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)
BALDWIN, Bryce R., 86, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, May 17. Husband of JoAn Baldwin. Father of Deborah Baldwin, Bonnie Payton and Susan Torzewski. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of seven.
BONOMO, Jacob, 87, Annunciation, Brazil, May 20. Father of Daniel Bonomo. Grandfather of one. Great-grandfather of one.
CORTESE, Joseph H., Dr., 77, St. Roch, Indianapolis, May 18. Husband of Donna (Steed) Cortese. Father of Lisa Allie and Steve Cortese. Brother of Dr. Thomas Cortese Jr. Grandfather of four
DOLCE, Joseph Vincent, 92, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, May 25. Husband of Mary (Balistreri) Dolce. Father of Mary Catherine Kukulka, Prudence Williams and Sam Dolce. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of eight.
FLEECE, William T., 67, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, May 2. Husband of Lynne Fleece. Father of Pamela Meyer and Jeffrey Fleece. Brother of Patty Berger, Sandy Faller and Karen Flynn. Grandfather of two.
GOLD, Bill, 87, Most Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, May 28. Father of Carol and Janet Taylor. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of four.
GOLDMAN, Martenia, 95, Holy Cross, St. Croix, April 20. Mother of Theresa Kloeppel, Sandy Tockett, Tilly Woodring, Mary, Paula and Vicki Goldman. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of four.
HERRMAN, Mildred, 89, Holy Family, Richmond, May 20. Wife of Paul Herrman. Mother of Jeanne Brown, Patricia Cornett, Jim and Thom Herrman. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of six.
HUBERT, Leona, 81, St. Augustine, Leopold, May 18. Mother of Mary Tanner, Cletus, John and Paul Hubert. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 10.
KELMEL, Edwin B., 94, St. Joseph Parish, Clark County, May 21. Husband of Mary Lou Kelmel. Father of Elizabeth Corcoran, Julie Mader, Janette Sparks, Kathy White and Joseph Kelmel. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of nine.
LEIST, Mary Jane, 85, Holy Family, New Albany, May 19. Mother of Nancy Battles, Linda Gibson and Barbara Leist. Grandmother of four.
LYNCH, Dorothy Jean, 74, St. Jude, Indianapolis, May 28. Wife of Robert Lynch. Mother of Jeannie Massing and Marty Lynch. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of five.
MILLER, Arthur C., Jr., 92, St. Louis, Batesville, May 28. Father of Mellonne Gillman, Deborah Schaefer, Dena, Kip and Mac Miller. Brother of Bruce and Earl Miller. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 17.
OESTERLING, Tony, 90, St. Maurice, Napoleon, May 16. Father of Mary White, James and Mark Oesterling. Brother of Thelma Bedel. Grandfather of seven. Great- grandfather of four.
RAYMOND, Marjorie K., 96, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, May 9. Mother of Melinda, Stephen and William Raymond. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of three.
ROBBINS, Mary Agnes, 91, St. Gabriel, Connersville, May 15. Mother of David, Ronald and Stephen Robbins. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of nine.
SCHEPPELMAN, Dorothy L., 90, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, May 12. Mother of Jeane and Mary McRae. Sister of Evelyn Smith, Charles and Ed Brenke. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five.
SCHRODER, Bernard, 75, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, May 15. Husband of Lynda Schroder. Father of Lill Kelly, Renee Richardson and Kevin Schroder. Brother of Angela Hayes, Jim and Mark Schroder. Grandfather of four.
TEIVES, Timothy Bailey, 60, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, May 21. Husband of Cheri Teives. Father of Whitney Esarey, Bri Gilbert, Josh Williams, Brittney and Matthew Teives. Brother of Dan and Pat Teives. Grandfather of four. †