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, Theodore S., 75, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, May 5. Husband of Sara Allen. Father of Tara Cunningham, Shannon Horstmann and Teddy Allen. Grandfather of five.

ANDRETTI, Carolyn, 81, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, May 28. Mother of Mary Joe Dial, Carolyn Molander, Adam and Mark Andretti. Grandmother of 11.

BANET, Jr., Herman J., 80, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, June 1. Husband of Linda Banet. Father of Jodi Robinson and Bradley Banet. Brother of Kathy Fritz, Nancy Lemmon, Juanita Lilly, Janet Schmidt and Doris Stilger. Grandfather of five.

BRUNS, Janet C., 81, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, June 3. Wife of Gerald Bruns. Mother of Nicole Maul, Jennifer Seeney, Denise Standley, Douglas and Jeffrey Bruns. Sister of Mary Kampsen, Barb Monahan, Mildred Ruprecht, Donald, Edward, John and Lawrence Geiger. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of two.

COYLE, Sr., Michael D., 79, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, April 3. Husband of Marianne Coyle. Father of Christopher and Michael Coyle, Jr. Brother of Walter Coyle. Grandfather of four.

DELUCIO, Nancy E., 85, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, May 27. Wife of Robert DeLucio. Mother of Marianne DeLucio Aguilar, Rachel DeLucio Hickey, David, Marco and Philip DeLucio. Grandmother 18.

DYER, Stephen E., 81, St. Anne, New Castle, May 31. Husband of Janet Dyer. Father of Jennifer Martin and Patrick Dyer. Brother of Mary Lou Oxley and Janis Troxell. Grandfather of four.

ELSNER, Gloria M., 89, St. Ambrose, Seymour, May 26. Mother of Brenda Bean, Gina Conkright, Bernadette Dial, Cynthia Gant, Eileen Sacks, Cecilia Sparks, Mary Trimble, Charles and Joseph Elsner. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 34. Great-great-grandmother of one.

HART, Denise M. Arndt, 58, St. Thomas Aquinas, Indianapolis, May 19. Wife of George Arndt. Mother of Anna, Chloe, Erin, Caleb and Jacob Arndt. Sister of Anne Bennett, Gina, Mellissa, Brett and Brian Ottavi. Grandmother of one.

JONES, Barbara A., 72, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, May 30. Wife of Ralph Jones. Mother of Caryn Del Preto and Elizabeth Khorana. Sister of Suzanne Hearne, Sandra Juckno, Bill and Richard Fortenbury. Grandmother of six.

KELLEY, Ronald, 74, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, May 20. Husband of Beverly Kelley. Father of Diane Poteet. Brother of Patty Leffew, G.A. and Lyle Kelley. Grandfather of three.

KURELIC, Amy Bulach, 52, All Saints Parish, Dearborn County, May 20. Wife of Rick Kurelic. Mother of Emily Rodgers, Molly Vogt, Alyssa Welte and Cody Kurelic. Daughter of Jerry and Carolyn Bulach. Sister of Stephanie Collins, Nicki Hart, Gina Hoffman, Becky Hoog, Mandy Wilson and Jeff Bulach. Grandmother of seven.

LANE, Connie, 80, St. Gabriel, Connersville, May 22. Mother of Lee Ann Mifsud, Lori Savoy, Joan Trimpe, Daniel and John Lane. Sister of Carrie Curry, Janie Griffin, Millie Livingston, Cathy Tupper, Bud, Don, John and Tom Brunson. Grandmother of 19. Great-grandmother of 13.

LINVILLE, Cheryl S., 74, St. Mary, Greensburg, May 26. Wife of Rock Linville. Mother of Sonja Kolkmeier and Alex Linville. Sister of Richard Pleak. Grandmother of four.

LUDWIG, Jane A., 55, All Saints Parish, Dearborn County, June 1. Wife of Chris Ludwig. Mother of Alexandra Lierman and Chase Ludwig. Daughter of Paul and Anita Luz. Sister of Nancy Liber.

