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)
BERRY, Lois G. (Human), 89, Prince of Peace, Madison, July 25. Mother of Marianne Dahlem, Dolly Tuttle, David, John and Roger Berry. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 16. Great-great-grandmother of two.
DAVIDSON, Caroline C., 86, St. John Paul II, Clark County, July 30. Mother of Deborah Miles, Donna Rogers and Terry Davidson. Sister of Tillie Cooke, Lucille Triplett and Robert Graf. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 12.
FITZGERALD, Ella L., 82, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, July 27. Wife of Robert Fitzgerald. Mother of Janice Fitzgerald Milligan, Susan Reuter, Joseph and Richard Fitzgerald. Sister of Theresa Hedrick, Jane Minto and Judy Neal. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of six.
FLODDER, Harold D., 84, St. Louis, Batesville, July 26. Husband of Viola Flodder. Father of Ann Carlson and Bill Flodder. Brother of Jean Struewing. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of two.
HAHN, Matthew L., 2, St. Mary, Greensburg, July 23. Son of Matt Hahn and Angie Robertson. Brother of Mataya Hahn, Nevika, Taylen and Logan DeBiase and James Supler. Grandson of Pat and Mona Hahn, Lavada Hennen and J.R. Robertson.
KASPER, Marjory A., 70, Christ the King, Indianapolis, July 21. Wife of David Kasper. Mother of Kristin and Rebecca Kasper. Sister of Hugo Diehl.
LEIDOLF, Oliver J., 94, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, July 31. Father of Van Leidolf. Brother of Arthur Leidolf. Grandfather of two.
MEYER, Jr., George G., 98, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, July 29. Father of Dorene Bruckert, Cynthia Meyer-England and Paul Meyer. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of five.
MEYER, Wilbur J., 89, Holy Family, Oldenburg, July 21. Father of Donna and Shirley Kieffer, Wanda Lecher, Bernard and Eugene Meyer. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 18.
MORRISON, Suzanne M. (Otto), 79, SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood, July 30. Mother of Dolores Gualtieri, David and Dennis Morrison. Sister of Elizabeth Domer and Mary Margaret Sweeny. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of two.
MOSS, Mary, 85, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, July 16. Mother of Jim and Tom Moss. Sister of Anne, Peg and Jim.
NIEHOFF, Marilyn K., St. Mary, Rushville, July 28. Mother of Karen Wagner and Darren Niehoff. Sister of Glenda Fraley and Janet Wilson. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of two.
NORRIS, Kathleen, 65, Annunciation, Brazil, July 14. Wife of John Norris. Mother of Jennifer Walters, Christopoher Krampe and Robert Norris. Sister of Barbara Gwen, Theresa Krampe and Diana Wetnight. Grandmother of three.
PARTAIN, Rosemary H., 90, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, July 29. Mother of Mary Anne Davis, Sharon Tussinger, Kathleen Webb and Don Partain. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.
RUSSELL, G. Richard, 95, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, July 26. Husband of Ruth Russell. Father of Margie Setterlof and Mike Russell. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of 12.
SEMMLER, Juliana J. (Hess), 93, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, July 14. Mother of Taryn Blair, Joan Fitzpatrick, Gregory, Mark, Richard and Stephen Semmler. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 28.
WALTERMAN, Rosemary E., 66, St. Mary, Greensburg, 66, July 29. Mother of Wendi Moore, Julie Weber, Gregory and Shawn Walterman. Daughter of Geraldine Wilson. Sister of Susan Henry, Sandra Loudin, Angela, Charles, Donald, John, Michael, Paul and William Wilson. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of three.
WILSON, Ronald L., 71, St. Mary, Rushville, July 29. Husband of Donna Wilson. Father of Jennifer and Daniel Wilson. Stepfather of Jan Willhelm, Joni, David and Mark Osborne. Brother of Bill Wilson. Grandfather of six. †