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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BANET, Mary Ruth (Hooe), 83, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Sept. 14. Wife of Ray Banet. Sister of Mildred Seewer and Leonida Hooe.
BLAYLOCK, Doris L., 94, St. Monica, Indianapolis, Sept. 12. Mother of Deborah Blaylock-Hanes, Learmon Jr. and Melvin Blaylock. Sister of Annie Roby. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 15. Great-great-grandmother of seven.
BRAUN, Sandra, 65, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, Sept. 9. Mother of Kimberly Tanner and Christopher Braun. Sister of Mary Lou Eads, Toni Humes, Julie Yates, Rose, John and Paul Springman. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.
DENNING, Eleanor Alice, 90, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Sept. 12. Mother of Randy Denning. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of four.
DICKMAN, Mary M., 60, St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 16. Wife of Dennis Dickman. Mother of Sarah Saylor.
DUNN, John, 90, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Indianapolis, Aug. 2. Husband of Billie Dunn. Father of Barbara Fields, Carolyn Fromme, Ann Talhelm, Mary Wagner, Joe, John, Michael and Tom Dunn. Grandfather of 28. Great-grandfather of 13.
FOOS, Mary Martha, 91, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Sept. 2. Mother of Julie Sumler. Grandmother of two.
GILLIO, Ernest, 89, Sacred Heart, Clinton, Sept. 11. Husband of Dorothy Gillio. Father of Carolyn and Lee Gillio. Brother of Elmer Iacoli. Grandfather of one.
HABOUSH, Rosemary Ann, 91, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Sept. 8. Sister of Margaret Nahas, Joann Najem and Josephine Mulhern.
HAYES, Donald, 77, St. John the Apostle, Bloomington, Sept. 1. Father of Mark and Scott Hayes. Brother of Irene Davis, Warren Hayes and Joan Gator. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of 17.
HUGHES, George E., Sr., 88, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Sept. 11. Husband of Irene Hughes. Father of Kathryn Snelling, Ann Marie, Cynthia, Susan, George Jr., James, Jeffrey and John Hughes. Brother of Joann Etheridge and William Hughes. Grandfather of 19. Great-grandfather of 18.
JARAMILLO, David Andres, 16, St. Gabriel, Indianapolis, Aug. 20. Son of David and Guadalupe Jaramillo. Brother of Juan Jose Jaramillo. Grandson of Jose Vicente and Guadalupe Valdivieso.
JULIUS, William D., 92, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Sept. 9. Husband of Barbara Julius. Father of Debbie, David, Dennis, Doug and William Julius. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 17.
KELLEY, Anne Rosemary (York), 62, Prince of Peace, Madison, Sept. 4. Wife of Paul Kelley. Mother of Jill Kelley Koren, Natalie Kelley-Kimmell, Alethaire Kelley Knierim and Harlan Kelley. Sister of Annie and Cindy Green, Jane Struck, Peggie York-Garcia, Dave, Jerry, Pat and Tom York. Grandmother of five.
LANCE, David Richard, 45, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 13. Husband of Regina Yane. Father of Michelle, Preston and Tyler Lance and Dominic Yane. Son of James Wood and Mary Jane Wood. Brother of Jane McMillan, Eddie and Steve Lance, Vickie and Andy Wood.
LANNING, John M., 85, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 3. Husband of Joy Lanning. Father of Penny Hofer, John and Mitchell Lanning. Sister of Birdie Knecht, Mary Tebbe and James Laning. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.
McLAUGHLIN, John F., 84, SS. Francis and Clare, Greenwood, Aug. 29. Husband of Leonora (Adam) McLaughlin. Father of Jill Hammersley, Julie Pouch and Kai McLaughlin. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of one.
McLEISH, Karen, 55, Our Lady of Lourdes, Sept. 6. Wife of Gerald McLeish. Mother of Andrew and Eric McLeish. Sister of John and Mark Fagan. Grandmother of one.
RICHARDS, ChrisAnn, 55, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Sept. 4. Wife of Roger Richards. Sister of Mary Jo Cooke, Ree Dausman, Boots Kervan, Susan Tharp, Paula Vermilya and Joseph Stark.
ROTHBAUER-MEYER, Helen, 99, St. Joseph, Clark County, Aug. 10. Mother of Margaret Alvey and Mary Conroy. Sister of Charlie, Henry, Mike and Steve Rothbauer. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 21. Great-great-grandmother of four.
SCHOETTMER, Larry J., 60, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Sept. 10. Son of Mary Schoettmer. Brother of Phillip and Rick Schoettmer.
STADER, Rosemary (Zeph), 96, St. Paul Hermitage, Beech Grove, Sept. 12. Mother of Dianne DeHart, Janice Inman, Kathleen Schopper and Thomas Stader. Sister of Anna Marie Oliger. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 21.
TACY, Layne Michael, 16, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 12. Son of Timothy and Summer Tacy. Brother of Joshua and Marc Tacy. Grandson of Sammy Washburn, Bill and Kathy White, and DeWitt and MaryEllen Tacy.
WHITE, Susan E. (Mucci), 72, Annunciation, Brazil, Sept. 2. Mother of Cara, Brad and James White Jr. Grandmother of three.
WOODRUFF, Norman, 72, St. Rita, Indianapolis, Sept. 12. Husband of Anita Woodruff. Father of Michelle Jackson, DeAnna, Derrick and Michael Woodruff. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather of 13. †