Obituaries
† May the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace †
BAUERLE, Louis James, 83, Sacred Heart, Indianapolis, March 16. Husband of Stella Bauerle. Father of Janet Golden, Joan Keen, Jeanne Maupin, Judy Miller, Jane Monday, James, Jefferey, Jerry, John and Joseph Bauerle. Brother of Catherine Bauerle and Marie Mitchell. Grandfather of 27. Great-grandfather of 16.
BEAVER, Jacqueline J. (Boucher), 56, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, March 13. Wife of Ed Beaver. Mother of Laura Peters, Melinda, David, Jamie, Michael and Steven Beaver. Sister of Marie, Fernande, Charles,Vene and Raymond Boucher. Grandmother of nine.
BERLIER, George A., 86, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, March 19. Husband of Henrietta (Wollack) Berlier. Father of Marjorie Lindeman, Mary White and Michael Berlier. Brother of Mary Sudella. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of six.
BUSBY, Theodore, infant, St. Luke, Indianapolis, March 7. Daughter of Mark and Adrienne Busby.
COLSON, Maria A., 71, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 21. Wife of Herschel Colson. Mother of Danny, Patrick, Ronald, Tony and Tracy Colson. Sister of Kunigunde Hughes, Roswitha Jammeh, Christine Shmidt and Raymond Gabel. Grandmother of 14.
DeBLECOURT, Josephine M., 72, St. Benedict, Terre Haute, March 12. Wife of Johannes H. deBlecourt. Mother of Joni Whelen, Ed, John, Leo and Lou deBlecourt. Sister of Ina Hagen, Thea Johnson and Joe Becking. Grandmother of 11.
DeFUSCO, Alta (Houghtalen), 87, Christ the King, Indianapolis, March 16. Mother of Patricia Carmichael, Mary K. Silveus, Andrea Sperry, Joseph and Louis DeFusco. Sister of R. Joseph Houghtalen. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of seven.
EADS, David L., 82, Sacred Heart, Indianapolis, March 16. Husband of Rita Eads. Father of Becky Hadley, Mary Ann, Susan, Christopher, Jack, Jim, Joe, Mark and Paul Eads. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 12.
FAULKNER, William J., 86, Holy Family, New Albany, March 18. Husband of Hazel (Baumgart) Faulkner. Father of Karen Carmickle and Vicki Kruer. Brother of Mary Agnes Goffinet, Christina Hahus, Catherine Sellman, Albert and Edward Faulkner. Grandfather of three.
GLEASON, Isabel S., 86, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, March 14. Mother of Lorna Wilson and Clark Woodrow Gleason. Grandmother of two.
GORDON, Betty M., 81, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, March 10. Wife of Gilbert Gordon. Mother of Martha Bullington, Linda Pierce, James and Patrick Gordon. Sister of Bertha Thatcher, Carl and Ronald Auberry. Grandmother of four.
GRAY, Tracey Lynn, 32, Christ the King, Indianapolis, March 13. Daughter of Joe and Patsy Jacoby. Sister of Michelle Plata, Jacob, Richard Jr. and Scott Gray.
HUSER, Ethel (Worthington), 91, Holy Name, Beech Grove, March 13. Mother of Ronald and William Huser. Sister of Madeline Baar, Norma Butler, Dolores Gray, Violet Hawley and Lawrence Worthington. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 20. Great-great-grandmother of one.
JOHNSON, David A., 43, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, March 17. Son of James and Diane (McCrocklin) Johnson. Brother of Amy Edwards, Bob, Mike and Tom Johnson.
KELLEY, Katherine, 82, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, March 18. Wife of Robert Kelley.
KERR, William John, 90, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 17. Husband of Hazel Kerr. Father of Janet Zielinski and Jerry Kerr. Brother of Elberta Kerr. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of 11.
KLUEMPER, Jeanette, 74, St. Maurice, Napoleon, March 15. Wife of Edward Kluemper. Mother of Patricia Ferguson, Carlotta Gunter and Janet Orr. Sister of Ruth Cole, Diana Shelton, Leo and Roy Hardebeck.
LEY, Dorothy (Blackwell), 89, St. Roch, Indianapolis, March 16. Mother of Patricia and Jack Ley. Sister of Leora Attick and Frances Rice.
LYNCH, Arvella, 92, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, March 18. Wife of Patrick Lynch. Sister of Donna Woods. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of eight. Great-great-grandmother of six.
MALAD, Juanita, 75, St. Matthew, Indianapolis, March 16. Mother of Regina and Richard Malad. Sister of Hazel Payne. Grandmother of eight.
McCANN, Eleanor L., 70, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, March 14. Sister of Robert McCann.
