sullivan. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of eight.

SWAN, Jeffrey J., 53, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, Jan. 13. Father of Samantha, Joseph and Joshua Swan. Son of Fred and Judy Swan. Brother of Julie Swan.

THOMAS, Essie, 84, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Jan. 5. Wife of LeRoy Thomas. Mother of Derrick Simms-Thomas, Gregory and Kevin Simms. Sister of Cora Gholston and Redford Moore. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of 10.

TOBIN, Denise A., 63, St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis, Dec. 22. Wife of Michael Tobin. Mother of Nicole Wesling, Jonathan and Matthew Tobin. Sister of Diana Hay, Dennis and William Barrett III. Grandmother of five.

WILSON, Helen, 95, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Dec. 27. Mother of Kathleen Ferguson, Christine, Charles and Thomas Wilson. Sister of Carolyn Fitzpatrick. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of nine. †