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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BACK, Paul W., 92, St. Peter, Franklin County, Aug. 4. Husband of Ruth Back. Father of Mary Garcia, Jenny McCreary, Donna Raver, Debora Simmermeyer, Dan, Jerry, Larry, Ron and Terry Back. Brother of Marlene Hoog, Charles, David and Harold Back. Grandfather of 36. Great-grandfather of 35.

BANICH, Jr., Anthony J., 72, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Aug. 5. Husband of Kathy Banich. Father of Angie Fleenor and Anthony Banich III. Brother of Rosanne Bennett, Trina Chastain, Mary Lou Fox, Rebecca Meehan, Lucy Wagner, Jim and Paul Banich. Grandfather of five.

BEESLEY, Ruth C., 95, St. Michael, Brookville, Aug. 9. Mother of Nancy Hansel, Carol Kirkpatrick, John, Lester, Mike and Richard Beesley. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 23. Great-great-grandmother of three.

BIVEN-JOHNSON, Ethel I., 82, St. Mary, Indianapolis, Aug. 10. Mother of Mary Burris, Joyce Johnson-McClendon, Barbara Johnson-Miles, Cheryl Moore, Tracey and Kenneth Johnson. Sister of Anise Randle. Grandmother of 25. Great-grandmother of 36. Great-great-grandmother of nine.

BLAIR, Louise A., 95, St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 2. Mother of JoAnn Hunter, Laura Richey, Leo, Richard and Robert Blair. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 17. Great-great-grandmother of one.

CARBERRY, JoAnn, 84, Holy Family, New Albany, Aug. 4. Wife of Hugh Carberry. Sister of Paul Jefferson. Aunt of several.

CARDOZA, Gilbert, 88, St. Rose of Lima, Franklin, Aug. 21. Husband of Ella Mae Cardoza. Father of Nora Cardoza-Deering, David Cardoza-Mills and Joseph Cardoza. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of 25. Great-great-grandfather of four.

CARLSON, Ron, 83, St. Paul, Tell City, Aug. 5. Husband of Julina Carlson. Father of Glenda Buffa, Brenda Ceja, Stacy Cutshaw and Jeff Carlson. Grandfather of six.

EVRARD, Faye, 73, St. Paul, Tell City, Aug. 21. Mother of Brandi Labhart, Amanda Evrard Pruitt and Amber Stowe. Sister of Jean Galey, Joyce Tooke, Don and Jim Knieriem. Grandmother of seven.

GAINES, Virginia F., 53, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Aug. 26. Wife of Darrin Gaines. Mother of Hannah and Heather Gaines. Sister of Anita Gaines, Regina Tremain, Sheila Wills, Arthur, David, Shannon and Thomas Craig. Grandmother of one.

GEORGE, Geraldine (Kleaving), 93, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 1. Mother of Victoria Gebhard, Le Ann Riley, Charles, Sr., and Scott George. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 14. Step-great-grandmother of two.

HELLINGER, Carol, 88, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 1. Mother of Terri Hibbs, Lisa Leister, Gina Ober and David Hellinger. Sister of Judy Cologate. Grandmother of 17. Great-grandmother of 22

HOLTHOUSE, Thomas, 88, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Sept. 2. Husband of Joy Holthouse. Father of Debra Brown, Annette Oeschle, Jeffrey and Michael Holthouse. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of four.

HOOD, Donna J., 84, St. Mary, Rushville, Sept. 4. Wife of Roman Hood. Mother of Andy, Mike, Steve and Thomas Hood. Sister of Beth Fordyce. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of six.

KEGLOVITS, Lorraine W., 94, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, May 16. Mother of Valerie Eaglin, Marisa Potter and Mark Keglovits. Sister of Thomas Bergmann. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of five.

KULINSKI, Tillie, 90, St. Joseph University Parish, Terre Haute, Aug. 14. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

LECLERE, W. Earl, 101, St. Mark, Perry County, Aug. 4. Father of Jane Leclere-Doyle, Patty Mills, Bob, David and Dr. Joe Leclere. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 16.

LORI, Margaret, 103, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 3. Mother of Joseph and Archbishop William E. Lori.

MACYAUSKI, Loretta E., 90, St. Catherine of Siena, Decatur County, Aug. 10. Mother of Cindy McCord, Randy and Tim Macyauski. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of nine.

MEYER, Kathryn E., 85, St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 6. Mother of Debbie Hargitt, Donna Tewmey, David, Greg and Mike Meyer. Sister of Dottie Hoeing, Barb Wamsley and Mary Ann Welage. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 24.

REEDER, Brandon M., 30, St. Michael, Brookville, Aug. 11. Father of Beau Reeder. Son of Dale and Paula Reeder. Brother of Jeremy Reeder. Grandson of Bernice Kirschner.

REICHMUTH, Jay R., 61, St. Louis, Batesville, July 31. Husband of Paula Reichmuth. Son of Janet Reichmuth. Brother of Kim Loseke and Jon Reichmuth.

REWERS, Peter, 82, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, June 13. Husband of Dottie Rewers, Father of Amy Rewers Harvey, Darla, Pamela and Mitchell Rewers. Grandfather of three.

SHAW, Theresa, 61, Holy Family, New Albany, Aug. 14. Wife of David Shaw. Mother of Andrea Wise, Ben and Christopher Shaw. Daughter of Dan Shima. Sister of Mary Maloney, Tammy Saskowski and Paul Shima. Grandmother of one.

TRAN, Cung, 86, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Aug. 22. Husband of Lieu Thi Tran. Father of Lien Ly, Yen Nguyen, Loan Anh Vu, Chuc, Tan and Xuan Tran. Brother of Binh Thi Nguyen. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather of three.

VANDERPOHL, Stella M., 92, St. Mary, Greensburg, Aug. 15. Mother of Brenda Dall, Bonnie Frazier and Dale Vanderpohl. Sister of Rita Dickman, Margie Eldridge, Thelma Griewe, Paul and Richard Burkhart. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of six.

VENNEMAN, Patricia M., 65, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, July 26. Daughter of Ruth Venneman. Sister of Mary Elizabeth, Joe and Michael Venneman. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

WANSTRATH, Sherri L., 62, St. Louis, Batesville, July 31. Mother of Meghan, Greg and Matt Wanstrath. Daughter of Carolyn Patton. Sister of Shelly Martin and Shauna Muckerheide.

WESSELER, Carol A. (Nusekabel), 80, All Saints, Dearborn County, Aug. 28. Mother of Katie Hazelwood, Jerry and Tom Wesseler. Sister of Edward, Jr., and Jim Nusekabel. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 11.

WILLIAMS, Diann, 67, St. Paul, Tell City, Aug. 31. Wife of Ron Williams. Mother of Sara Foster, Jennifer Tuggle and Lisa Zuelly. Sister of Betty Hagedorn, Sharon Little, Teresa Lutgring, Donna McNulty, Janet Veeck, Jerry and Richard Fischer. Grandmother of five.

WILSON, Jr., J. Richard, 82, All Saints, Dearborn County, Aug. 27. Husband of Mary Ellen Wilson. Father of Charlene Decondé, Sharon Hutton, Gregory and James Wilson. Grandfather of three.

WITTMER, Alice, 98, St. Paul, Tell City, Aug. 28. Mother of Tonya Hafele and Sheila Hargis. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of seven. †