McCARTHY, Francis A., 70, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, March 14. Husband of Barbara McCarthy. Father of Kathleen Dilts and Michael McCarthy. Brother of Anne McTigue. Grandfather of two.
MOTTA, Michael S., 85, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, March 14. Husband of Evelyn (Beneviges) Motta. Father of Gail Hintz. Grandfather of two.
NAUMAN, Eric E., 36, St. Joseph, Sellersburg, March 9. Husband of Cindy (Schroder) Nauman. Father of Halle and Max Nauman. Stepfather of George Budd. Son of Larry and Charlene Nauman. Brother of Robin Richardson, Dawn Wetzel and Dirk Nauman. Grandson of Jeanne McCrosky.
NELIS, Patricia A., 67, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, March 12. Mother of Beth Anne Hiatt and Deb Nelis. Grandmother of four.
OBERMEYER, James J., 82, St. Louis, Batesville, March 19. Father of Barb Mundy, Elaine Nerht, Judith Smith, Nancy, David and Jamie Obermeyer. Brother of Esther Crusemeyer. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather of four.
O’BRIEN, Bernice, 91, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, March 16. Mother of Mary McCreary and Mike O’Brien. Sister of Catherine Burton, Imogene Jones, Lillian Kopp and Clint Bledsoe. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of 10.
PENNELL, Gary B., 71, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, March 11. Husband of Carole (Mumm) Pennell. Father of Vickie Bastnagel, Lisa Sherer, Linda, Chuck and Mike Pennell. Grandfather of 10.
RAIRDEN, Jean, 67, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, March 8. Wife of James L. Rairden. Mother of Melody Goodwin, Deborah Skorjanc, Daniel, James and Michael Rairden. Sister of Donald McClelland. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of five.
ROELL, Richard, 69, Sacred Heart, Indianapolis, March 8. Husband of Faye Roell. Father of Sue Baker, Debbie, Mark, Richard and Steven Roell. Son of Mary Roell. Brother of Linda Calvin, Ellen Ross and John Roell. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of two.
SANTOS, Deann Marie(Doyle), 34, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Feb. 27. Wife of Ric Santos. Mother of Natalie and Benjamin Santos. Daughter of Edward and Frances Doyle. Sister of Elaine Bouchie and Carolyn Doyle.
SCHAUB, Louise R., 80, St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis, March 18. Wife of George Schaub. Sister of Bett Bullock. Aunt of two.
SCHAEFER, Mildred (Bir), 92, Holy Family, New Albany, March 20. Mother of Paul Schaefer. Sister of Claude and Norbert Bir. Grandmother of two.
SCHAEFER, Rita C., 79, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, March 20. Wife of Edward Schaefer. Mother of Susan Kerber, Dwight, Edward Jr., Greg and Mark Schaefer. Sister of Elmer Knable Jr. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of six.
SCHULER, Anna Mae, 76, St. Joseph, Sellersburg, March 15. Mother of June Cooke, Barbara Nalley, Joanna Waggoner, Carl and Donald Schuler. Grandmother of 13.
SEHR, John J., 81, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, March 15. Husband of Emily (Fellinger) Sehr. Father of JoAnn Short, Jean Scotten, Jayne Smiley and John Sehr. Brother of Betty Crofts. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of seven.
STIPP, Mary I. (Kerstiens), 88, St. Benedict, Terre Haute, March 12. Sister of Helen Garrigus and Paul Kerstiens.
SWANK, Carl, 77, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, March 21. Husband of Mary Jean Swank. Father of Carla Case, Donald, Kenneth and Thomas Swank. Brother of Robert Swank. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of one.
THACKER, Flora R., 83, Prince of Peace, Madison, March 15. Mother of Marsha and Charles Craig Jr. Sister of Nadine Wilson. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of seven.
UTTERBACK, Teresa L., 41, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, March 9. Sister of Susan Dougherty, Sharon Jefry, Timothy, Tom and William Utterback.
WEBER, Aileen C., 84, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, March 13. Mother of Martha Nicoloff, Debbie Rudolph, Chris, Jerry and Stephen Weber. Foster mother of Mary Ann Kaplan. Sister of Bobeye Sweny, Father John Maxwell, Jim and Lester Maxwell. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of five.
WEST, Agnes A. (Harris), 90, Holy Name, Beech Grove, March 15. Mother of Debbie Sue Doan. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of two.
WEST, Mary Jane, 84, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, March 15. Mother of Mike Falcon and David Lloyd. Sister of Dolores Forbes, Patricia Garrett, Marjorie Stevens and Joseph Filcer. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of five.
ZOELLERS, Antone J., 97, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, March 17. Husband of Irma Zoellers. Father of Mary Shawler. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of nine. †