October 23, 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.

Submit an obituary here (parishes and funeral homes only)

AUBREY, Jo Ann, 91, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Oct. 10. Mother of Kelly Anderson, Robin and Gary Aubrey. Grandmother of eight.

CAPPER, Eric K., 45, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 13. Husband of Amanda Capper. Father of Erica Capper. Son of Ruth Coomer. Brother of Brenda, Adam and Brandon Coomer.

COLLINS, Suzanne, 61, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, Sept. 30. Wife of Dan Collins. Mother of Elise, Julia and John Collins. Sister of Carolyn Willeke, Dianne and Patrick McKeever.

GODDARD, Earl D., 99, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Sept. 29. Father of Laurie Nelms, Elaine Staton, David, Kevin, Richard and Timothy Goddard. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of 14. Great-great-grandfather of one.

GOMEZ, Steven, 31, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 20. Son of Jorge and Josefina Gomez. Brother of Jay, Jonathan, Jorge, Jr., and William Gomez. Grandson of Margarita Orozco. Uncle of several.

HICKMAN, Morris R., 84, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Sept. 30. Husband of Mary Hickman. Father of Jeanice Hendricks-Hickman, Tracy Hickman-Wright, Robin Zachary and Anthony Hickman. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of nine.

MCKNIGHT III, Robert L., 73, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Oct. 7. Husband of Diane McKnight. Father of Ashley Davis and Rob McKnight. Grandfather of seven.

MILLER, Thomas H., 80, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 22. Husband of Barbara Miller. Father of Claire, Stephanie, Joseph and Thomas Miller. Grandfather of one.

MITCHELL, John P., 75, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Oct. 1. Father of Christine Jimenez, David and John Mitchell II. Brother of Mary Ann Holand, Janet Inderstrodt, Marilyn Rodney, Greg, Thomas and Timothy Mitchell. Grandfather of six.

MOORE, Charmaine, 72, St. Mary, Rushville, Oct. 4. Wife of John Moore. Stepmother of Jason and Josh Moore. Stepgrandmother of two.

OELKER, Elizabeth L., 95, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Oct. 7. Mother of Dr. Lisette Garrett, Linn, Maurice, Jr. and Vincent Oelker. Sister of Mary Jo Zwiger. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 10.

PAHUD, Guy E., 88, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Oct. 6. Husband of Mary Ann Pahud. Father of Sheila, Brian, Kevin and Mike. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of three.

PIET, Louis J., 92, American Martyrs, Scottsburg, Oct. 7. Father of Cynthia Cruz, Marcella Donohue and Debra Hoey. Stepfather of Kathy Fox, Craig, Eric and Kerrin Hester. Grandfather of 22. Great-grandfather of 32.

SALISBURY, Estelle M., 98, All Saints, Guilford, Oct. 6. Mother of Elizabeth Goldsmith, Rosemary Lunsford, Jeanette, David and Martin Kraus. Sister of Lonnie and Omer Werner. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 16.

WHITE, Annette B., 89, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 9. Mother of Lisa Copple, Regina Wolfe and Richard White. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four. †

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