July 24, 2026

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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APPLEGATE, Anna, 94, St. Paul, Tell City, June 23. Mother of Lena Guillaume, Patricia Lawalin, Vickie McManaway and Joe Applegate. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of several.

BAUER, Thomas G., 85, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, June 19. Husband of Mildred Schath. Father of Rochelle Dunn and Mark Bauer. Brother of Nicholas Bauer. Grandfather of two, great-grandfather of three.

BURKHART, Dorothy, 93, St. Michael, Brookville, June 4. Sister of Linda Grocox, Deborah Pierce, Mary Strohmier, Franciscan Sister Andre, Charles and John Burkhart.

BURKHART, Norman D., 80, St. Mary, Greensburg, June 25. Brother of Anna Buening, Lucille Meyer and Mary Summer. Uncle of several.

CARTER, Robert, 85, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, June 23. Husband of Marlene Carter. Father of Laura Crum, Amy Essley, Heather Taylor, Butch, Eric and Jeff Carter. Brother of Mary Evelyn, Nancy Glawatz and Joe Carter. Grandfather of 14, great-grandfather of six.

CARY, Michael E., 65, St. Jude, Indianapolis, April 25. Husband of Julie Cary. Father of Stacy, Bryan and Sean Cary. Brother of Christa Cundiff and Matt Cary. Grandfather of five.

COIR, Connie R., 73, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, May 27. Wife of Phil Coir. Mother of Adam Dietrich. Grandmother of one.

DOOGS, Bettye B., 96, St. Mark, Perry County, June 12. Mother of Dan and Sam Doogs. Grandmother of four.

FURNISH, Mary J., 94, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 30. Mother of Chris, David, Steve and Tim Furnish. Grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of one.

GLOTZBACH, Charles, 85, St. Mary, Lanesville, May 31. Husband of Patricia Glotzbach. Father of Angie McMonigle, Kelly and Aaron Glotzbach. Brother of Nola Glotzbach. Grandfather of six, great-grandfather of three.

HUTH, Betty J., 92, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, June 17. Mother of Betsy, Edward, George and Michael Huth. Grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of seven.

JUENGEL, Alice (Geyman), 96, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 25. Mother of Bertha Bromley, Gertrude Hendrick, Theressa Herring, Agnes Hunter, Mary Jacobs, Bernadette Napier, Patricia Whitham, Glenna Yount, Billy Morris, Aloysius, Dan, George, Jim and John Stephan. Grandmother of 45, great-grandmother of 103, great-great-grandmother of 24.

KUTTER, Joseph M., 92, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, June 22. Husband of Ruth Kutter. Father of Kathy Ketron, Karen Thomas, Christine Wright and Jerome Kutter. Brother of Mary Jane Bush and John Kutter. Grandfather and great-grandfather of several.

MCDONALD, Aaron, 76, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 17. Father of Victoria McDonald Cottle. Brother of David, James and Jonathan McDonald. Grandfather of one, great-grandfather of two.

MILLER, Maxine E., 79, St. Mary, Navilleton, June 6. Wife of Norman Miller. Mother of Bernardine Huffman, Melissa Kochert, Tricia Love and Norman Miller. Sister of Ivan Peters. Grandmother of six, great-grandmother of 10.

MURPHY, Daniel J., 61, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, June 16. Stepson of Carol Murphy. Brother of Patty Oskay, Joe Hall, Jackie and Kevin Murphy. Uncle of several.

PFLUM, Stephen, 70, St. Michael, Brookville, June 15. Husband of Diane Pflum. Father of Stephanie and Derrick Pflum. Brother of Debbie Beesley and Sherry Sauerland. Grandfather of four, great-grandfather of three.

PIETRO, Jennifer L., 49, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, June 18. Daughter of Joe and Georgia Pietro. Sister of Dawn Bures. Aunt of several.

QUIROZ, Phyllis J. (Bessler), 68, St. Mary, Greensburg, June 18. Wife of Ray Quiroz. Sister of Janie Obermeyer, Sandy Werner, Bonnie and Michael Bessler. Aunt of several.

RAUCH, Marjorie, 100, St. Michael, Brookville, June 17. Mother of Linda Prifogle, Brenda Reister, Patty Riebsomer and Michael Rauch, Jr. Grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of 30, great-great-grandmother of three.

ROEHLING, Edward W., 85, St. Jude, Indianapolis, June 10. Father of Melissa McGrath, Kristina, Dennis and Jerry Roehling. Brother of William Roehling. Grandfather of 10, great-grandfather of 11.

ROSS, John F., 80, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 29. Husband of Rhonda Ross. Father of John and Scott Ross. Brother of Jean Goebel. Grandfather of two, great-grandfather of two.

ROSS, Ruth, 87, St. Gabriel, Connersville, June 14. Mother of Melanie Beck, Melynda Fields, Randal, Richard, Jr., and Scott Ross. Sister of Dorothy King and James Snyder. Grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of 11.

SHAFFER, Carol, 90, St. Joseph, Corydon, June 15. Mother of Cara Hedden and Carla Johnson. Sister of Rose Brown and Frederica Dones. Grandmother of four, great-grandmother of 10.

SIMS, Joyce, 88, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, June 12. Mother of Robin, J.R. and Rex Sims. Sister of Betty Hughes. Grandmother of four, great-grandmother of five.

STICKLER, Patricia (Davis), 82, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, June 28. Mother of David and Terry Stickler. Grandmother of five, great-grandmother of three.

STILLER, Donald R., 89, St. Mary, Navilleton, June 21. Father of Danette Brown, Denise Ems, Dana Pace, Darin Miles, Darrel, Derek and Donald Stiller. Brother of Rita Davis and Leon Stiller. Grandfather of eight, great-grandfather of two.

STOLL, Karen, 61, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, June 22. Wife of Albert Stoll. Mother of Rachel Long. Daughter of Mary Ellen Grossman. Sister of Cyndi Eichelberger, Jenny Harris, Bob, Chris, Joe, Mike and Tony Grossman. Grandmother of one.

SUTTON, Ann M., 62, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, June 16. Mother of Ariel and Audrey Sutton. Sister of Andy, David and Doug Skinner.

TORRE, Patti L., 71, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, June 18. Sister of Toni Torre-Gonzalez and Donald Torre. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

WAGNER, Marilyn, 87, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, June 6. Mother of Michael, Stephen and William Wagner. Grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of two.

WAGNER, Michael H., 69, St. Mary, Greensburg, June 22. Brother of Susan Geis, Lisa Huff and Dennis Wagner. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

WALSH, Rita J. (Naville), 97, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, June 17. Mother of Karen Davis, Mary Ellen Uptain, Susan, Joseph and Thomas Walsh, Jr. Sister of Donna Book. Grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of 25.

WEAVER, Joseph, 73, St. Gabriel, Connersville, June 18. Father of Kara Gibbs and Josh Weaver. Brother of Patty Ammerman. Grandfather of five.

WILES, Charles A., 92, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, June 22. Father of Susan Devine, Jane, Katherine, Charles, and Thomas Wiles. Grandfather of six.

ZERR, Phyllis J., 90, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, May 21. Wife of Frank Zerr. Mother of John Abston. Sister of Linda Yoder. Grandmother of four, great-grandmother of 13. †

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