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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AVIS, Mindy M., 41, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Nov. 20. Daughter of Francis Avis. Sister of Shannon Main and Branden Avis. Aunt of several.

BISCHOFF, Rick G., 63, St. Michael, Brookville, Nov. 21. Husband of Brenda Bischoff. Father of Benjamin and Derick Bischoff. Son of Phyllis Bischoff. Brother of Nancy Busse, Sharon Cumberworth, Linda Gerty, Cathy Graf, Pam McMillin, Cindy Westerfield, Lisa Wilson, Ken, Leroy, Paul and Steve Bischoff.

COLLINS, Linda C., 71, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Oct. 10. Mother of Missy Vail. Sister of Janine Workman Wiglesworth. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

COSSAIRT, Alice E., 93, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Nov. 6. Mother of Marjorie Herridge, Ann, Beth, Jim and Will Cossairt. Sister of Janice Crane, Margie Long, Nick and Steve Runnebohm. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of eight.

FORD, Catherine, 68, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Nov. 13. Wife of Joseph Ford. Mother of Sara Berscheit. Sister of Beth Shaw, Therese, Edward, James, John, Michael and Patrick Avelis. Grandmother of three.

GARCIA, Jose G., 84, St. Louis, Batesville, Nov. 22. Husband of Gemma Garcia. Father of Monina Baker, Jaime, Joel, Joselito and Joseph Garcia. Brother of Alejo, Manuel and Romulo Garcia. Grandfather of eight.

GERDES, Corwin, 82, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, Nov. 1l. Father of Patty Charest, Gail Samay and Charles Gerdes. Grandfather of six.

GILLASPY, Adriana C. (Briscoe), 89, St. Jude the Apostle, Spencer, Nov. 3. Mother of John, Philip and Thomas Gillaspy. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.

HELLMANN, Dorothy T. (Matkovic), 95, St. Jude the Apostle, Spencer, Nov. 13. Mother of Maureen Anderson, Sharon Blattner, Jean Marie Buffington, Annette Meyers, Rita Shoup, Cecelia Trueblood, Brian and Jerome Hellmann. Sister of Joan Garbish and Patty Matkovic. Grandmother of 25. Great-grandmother of 36. Great-great-grandmother of three.

HOOG, Ronald J., 84, St. Peter, Franklin County, Nov. 20. Husband of Glenna Hoog. Father of Julie Trammell, Darrel, Roger and Ronald Hoog. Brother of Shirley Roots. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 19.

HOWARD, Elza, 89, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Nov. 2. Uncle of one.

JOHNSTON, James, 92, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, Nov. 16. Husband of Mary Carolyn Johnston. Father of Lucia Begley, Mary Jane Blackwell and James Johnston. Brother of Patricia Lyster. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of seven.

MCARTHY, Robert J., 83, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 19. Husband of Sally McCarthy. Father of Kathleen Haberthy, Christopher, Michael and Timothy McCarthy. Brother of Joan Armbruster. Grandfather of seven.

MCMULLEN, Janet M., 84, St. Jude the Apostle, Spencer, Nov. 15. Wife of John McMullen. Mother of Cynthia Lane Slavens, Colleen, Kevin and Michael McMullen. Sister of Rebecca Holley and Carolyn McGuire. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 15. Great-great-grandmother of two.

SMITH, John J., 93, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis, Nov. 7. Father of Susan Hopper and James Smith. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of one.

SMITH, Laura (Anger), 76, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 14. Sister of Frances Anger.

STAND, Theresa (Margherone), 87, St. John the Apostle, Bloomington, Nov. 9. Mother of June Blaire, David, Paul and Thomas Stand. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of three.

TANNER, Rosemary, 87, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Sept. 25. Wife of L. Gene Tanner. Mother of Susan, James and Karl Tanner. Grandmother of 11.

TOUSSAINT, Joseph L., 87, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Dec. 24, 2019. Husband of Gail Toussaint. Father of Joseph, Kevin, Mark and Neil Toussaint. Grandfather of two.

WAGNER, Darlene (Esteves), 74, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Nov. 16. Mother of Nicole Robison and Debbie Steck. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one. †