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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ALLEN, Mary Louise, 102, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Dec. 3. Mother of Janine Smith, Danny, Jeff and Terry Allen. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 12. Great-great-grandmother of one.

BLINE, Sharon E., 79, St. Mary, New Albany, Nov. 8. Wife of William Bline. Mother of Cynthia Jacobi, David and William Bline, Jr. Sister of Linda Missi, Rose Scharrer. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of eight.

CLARK-SMITH, Virginia J., 90, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Dec. 4. Mother of Mary and Teresa Goss, Laura Rosenbaum, Carol Schaaf, Brian, David, Paul and Stephen Clark. Grandmother of 28. Great-grandmother of 33.

COX, Bernard K., 92, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Oct. 27. Father of Connie Meyers and Jennifer Van Ingen. Brother of Gary Cox. Grandfather of four.

CRAIG, Beverly J., 85, St. Mary, New Albany, Nov. 22. Wife of Ronald Craig. Mother of Dr. Kimberly Hartlage, Leslie Henderzahs, Brad and Dr. Eric Craig. Sister of Phyllis Wright. Grandmother of seven.

FORGUITES, Harold N., 95, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Dec. 1. Father of Candice Forguites. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of five.

GALLE, Vernon A., 90, All Saints Parish, Dearborn County, Nov. 30. Father of Charlene Alig, Deborah Neumeister, Dan, James and Marvin Galle. Brother of Margie Rauch, Shirley Robbins and Eugene Galle. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of six.

HARPENAU, Evelyn C., 97, St. Augustine, Leopold, Sept. 19. Mother of Paul Harpenau. Sister of Jean Etienne and Sue Hessig. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of 11. Great-great-grandmother of three.

HOLBROOK, James H. F., 41, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Nov. 14. Father of Lilliana Holbrook. Son of James and Maryann Holbrook. Brother of Mary Eck, Stacy and Matthew Holbrook, Larry Lephart and Jack Messer.

HOLTEGEL, Lynn, 76, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Dec. 5. Mother of Kim Piche and Amy Schibi. Sister of Janice Smith and Keith Rozin. Grandmother of one.

RECEVEUR, Rose M., 74, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, Nov. 29. Mother of Mindy Brockwell, Melanie and Adam Receveur. Grandmother of four.

SAMPLE, Helen R., 90, St. John the Baptist, Starlight, Dec. 4. Mother of Mary Ann Smith. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of 10.

SWEENEY, Mary E., 67, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Nov. 25. Sister of Kathleen Bewsey, Brigid Gedig, Danny, Dennis, Mike and Tim Sweeney. Aunt of several.

YAGER, Kenneth J., 60, St. Mary, Rushville, Dec. 1. Son of Alfred and Eleanor Yager. Brother of Kelly Connolly, Patty Moffett, Nancy Newbold, Sharon Pike, Linda Reed, David, Gary and Steve Yager. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

Mary Kay Wolford, longtime archdiocesan supporter and leader, dies at 88