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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BARTON, Neil DeShaw, 75, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Sept. 13. Husband of Barbara Barton. Father of Deanna, Marjorie and Neil Barton, Jr. Brother of Shelly, Gary and Harry Barton. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of eight.

CLEMENS, Marie J., 100. St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 5. Mother of Mary Becker, Ruth Herre, Jane Stiles, Angela Thatcher, Paul and Peter Clemens. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of 17.

DALE, Helen P., 85, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Sept. 17. Mother of Cynthia Alexander and Kathleen Hammons. Sister of Mary Allen, Rose Johnson and Jane O’Malia. Grandmother of three. Great‑grandmother of three. Great-great-grandmother of one.

DAY, Patrick R., 55, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Sept. 8. Father of Lauren and Ryan Day. Son of Nancy Voignier. Brother of Erin Coyle, Kelly Galvin and Mike Day.

DOOGS, Lezley C., 56, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 6. Daughter of Merle Doogs. Sister of Bryan and Rodney Doogs. Aunt of several.

DUNCAN, Karen (Weilhammer), 63, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Sept. 16. Wife of Keith Duncan. Mother of Jennifer McGillem and Denise Rooney. Sister of Kathy Clements and Mark Weilhammer. Grandmother of six.

DURBIN, Robert C., 86, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Sept. 17. Husband of Ruth Ann Durbin. Father of Bridget Parr, Patrick, Robert Jr., Timothy and William Durbin. Brother of Ruth Walsh, David, James and John Durbin. Grandfather of seven.

FIRSICH, Martha A., 87, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Sept. 17. Mother of Sue Jobe and John Firsich. Sister of Buell Widman. Grandmother of two.

GASTINEAU, Aaron L., 36, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Sept. 15. Son of David and Lina Gastineau. Brother of Heather Lyons, Holly Grimes and Ethan Gastineau. Uncle of several.

HENRICKSON, Larry N., 84, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 12. Husband of Louise Henrickson. Father of Janet Peter, Brad, Bruce, Gary and Larry Henrickson. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 10.

KELLEY, Mary E., 98, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 11. Mother of Patricia Leffew, Grant, Lyle, P. Douglas and Ronald Kelley. Sister of James, Marvin and W. Earl Ellis. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 17. Great‑great-grandmother of eight.

MCLEAN, Jerry, 80, Holy Family, New Albany, Sept. 5. Husband of Mary Ann McLean. Father of Matthew McLean. Brother of Tony McLean. Grandfather of two.

MORGAN, Kenneth D., 68, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Sept. 13. Father of Joseph and Paul Morgan. Son of Bernice Morgan. Brother of Larry Morgan. Grandfather of five.

MORIARTY-ADAMS, Mary B., 64, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Sept. 6. Wife of Frank Adams. Daughter of Patrick Moriarty. Sister of Therese Brandon, Brian, Denis, John, Father Joseph, Michael and Thomas Moriarty. Aunt of several.

NAU, Joan, 95, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 17. Wife of Robert Nau. Mother of Mary Anne Harris, Joanne Sawyer, Teri, Don and Jim Nau. Grandmother of four. Great‑grandmother of one.

SANDIFER, Nancy J. (Thompson), 82, St. Mary, New Albany, Sept. 14. Wife of Charles Sandifer, Jr. Mother of Shannon Speth, Andrew and Scott Sandifer. Sister of Marie French. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of one.

VEERKAMP, John B., 88, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Sept. 9. Father of Jean Armstrong, Debbie Moorhead and Jerry Veerkamp. Brother of Carl Veerkamp. Grandfather of four. Step-grandfather of 2. Great‑grandfather of two. Step‑great-grandfather of seven. Step-great-great-grandfather of two.

WARD, Charlotte E. (LaGrange), 83, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 9. Mother of Gayle King and Bryan Ward. Sister of Joe and Marty LaGrange. Grandmother of two. Step-grandmother of five. Great‑grandmother of one. Step‑great-grandmother of three.

WENNING, Travis P., 6, St. Catherine of Sienna, Decatur County, Sept. 12. Son of Nick and Julie Wenning. Brother of Josie and Henry Wenning. Grandson of Carolyn Hill and Roger and Mary Beth Wenning. Great-grandson of Norma Beatty.