Obituaries

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ANGER, Ilene, 83, Prince of Peace, Madison, Oct. 21. Mother of Linda Allanson, Sharon Atkinson and Debbie Snodgrass. Sister of Mary Haines and Marceline Long. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.

BENNETT, Darren D., 53, St. Joseph, Corydon, Oct. 10. Husband of Laura Bennett. Father of Jacob Lancaster, Thomas and Travis Bennett. Son of Diana Harris. Stepson of Richard Harris. Brother of Kelly Green. Grandson of Helen Beckort.

BRIDGEWATER, Susan R., 71, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Oct. 30. Wife of Gary Bridgewater. Mother of Jill Wells and Jerod Bridgewater. Grandmother of two.

FRECKER, Donna, 90, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 29. Mother of Rebecca Isfalt, Katherine Miner, Monica O’Neil, Dennis, Joseph and Timothy Frecker. Sister of Ronald Miller. Grandmother of 15. Great-grandmother of 12.

GEORGE, Edward J., 68, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Oct. 16. Husband of Mary Ellen George. Father of Natalie and Sara George. Uncle of several.

GLEASON, Ruth I., 74, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Oct. 25. Mother of Marie Staker. Sister of James Emch. Aunt of two.

GRANNAN, Ruth I., 95, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove. Aunt of several.

HEAVRIN, Kathryn (Palaisa), 63, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Oct. 17. Wife of David Heavrin. Sister of Phyllis Risch, Elizabeth Wilson, Melanie and Anthony Palaisa, Jr. Aunt of several.

HENRY, Loretta L. (Schipper), 99, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Oct. 21. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five.

ICE, Malaki G., infant, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 29. Son of Jordan and Alexis Ice. Brother of Mira Ice. Grandson of Joe and Betty Ice and Vic and Kandy Watts.

KOORS, Cheryl A., 70, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 15. Wife of Richard Koors. Mother of Bryan and Jason Koors. Sister of Michael and Steven Riley. Grandmother of four.

KUNKEL, Helen, 96, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Oct. 9. Mother of Patty Inman and Betty Littrell. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of three.

KUSSY, Judith, 81, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Oct. 13. Mother of Janet Murray, Leisa Smith, Michael and Steve Kussy. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of one.

LAMAR, Doreen, 66, St. Pius V, Troy, Oct. 18. Sister of Donna and David Lamar. Aunt of one.

LUBAVS, Anna, 83, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 22. Sister of Val Morrison, Lidija Rideout and Juris Liepnieks. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

MADDOX, Elizabeth, 82, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Oct. 26. Mother of Angela Dudas, Lisa Oliver, Maria Pipenger, Jim and John Maddox. Sister of Mary Rose Vecera and Joseph Pappano. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of one.

MORRIS, Brian R., 51, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Oct. 29. Husband of Jennifer Morrison. Father of Hannah and Samuel Morris. Son of Paul Morris. Brother of Julie Parker, Kevin and Jason Morris.

MOYER, James D., 90, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 27. Husband of Martha Moyer. Father of three. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of six.

MOYLAN, William R., 85, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Oct. 17. Father of Julie Lydick, Linda Ward and William Moylan. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of three.

MUCHLER, Gregory R., 62, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 28. Husband of Beth Muchler. Father of Anna and Daniel Muchler. Son of Mary Muchler. Brother of Karen Hauk, Pamela Schopf and Keith Muchler. Grandfather of one.

NOBBE, Brian J., 54, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 21. Husband of Jennifer Haley. Father of Alaina, Jenna and Travis Nobbe. Brother of Marilyn Hoeing, Rick, Robert and Steve Nobble.

NOBBE, Urban J., 90, St. Michael, Brookville, Oct. 21. Father of Cindy Goodpaster, Tina and Christopher Nobbe. Brother of Leona Martin, Rosalyn Volz, Clifford, Greg and Leonard Nobbe. Grandfather and great-grandfather of several.

NORTON, Kathleen, 100, St. Mary, New Albany, Oct. 21.

OVELTON, Oscar F., 90, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Oct. 20. Uncle, great-uncle and great-great-uncle of several.

PAYNE, Elizabeth A., 84, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Oct. 19. Mother of Krista Eichler and Kanessa Kramer. Grandmother of four.

PHILPOT, Regina S. (Schindler), 87, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 17. Mother of Anthony, Jerry and Terry Philpot. Sister of Martha Fessel, Judy Kruer, Dottie Thomas, Liz Timperman, Calvin and Jimmy Schindler. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of nine.

