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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BAUMAN, Marcella E., 95, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus, Indianapolis, Nov. 7. Mother of Gary and Mark Bauman. Grandmother of one.

BAUMER, Gerald, 76, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Nov. 10. Husband of Gennie Baumer. Father of Regina Kimmel and Angelina Monahan. Grandfather of five.

BROWN, Stacey M., 34, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Nov. 8. Daughter of Steven and Nancy Brown. Sister of Rebecka Brown.

FEDROFF, Thomas J., 87, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Oct. 25. Husband of Dorothy Fedroff. Father of Greg and Marc Fedroff. Brother of Audrey Coombs.

HARDIN, William C., 84, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Nov. 8. Husband of Vonda Hardin. Father of Karen Hennessey, Carla Lewis and Cheryl Young. Brother of James Hardin. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of six.

HATKE, Donald J., 90, St. Michael, Greenfield, Nov. 11. Husband of Margaret Hatke. Father of Mary Jo Coffin, Karen Dunn, Carol Ann Eckrich, Janet Herman, Charlene Kottlowski and Morey Hatke. Grandfather of 17. Great‑grandfather of 11.

HUBER, Rosemary, 91, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 10. Mother of Anna Seymour and Monica Murray. Grandmother of four. Great‑grandmother of one.

JONES, Joseph N., 16, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Nov. 6. Son of Victoria Jones. Grandson of Joseph Jones.

LENZE, Joan C., 83, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Nov. 7. Wife of Hilary Lenze. Mother of Mary Acton, Andrew and Eric Lenze. Grandmother of six.

MINNIS, Joseph J., 94, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 11. Husband of Marjory Minnis. Father of Susan Souls, Elizabeth and Joseph Minnis. Grandfather of eight. Great‑grandfather of two.

NIEHUS, Heidi, 54, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Nov. 7. Mother of John and Kevin Neihus. Aunt of several.

PADGETT, Thea G., 66, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 13. Wife of Philip Padgett. Mother of MaryAnn Atwood, Brandon Kramer and Ryan Padgett. Daughter of Joan Stewart. Sister of Bridgette Huerkamp and Cinamon Russo. Grandmother of eight.

RAY, Gisela, 62, St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 9. Wife of Michael Ray. Mother of Courtney Keith, Kristina Wilson, Kim and Michael Ray, Jr. Daughter of Herbert Purucker and Frabzska Kloepsch. Sister of Birgitt Hansen, Petra Kloepsch and Horst Purucker. Grandmother of five.

ROBINSON, John C., 77, St. Joseph, Corydon, Nov. 3. Husband of Sue Robinson. Father of Neeve Kibodaux, Preston Davis-Robinson, Christopher and John Robinson II. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of two.

SCHLACHTER, Marjean, 99, St. Michael, Greenfield, Oct. 23. Mother of Janet Huebner, Judy Mennel and John Schlachter. Grandmother of eight. Great‑grandmother of 16.

SMITH, Charles W., 87, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 9. Husband of Carolyn Smith. Father of Donna Hamilton, Jean Skirvin, John, Keith and Mark Smith. Grandfather of 11. Great‑grandfather of four.

SNYDER, Beth J., 63, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Nov. 4. Wife of George Snyder. Mother of Allison and Perry Snyder. Sister of Ronda Gaylord, Ann Putnam, Reagan Schneider and Eric Reimer.

VOGES, Cletus W., 90, St. Paul, Tell City, Nov. 3. Husband of Hazel Voges. Father of Debra Lawrence, Bruce and Dennis Voges. Grandfather of two.

WESSEL, Flora A., 86, St. Michael, Charlestown, Nov. 7. Mother of Malia Edmonds, Diane Weitlauf, Paula and Timothy Wessel. Sister of Norma Krentz, Charles Schafer Jr. and Jim Schafer. Grandmother of three. Great‑grandmother of five.

WILLIAMS, Mary, 89, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 7. Mother of Pam Allen, Karen Hackman, Linda Johnson, Nancy Kendall, Mary Ann Renschler and David Williams. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of several.

WITTKAMP, Carol A., 78, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 7. Wife of Thomas Wittkamp. Mother of Chris Condit, Cindy Hamad and Cheryl Schrand. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of three. †