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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BENICH, Richard, 71, Holy Family, New Albany, Nov. 9. Husband of Pamela Benich. Father of Pamela Hockenberry, Pauline McCullum, Christine Michals, Richard and Ryan Benich. Brother of Ray Benich. Grandfather of 12.

BOWMAN, Rose A. (Lori), 90, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Nov. 11. Mother of Nancy Phipps, Chris, David, Jim and John Bowman. Sister of Freda John, Jesse Skelton and Frank Lori. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of eight.

EDELEN, Charles W., Sr., 75, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Nov. 10. Husband of Mary Helen Edelen. Father of Thomas and William Edelen. Brother of Anna Gish, Eileen Springston and Len Edelen. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of three.

FOSTER, Theresa Ellen, 89, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Nov. 11. Mother of Anna, Martina, Mark and Michael Foster. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of two.

HARDIN, Patricia A., 70, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Nov. 18. Wife of Robert Hardin. Mother of Terese Walters, Gregory and Michael Hardin. Sister of Karen Hamby, Edmund Jr. and William Henderzahs.

HARRELL, William V., 46, St. Bernadette, Indianapolis, Nov. 6. Husband of Jana (Frye) Harrell. Father of Billy Harrell. Son of William Harrell. Brother of Crystal Collins.

HUTCHINSON, Mary Ann, 84, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Nov. 9. Wife of Richard Hutchinson. Mother of Teresa, Bernard, Charles, David, Dennis, Michael and Patrick Hutchison. Sister of Charles and John Withem. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of three.

JULIUS, Morgan J., 26, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Nov. 9. Son of Dennis Julius and Suzanne Julius. Brother of Kelsey and Kris Julius. Grandson of Bill and Barbara Julius.

KERR, Shirley Ann, 73, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Nov. 4. Wife of Michael Kerr. Mother of Pamela Smith, Deborah and Teresa Weisheit. Sister of Donna Dail, Susie Wassman, Rodney Jordan, Jerry and Larry Austin. Grandmother of four.

KRYNICKI, Thomas J., 83, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, Nov. 13. Father of Cynthia Brattain, Delana Brenner, Ronda Hall, Robin Lysiak, Dawn Runnebohm and Thomas Krynicki. Brother of Vicky Bonnett, Jay Fiore, Agnes Neugenbauer, Irene Shaffer, Leona Spartan, Edward Holipsky, Frank, George and Richard Krynicki. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of 11.

McDANIEL, Dorothy, 95, St. Joseph, Clark County, Nov. 8. Mother of Alice, Benedictine Sister Dorothy Graf, Alvin, Cletus, Larry, Ralph and Robert Graf. Sister of Luella Rauck and Kenneth Kleehamer. Grandmother of 24. Great-grandmother of 32.

McKEE, James M., 58, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Oct. 29. Father of Meghan Price and Mason McKee. Brother of Patti Depko, Joy McKee-Brown and Mike McKee. Grandfather of three. (correction)

MISKOWIEC, Dorothy (Nicoloff), 80, Holy Trinity, Indianapolis, Oct. 27. Mother of Edward and James Miskowiec. Sister of George Nicoloff. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

MORGAN, Robert P., 85, St. Mary, New Albany, Nov. 11. Husband of Carolyn Morgan. Father of Beverly Morgan. Brother of Charles and Thomas Morgan.

SAMUELSON, Cliff, 71, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, Nov. 11. Father of Wendi Samuelson-Dull and Ryan Samuelson. Brother of Arlene White. Grandfather of four.

SCHALL, Richard, 94, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Nov. 5. Father of Theresa Books and Michael Schall. Brother of Eunice Carbrey and Ralph Schall.

SCHRADER, H. Imogene, 85, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Oct. 18. Wife of Leonard Schrader. Mother of Sandra Barnor, Linda Griffis, Anna Snyder, Michael and Paul Schrader. Sister of Sharon Simon, David and William Parker. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of four.

SCOTT, Katherine, 60, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Nov. 14. Wife of Robert Scott. Mother of Kristy Blackman, Brian and Dan Scott. Daughter of Tom Doyle. Sister of Aileen Parsons, Kevin and Thomas Doyle III. Grandmother of eight.

STUTTS, Richard E., 48, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, Nov. 4. Husband of Wendy (Wagner) Stutts. Father of Kathleen and Megan Stutts. Son of Jane (Morgan) Stutts. Brother of Corrine France, Kathy Schwab, Christine Sommers and James Stutts.

TRAUB, Donald V., 58, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 20. Father of Emily and Eric Traub. Brother of Martha Nelson, Anne Thompson, Joan Traub-Martin, Jerry, Pat, Paul and Tim Traub.

WARNER, Clara, 75, St. Rita, Indianapolis, Nov. 17. Mother of Dana Alexander, Derrick and Philip Jacks. Sister of Betty Hughes, Lawrence, Marion and Richard Beaven. Grandmother of eight.

WUENSCH, Karl Joseph, 42, St. Agnes, Nashville, Nov. 10. Husband of Cassandra Wuensch. Father of Cole, Dakota and Kelsay Wuensch. Son of Bill Wuensch and Kathleen Adams Butcher. Brother of Michele Dagenais, Melissa Wood and Eric Wuensch. †