POWERS, Robert, 85, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Oct. 9. Father of Elizabeth Hisle and Karen Kalkhoff. Grandfather of four.

ROGIER, Myrna H., 75, St. Augustine, Leopold, Oct. 19. Wife of Jim Rogier. Mother of Aaron, Christopher and Nathan Rogier. Sister of Rebecca Rhinefort. Grandmother of eight.

ROLFES, John C., 80, All Saints, Dearborn County, Oct. 23. Husband of Patricia Rolfes. Father of Annie Brown, Julie Dawson and John Rolfes. Brother of Virginia Fulmer, Margaret Reynolds, David, Fred, Jim, Ray and Robert Rolfes. Grandfather of five.

SMITH, Jack, 83, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Oct. 27. Husband of Dorothy Smith. Father of Susan Gilbert, Tricia Scanlan and Katie Smith. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.

STACK, Nancy, 79, Prince of Peace, Madison, Oct. 8. Wife of Charles Stack. Mother of Julia, Maria, Michael and Robert Stack. Sister of Charles Petty. Grandmother of five.

STEINMETZ, Richard W., 75, St. Michael, Greenfield, Sept. 26. Husband of Cindy Steinmetz. Father of Tracy Hagedorn, Shelley Keeling and Kim Steinmetz. Brother of John Steinmetz. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of one.

TERRELL, Edgar, 89, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington¸ Oct. 26. Father of Kim Anthony, Edgar, Greg and Kevin Terrell. Grandfather of nine.

TROG, Mary Frances (Connelton), 87, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Oct. 15. Sister of Helen Ann Peters. Grandmother of five.

WERNING, Willie J., 92, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Oct. 25. Father of Matthew, Richard and Willie Werning. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of five.

WHITE, Fannie, 96, St. Michael, Brookville, Oct. 23. Mother of Judith Sparks and Richard White. Sister of Joseph Garafola. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 19.

WILSON, Marion E., 98, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 28. Mother of Kathleen Day, Linda Welch and Bonnie West. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of seven. Great-great-grandmother of one.

WOLFE, Thomas R., 79, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, Oct. 29. Brother of Marilyn Miller. Uncle, great-uncle and great-great-uncle of several.

YANG, Joyce, 92, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Oct. 25. Mother of Karl Yang.

Benedictine Brother Giles Mahieu served as a volunteer firefighter for many years

Benedictine Brother Giles Mahieu, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad, died on Oct. 25 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. He was 84.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Oct. 31. Burial followed at the Archabbey Cemetery.

Brother Giles was a jubilarian of monastic profession, having celebrated 64 years of monastic profession.

Brother Giles was born on July 3, 1938, in Moline, Ill., and given the name Robert at his baptism.

He was a student for one year at Alleman High School in Rock Island, Ill., before entering Saint Meinrad’s former Saint Placid Hall in 1956, a high school for young men seeking to become a brother in the monastery.

Brother Giles was invested as a novice

on April 7, 1957, professed simple vows on April 16, 1958, and perpetual vows on April 16, 1961. He solemnized his religious vows on July 11, 1973.

His early assignments included service in the bakery and electrical department. He also joined the Saint Meinrad Volunteer Fire Department and served there for more than 40 years.

Brother Giles served as chaplain for the 18th District of the Indiana Volunteer Fireman’s Association and was secretary-treasurer of the Spencer County Fire Chiefs’ Association for 33 years. In 2001, he was named Spencer County’s Firefighter of the Year.

In the early 1970s, Brother Giles was installed as a lector and assisted for several years the pastors of the former St. Martin of Tours Parish in Siberia and the former St. John Chrysostom Parish in New Boston, Ind., in the Evansville Diocese.

He was appointed Saint Meinrad’s director of sanitation in 1975 and, in 1976, was certified by Purdue University as a licensed pesticide operator and applicator. He served on the board of directors of the Indiana Pest Control Association for eight years, including a term as its president.

Brother Giles also enjoyed directing traffic at the May and October Marian pilgrimages at Saint Meinrad’s Our Lady of Monte Cassino Shrine and serving as a cooperative observer for the central region of the National Weather Service.

He was especially fond of trains and through the years assembled an elaborate model railroad display, complete with landscapes, road crossings and villages, which he eventually donated to the Dubois County Museum in Jasper, Ind.

Surviving are four sisters: Marcella Johnson of Port Byron, Ill.; Kathleen Kelly of Bloomington-Normal, Ill.; Dr. Patricia Mahieu of Stow, Ohio; Susan Polton of Davenport, Iowa; and a brother, Lawrence Mahieu of Davenport, Iowa.

Memorial gifts may be sent to Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577. †