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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BASTNAGEL, William F., 96, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 17. Husband of LaVonne Bastnagel. Father of James, John, Phil and Tom Bastnagel. Grandfather of 19. Great-grandfather of 15.

DIDAT, Elmer C., 89, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, Nov. 28. Husband of Mary Didat. Father of Kenneth and Stephen Didat. Brother of Jerome and Regis Didat. Grandfather of three.

DI SALVO, Daniel, 93, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Nov. 22. Father of Debbie Heaverin, Donna Hopkins, Denise Meyer, Danny, Darin and David Di Salvo. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 10.

FILLYAW, Martha, 93, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Nov. 5. Mother of Della Wood, Rebekah Ponds and Roger Fillyaw. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 23.

FREY, Doris J. (Hahn), 94, All Saints Parish, Dearborn County, Nov. 25. Mother of Barbara Jo Ault, Bev Stone, Betty Anne, Bill, Brian and Robert Frey. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 22.

GARRETT, Michele A., 45, St. Joseph, Crawford County, Nov. 22. Daughter of Jerry and Mary Garrett. Sister of Michael Garrett. Aunt of two.

HAAG, Robert, 89, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 27. Father of Heather Timmons, Corinne, Danny and Eric Haag. Brother of Doris Madden. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of three.

JONES, Katherine A., 78, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 25. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

KRIEGER, Jr., Walter J., 75, St. Mary, Navilleton, Nov. 25. Father of Jennifer Caffrey and Jeremy and Miles Krieger. Brother of Sandra Frank. Grandfather of eight.

KRUG, Brennan, 19, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 21. Son of Michael and Gretchen Krug. Brother of Allison Krug. Grandson of Julia Speckman.

MANNING, Michael, 74, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Nov. 29. Husband of Rita Manning. Brother of Rebekah Tweed and Ryan Manning. Grandfather of one.

MAYSE, Karen S., 66, St. Mary, Rushville, Nov. 26. Mother of Shila Alonzo, Tia Cornett, Tammy Smith, Craig and Travis Mayse. Sister of Debbie Carlton, Linda Carr, Julie Jessup, Cathy McGrath and Larry Frank. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of four.

MENNEL, Kevin, 57, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 20. Husband of Lisa Mennel. Father of Mara and Cory Mennel. Brother of Kathleen Painchaud and David Mennel. Grandfather of nine.

MILLER, Janet, 89, St. Michael, Brookville, Nov. 25. Mother of Robert, Roger and Steve Miller. Sister of Donna Gesell, Joyce Lambert, Karen Weir and Herbert Rosenberger. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of five.

NAHAS, Dennis, 71, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Brother of Sara Arthur, Debbie Bedillion, Jeri Rust, Brian, John, Mark, Michael and William Nahas. Uncle of several.

OEFFINGER, William P., 52, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 28. Husband of Malissa Oeffinger. Father of Brenna Oeffinger and Robert Behne. Stepfather of Ashley, Anthony, Eric and Steven Statzer and Cody Crabtree. Son of Judy Cole. Stepson of George Cole. Brother of Kimberly, Adam and Christopher Oeffinger. Grandfather of four. Step-grandfather of 10.

READ, Carol A., 73, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Nov. 22. Mother of Todd Read. Sister of Mary Kay Vega. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of two.

SIMMONS, Irene, 88, St. Joseph, Jennings County, Nov. 18. Wife of Harry Simmons. Mother of Charlotte Hendrix, Brenda King, Elizabeth Kirchner, Lisa Martin, Melinda Schmidt, Sandra Stockelman, Bonnie, Brad and Robert Simmons. Sister of Agnes Euler. Grandmother of 27. Great-grandmother of 34. Great-great-grandmother of one.

SINDERS, Karen M. (Brawner), 62, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 21. Wife of Gregg Sinders. Mother of Amanda Hamilton, Amy Riley and Anthony Sinders. Daughter of Paul and Janet Brawner. Sister of Kathy Jo Phillips, Greg, Tim and Tony Brawner. Grandmother of eight.

STARKS, Thomas, 67, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Nov. 14. Father of Jacob and Jimmy Starks. Brother of Beth Ferguson, Jackie Heinzelman, Clara Nehmer, Nancy Stumpp, Barbara, Andy, Bob and Steven Starks.

STEVELEY, Mary Margaret (Glass), 77, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 24. Wife of Don Steveley. Mother of Erika Coleman and Gina Stone. Sister of Trudy Conaway and Joseph Glass. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of one. †