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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ADAMS, David W., 66, Holy Family, New Albany, Jan. 31. Husband of Terri Adams. Father of Megan Giles and Matthew Schickel. Grandfather of three.

BAKER, Bill, 67, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, May 1. Brother of Bob Baker. Uncle of two.

BANDY, Joyce A., 81, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, March 5. Wife of Jim Bandy. Mother of Julie, James and Jeff Bandy. Sister of Paula Fagersten. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 13.

BOESING, Patricia, 88, Holy Family, New Albany, March 17. Mother of Daniel, Joe, Jr., and John Boesing. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of seven.

BOWER, John F., 70, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 25. Father of Melissa Anderson. Brother of Ann Holmes, Sue Grap, Mike and Pat Bower.

BOYLE, Sr, Michael J., 64, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, April 2. Father of Katelyn, Michael, Jr., and Nicholas Boyle. Brother of Catherine and John Boyle, Jr.

BRUCE, Stella M., 78, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, April 24. Mother of Leigh Walls, Doug and Matt Bruce. Sister of Kathy Armbruster, Marilyn Dallas, Carol Schmidt, Dwight and Robert Eisenbeis. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of four.

BURNS, Helen A., 95, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, April 18. Wife of Robert Burns. Mother of Mary Beth Shallcross, Joe and Mike Burns. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of three.

BUSSE, Mary Catherine, 98, Holy Family, New Albany, April 6. Mother of Janet and Mark Busse. Grandmother of one.

CLANCY, Linda S., 85, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 24. Mother of Michelle Lacluyse, Shawn Clancy, Joe and Rob Banayote. Stepmother of Victoria Goins, Cynthia Hughett, Amber Laird, Kim Smith and Robert Clancy. Sister of Barbara and Dan. Grandmother of 19. Great-grandmother of 36.

CMEHIL, Edward A., 56, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, May 3. Husband of Amy Cmehil. Father of Courtney Cochran, Sydney Purichia, Emma, Maggie, Anthony, Eddie, Jeffrey, Matthew and Max Cmehil. Son of Bernadine Cmehil. Brother of Bernadette Beaman, Melissa Bolen, Kathy, Donnie and Mike Cmehil. Grandfather of nine.

COFFMAN II, John S., 55, All Saints, Dearborn County, April 30. Husband of Diana Coffman. Father of Alexa and Anna Coffman. Son of J. Stephen Coffman. Brother of Christine Brooks, Diane Spotts, Catherine Quinn, Stephanie TenBarge, Mary, James, Joseph, Michael and Robert Coffman.

ERNST, Kathleen, 82, St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 26. Sister of Father William Ernst.

HARLOWE, Dr. Stuart E., 98, Holy Family, New Albany, April 26. Father of Elizabeth Becht, Clay and Michael Harlowe. Brother of Margaret Harlowe and Kathy Moser. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of three.

HARPENAU, Richard, 68, St. Pius V, Troy, May 11. Husband of Pamela Harpenau. Father of Allison Greene, Nichole Roesch, Emily Wright, Ben Harpenau and James Tsimekles. Son of Janice Harpenau. Brother of Lisa Cole and Paula Simon-Stiles. Grandfather of 11.

HOSTETTER, Janet H., 71, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, April 10. Wife of Joseph Hostetter. Mother of Jennifer Wilkes. Sister of Susan Cook. Grandmother of one. Great-grandmother of one.

KERVAN, Carolyn, 85, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, May 3. Mother of Catherine and Kevin Kervan. Sister of Mary Joe Cooke, Anita Dausman, Suzie Tharpe, Paula Vermilya and Joseph Stark. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of eight.

MAY, Paul D., 79, Prince of Peace, Madison, May 12. Husband of Sharon May. Father of Anthony D. May.

MCGRAW, Teri L., 75, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, May 3. Mother of Joseph and Patrick Allen. Sister of Karen McGraw, Angie Mills and Jan Murphy. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of four.

MILLS, Donna M., 91, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, April 25. Mother of Terese Carter, Ann Felgen, Lisa Galligan, Jean McCorkhill, Michelle Waters and Kevin Mills. Sister of Joni Ryan. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 16.

NORDHOFF, Edward, 57, St. Michael, Bradford, May 9. Husband of Tammy Nordhoff. Father of Abigail Weyer, Isabelle, Kaylee and Christopher Nordhoff. Son of Edward and Rita Nordhoff. Brother of Tamara Nordhoff. Grandfather of one.

O’BRYAN, Rosemary, 98, Holy Family, New Albany, March 9. Mother of Karen Bradford, Trish Phillips, Dennis, Glenn, Lawrence, Stephen and Timothy O’Bryan. Sister of Dorthy Craven, Joan McGee and Robert Heuke. Grandmother of 23. Great-grandmother of 38.

OTT, Robert K., 44, Holy Family, New Albany, April 4. Brother of Brian, Glenn, George, James and Joe Ott.

PFEIFFER, Carolyn, 83, St. Paul, Tell City, May 11. Wife of John Pfeiffer. Mother of Vicki Turner, Jason and John Pfeiffer. Sister of Linda Avenatti, Diana Wright, Ralph and Roger Flamion. Grandmother of two.

PRICE, Don, 88, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, May 5. Husband of Donna Price. Father of Teresa Allen, Leslie Hudak, Laura Price-Siener, Kevin, Mark, Michael, Scott and Steve Price. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of six.

RATHZ, William J., 86, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, May 3. Husband of Judy Rathz. Father of Angela Mackell, David and Tim Rathz. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of three.

ROESSLER, Edward, 81, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, May 11. Husband of Paula Roessler. Father of Chelle Bruce and Mic Roessler. Brother of Suzanne Heavilon. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of seven.

ROSE, Jaeger A., 29, St. Louis, Batesville, April 21. Husband of Jillian Rose. Son of Bettina Rose-Ronnebaum. Brother of Huntyr Bischoff and Jayden Fox. Grandson of Antoinette Hanson and James and Rickie Rose.

ROSE, Patricia A., 93, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, May 9. Mother of Maria Green, David, Mark and Michael Rose. Grandmother of eight.

SPANOGLE, Ruth A. (Long), 83, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 9. Wife of Robert Spanogle. Mother of Amy, John and Steve Spanogle. Sister of Linda Birtles, Donna Borders and Carole Floria. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

SPENCER, Julia E., 91, St. Nicholas, Ripley County, May 1. Mother of Jenny Purdy, Joany and Jeff Spencer. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 12.

VOGELSANG, Gary L., 71, St. Louis, Batesville, May 4. Brother of Debbie Amberger, David, John and Ron Vogelsang. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

WILSON, Doris J., 87, Holy Family, New Albany, Jan. 27. Mother of Kathy Ernstberger, Shelly Vaughn and John Wilson, Jr. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of six. †