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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AUGSBURGER, Helene G., 97, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, June 10. Mother of Urszula Schierenberg and Richard Augsburger. Sister of Werner Galus. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of five.

BROOKS, Lawrence E., 85, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, June 3. Father of Esther Asplund, Rachel Daily and Ron Brooks. Brother of David Brooks. Grandfather of nine.

CHOMEL, Francis, 96, St. Gabriel, Connersville, May 13. Uncle of several.

DAVIS, Theodore, 86, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, June 2. Father of Shalonda Fernandes and Stacia Hill. Brother of Vicky Bebley, Bonita and Roderick Davis. Grandfather of three.

DICK, Lawrence, 85, St. Patrick, Salem, June 1. Husband of Diana Dick. Father of Jackie Irwin, Christine Lubbers, Kimberly and Melissa Dick. Brother of Ruth Huelsman, Bonnie Pascoe, Janet Sendelweck and Carol Stork. Grandfather of two.

DIETZ, James L., 94, St. Louis, Batesville, June 15. Father of Jan Alexander, Karen Bruns, Paula Lehman and Christy Moenter. Brother of Bill and John Dietz. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 17.

FEENEY, Michael J., 50, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, May 3. Father of Jennifer Commissaris.

FEGAN, Sr., Roland L., 89, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, June 11. Husband of Ruth Ann Fegan. Father of Rhonda Koehl, Renee Metzelaar, Rosemary, Roland and Ryan Fegan. Brother of Kathy Davis, Elaine Webb and Sue Woodfork. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of seven.

FLESHMAN, Jr., Roy, 79, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, June 10. Husband of Kathy Fleshman. Father of Stacie Barnes and Dan Fleshman. Grandfather of two.

GLOVER, Walter A., 78, St. Bartholomew, Colombus, May 30. Husband of Karen Glover. Father of Andrew and Dominic Glover. Grandfather of two.

HARIG, Sr., Robert, 90, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, June 3. Father of Linda Dault, Susan Hayden, Mary Nichols, Connie Shane, Bob and Michael Harig. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of 19.

HOLMES, Kathleen, 77, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, June 7.

IGNAUT, James M., 72, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, May 25. Husband of Debbie Ignaut. Father of Hillary Bialek, Christopher and Jimmy Ignaut. Grandfather of eight.

KAPLAN, David L., 84, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, June 20. Husband of Kathy Kaplan. Father of Kathleen Blackwelder, David, Jr., and Michael Kaplan. Grandfather of six.

LEE, Helen M. (Risley), 91, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, June 3. Mother of Patti Klos, Laura Schwarz and Ann Vilchuck. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of six.

LEWIS, Phyllis, 85, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, April 3. Mother of Gregory and James Lewis. Sister of Margie Hazelet, Joan and Daniel Rapp. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of five.

LIBS, Michael A., 54, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, June 4. Husband of April Libs. Father of Haley, Lexie and Logan Libs. Son of Richard and Betty Libs. Brother of Melanie Hoke and Maria McCullough.

LOCKRIDGE, Sherry A., 82, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 15. Wife of Robert Lockridge. Mother of Lori Martin and Jeff Lockridge. Sister of Candi Holcroft, Johnny and Larry Ackerman and Chip Custer. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of three.

MORONE, Joey H., 26, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, May 31. Son of Jacqueline Rice and Jeffrey Morone. Stepson of Ricky Rice. Brother of Vincent and Wesley Morone. Grandson of Phyllis and Jerome Brockman and Trudy and Ralph Morone. Step-grandson of Mildred Brockman.

MURTAUGH, Danny R., 70, All Saints, Dearborn County, June 4. Husband of Kathy Murtaugh. Father of Laura Stewart, Rachel and Sarah Murtaugh. Brother of Carol Henshaw and Sandy Schoettelkotte. Grandfather of two.

NIESE, Marjorie F., 81, St. Anthony of Padua, Morris, June 3. Wife of Jerold Niese. Mother of Annette Stinger, Andy and Jeff Niese. Sister of Wilma Allen, Linda Borgman, Judy Mang and Jerry Hartman. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five. Step-great-grandmother of three.

O’BRIEN, Mary V., 90, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, May 16. Sister of Barbara Minatel and Thomas O’Brien. Aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt of several.

ORTEGA, Efrain De Jesus Zapien, 35, American Martyrs, Scottsburg, May 25. Husband of Selene Zapien. Father of Amaya, Juliet, Efrain, Marcos and Miguel. Son of Leopoldo Zapien Torres and Maria Guadalupe Zapien Ortega. Brother of Lorena and Joel Zapien Ortega.

OTT, Dorothy A., 79, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, June 5. Mother of Debbie Hall, Denise Kempf and Laura McAdams. Sister of Elaine Basham, Joyce Bray, Susan Rhea, Carol Uesseler and David Philpot. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one.

PORTER, Cornelia R., 96, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, June 1. Mother of Cheryl, David, Don, Gerald and Terry Banet. Sister of Jane Rowan. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 25. Great-great-grandmother of seven.

RAUCH, Duane, 74, St. Peter, Franklin County, May 19. Husband of Ellen Rauch. Father of Brad, Brett and Eric Rauch. Brother of Dallas and Dwight Rauch. Grandfather of eight.

ROBERTS, Joyce, 88, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, June 2. Sister of Norman Brooks. Aunt of three.

ROKOSZ, Alice, 82, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, June 3. Wife of Richard Rokosz, Sr. Mother of Julie Baysinger, Dawn Greco, Debbie Riggle and Tony Rokosz. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of seven.

SANDERS, Mary C., 65, St. Jude, Indianapolis, May 22. Mother of Zach Young. Sister of Veronica Thatcher, Bill and Chris Sanders.

SHACKELFORD, Larry A., 88, Our Lady of Lourdes, Tell City, May 30. Husband of Judith Shackelford. Father of Mary Alice, Lawrence, Michael and Robert Shackelford. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of five.

SOMMER, Ruth E. (Broughton), 80, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, June 7. Wife of Richard Sommer. Mother of David Broughton. Sister of Barbara Kinder, Jo Ellen Logan and Rosemary Rullman.

SUMMERS, Suzanne (Banet), 84, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, June 6. Mother of Kimberly Deatrick, James and Timothy Summers. Sister of Karen Miller, Marilyn, Jim, Mark and Nick Banet. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 12.

TANDY, Marie F., 96, Prince of Peace, Madison, May 22. Mother of Stella Brunner and Charlotte Riley. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 18. Great-great-grandmother of four.

WERST, William, 84, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, June 9. Husband of Judith Werst. Father of Stasia Lenhart and William Werst III. Brother of MaryLynn Fritsch, Elisabeth Kashyap and Kay May. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of two. †