MAPPES, Therese C., (Rolfsen), 92, St. Roch, Indianapolis, May 20. Mother of Mary Sue Craft, Connie Shelburn, Andy, Billy, Donald, John, Kenny and Terrence Mappes. Sister of Jack and Paul Rolfsen. Grandmother of 27. Great-grandmother of 29.

MCQUEEN, Alberta C., 94, St. Mary, Greensburg, June 1. Mother of Anita Navarra, Debra Stuart, Richard Kramer and Brian McQueen. Grandmother of 22.

MEYER, Janet M., 86, St. Mary, Greensburg, May 30. Wife of Rick Meyer. Mother of Angela Reynolds, Karen Spears and Donna Spears-Lecher. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of five. Great-great-grandmother of three.

MEYERS, Joann M., 71, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, May 12. Wife of Phillip Meyers. Mother of Kimberly Kerbrat and Stephani Meyers.

MITCHELL, Nancy J., 90, Christ the King, Indianapolis, June 3. Wife of Ray Mitchell. Mother of Terry Buckman, Debi and Tracy Mitchell. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of four.

MOTSINGER, C. Daniel, 66, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, May 23. Husband of Deborah Motsinger. Father of Katherine and David Motsinger. Brother of Greg Motsinger.

NEWBOLD, Janice D., 81, Christ the King, Indianapolis, May 31. Wife of Mark Newbold. Mother of Debbie Borgmann and Mark Newbold. Sister of James Hall. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

PELSOR, Neal D., 51, St. Michael, Brookville, June 5. Son of David and Becky Pelsor. Brother of Lisa Pelsor.

RENNEKAMP, Lawrence E., 88, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, May 31. Husband of Joan Rennekamp. Father of Sandra Grunkemeyer, Donna Smith, Susan Wettrick, Daryl and Randal Rennekamp. Brother of Joan Botts. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 12.

SCHELLER, Virginia A., 88, St. Ambrose, Seymour, May 28. Mother of Patty Scheller and Cathy Schneider. Sister of Margaret Effinger, Elizabeth Henderson, Wilma Ramseyer, Alfred, Edmund and Gerald Hill. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of eight.

SCOTTEN, Donn M., 74, Christ the King, Indianapolis, May 31. Husband of Christine Scotten. Father of Stephanie Gallagher, Suzanne Platt and Eric Scotten. Brother of Christine Bordenet and Daniel Scotten. Grandfather of seven.

STEVELEY, Don R., 90, Prince of Peace, Madison, June 1. Father of Erika Coleman, Barbara Greene, Gina Stone, Jackie Thurston, Patti Wallace, JB Greene and Thomas Steveley. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of five.

STEWART, Eleanor A., 88, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, May 22. Mother of Mary Kay Curran, Nancy Herber, Joannie Newby and Mike Stewart. Sister of Kay Deck. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of four.

STIER, Dorothy, 81, St. Maurice, Napoleon, May 13. Mother of Anita Fry, Cecilia Rose, David and Doug Stier. Sister of Marilyn Buening and Paul Gehl. Grandmother of eight.

STOCK, Paul A., 95, All Saints Parish, Dearborn County, May 30. Uncle of several.

TAYLOR, Gary A., 72, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, May 22. Husband of Kristina Taylor. Father of Rebekah May, Jessica, Maronite Monks of Adoration Brother Felix Maria and Micah Taylor. Brother of Kathy Davis, Nancy Pond, Doloris, David and Robert Taylor. Grandfather of two.

TORRES-CUATLACUATL, Mckayla, infant, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Feb. 16. Daughter of Raymundo Torres Rosas and Juana Cuatlacuatl Velazquez.

WAGNER, Arnold F., 93, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, May 15. Father of Frank, Mike and Paul Wagner. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 10. †