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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ARROW, J. Bruce, 76, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, Feb. 29. Husband of Chloe Arrow. Father of Peggy Chinn, Diane Curry and Mary Ellen Arrow. Brother of Robyn Reinhard. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of two.
BECKER, Zenon, 80, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, March 8. Father of Stefanie Gilles and Paul Becker. Brother of Irene Lebherz. Grandfather of three.
BORUCKI, Irene C., 93, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Feb. 18. Mother of Diane Borucki.
BRINKWORTH, Carolyn P., 79, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Feb. 14. Wife of David W. Brinkworth. Mother of Susan, Brian and James Brinkworth. Sister of Ellen Borkins and Marilyn Mattingly. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of two.
CHILDERS, Louise, 91, St. Mary, Rushville, March 12. Mother of Janie Sosbe and Joseph Childers, Jr. Grandmother of six.
HAWKINS II, Grant, 34, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Feb. 25. Son of Grant and Carol Hawkins. Brother of Kathryn Hawkins. Grandson of Mary Cline.
HOFFMAN, JoAnn, 67, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, 67, March 12. Wife of Peter J. Hoffman. Mother of Edward and Fred Hoffman. Sister of Shelby Hammonds and Devonne Profitt. Grandmother of four.
JONES, Helen L., 83, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Feb. 29. Mother of Nancy Boman, Kathy Hughes, Mary Beth Lawson, Kim Palmer, Bobby, Chris and Joey Jones. Sister of Olivia Montgomery and Joseph Hinton. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of three.
KERN, Lucy M., 90, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, March 13. Mother of Deborah Lane, David, Dean Jr. and Dennis Kern. Sister of Ann Forno and Joseph Raimondi. Grandmother of three.
KESTLER, Helen B., 85, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, March 1. Mother of Patricia Dallas, Laura Fain, Dennis and Stephen Kestler. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of one.
KIDDIE, Ann I., 84, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, March 6. Mother of Carole Dempe, Craig and Thomas Kiddie. Sister of Mary Nichirco. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of two.
MOREY, Thomas F., 62, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, March 9. Father of Tracey Morey-Olive. Brother of Mary Crider, Patricia, Robert Jr. and Stephen Morey. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of one.
MULGREW, John, 82, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, March 4. Husband of Anne Mulgrew. Father of Lynn Fink, John and Michael Mulgrew. Brother of Jeanne Mulgrew. Grandfather of six.
MULROY, Patrick, 83, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, March 11. Husband of Carolyn Mulroy. Father of Patricia Holman, Catherine Pratt, Christopher, Kevin, Michael and William Mulroy. Brother of Geraldine Wise. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of two.
OWENS, Mary Jane, 87, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, March 11. Mother of Janet McNabb and Richard Owens. Sister of Joanne Hutchinson, Donna Monahan, Marge Rieser, Dan and Joe Brosnan. Grandmother of five.
PHIELER, Jacqueline M., 59, St. Mary, Lanesville, March 13. Daughter of Elsie Phieler. Sister of Betsy Conklin, Kathleen, David, Glenn and Michael Phieler.
PROST, Beverly, 69, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, March 7. Wife of Donald Prost. Mother of Sharon Barnhart, Susan Voriel, Jeannette, Donald, Matthew and Michael Prost. Sister of Bonita, James and Richard Wilkening.Grandmother of eight.
QUIGLEY, Daniel T., 71, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, March 8. Husband of Sheila (Pehler) Quigley. Father of Erin, Michelle and Ryan Quigley. Brother of Kitty Holmes, Jerry, Joe and Mike Quigley. Grandfather of five.
RICHMER, Edward, 84, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, March 14. Father of Marcia, Anthony and Edward Richmer. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of seven.
SANTOS, Jose L., 90, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, March 14. Husband of Masako Santos. Father of Alex, Angelo, John and Phil Santos. Brother of Norma and Abel Santos. Grandfather of six.
STUBER, Joseph F., 64, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, 64, March 11. Husband of Kelly A. Huber. Father of Laura Neal, Tess, Clayton and Jackson Stuber. Brother of Pam McClinton and Danny Stuber.
SUPAN, Mary A., 79, Christ the King, Indianapolis, March 10. Wife of Bob Supan. Mother of Michelle Bonjour, Cheryl Mears, Mike and Steven Supan. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of six.
VIERLING, Gary, 64, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, March 10. Husband of Sue (McKinney) Vierling. Father of Mariah Martinez and Jordan Vierling. Son of Bernice Vierling. Brother of Sue Barnhardt, Therisa Taggart, Dixie Vogel, Bill and Jim Vierling. Grandfather of five.
VINCO, Katherine, 97, Sacred Heart, Clinton, Feb. 14. Mother of Kay Smock. Sister of Joyce Gibson. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one. †