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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BARTLEY, Michael R., 62, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Feb. 14. Husband of Joyce Bartley. Father of Dr. Micaela Harrison. Son of Sandra Bartley. Brother of Debra Strahl.

BEDEL, James L., 75, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 12. Husband of Donna Bedel. Father of Mark, Matt and Tom Bedel. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of four.

CARROLL, Elizabeth A., 93, Holy Family, New Albany, Dec. 12. Mother of Lisa Bennet, Mickey Boysza, Christie Gulley, Susan Reed, Shelia Wanner and Kevin Carroll. Sister of Lila Foster, Patricia O’Leary, Gerald and Peter Nulty. Grandmother and great-grandmother of several.

DONOHUE, Jr., Joseph T., 75, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Feb. 7. Husband of Sharon Donohue. Father of Matthew Donohue. Brother of Marsha Fecht, Jim and Kevin Donohue. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of two.

DRISKELL, Hortencia (Agular), 85, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Feb. 3. Mother of Tannie Childress, Connie Pursel, Jackie Reed, Kathy and Ralph Driskell. Sister of Nancy Ryan. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 43. Great-great-grandmother of four.

FLYNN, Robert T., 61, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 29. Father of Sue Hambrick, Sharon Smith, Mary, Kevin and Robert Flynn. Brother of Dan, David, John, Matt and Steve Flynn. Grandfather of three.

GESWEIN, Bert, 87, Annunciation, Brazil, Feb. 11. Father of Cindy Rodman, Chuck and Jerry Geswein. Brother of Dave, Ed, Joe and Paul Geswein. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of several.

HERBER, William, 87, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 6. Husband of Ilonka Herber. Father of Ruth Anne Herber. Grandfather of one.

KUNKLER, Jerome P., 93, St. Mark, Perry County, Feb. 9. Husband of Marlene Kunkler. Father of Jerene Gilliam, Tina Kunkler-Laake, Jenny, Bill, Chris, Dan, David and Tony Kunkler. Brother of Albert Kunkler. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of seven.

LECHER, Dennis J., 80, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 7. Husband of Gayla Lecher. Father of Jana Scott. Brother of Eugene, Robert, Ronald and Steven Lecher. Grandfather of seven.

MERRICK, Alice R., 87, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Jan. 31. Sister of Cleo Shadley and Larry Cecil. Aunt of one.

MORRIS, Ann (Cronin), 73, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 7. Mother of Greg and Matthew Morris. Sister of Jacque Disinger, Catherine Hayes, Patsy Sites, Mollie Weinberg, Marie and Tom Cronin. Grandmother of five.

PROCTOR, Jr., Walter J., 87, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Feb. 10. Father of Julie Cundiff and Jody Proctor. Grandfather of two.

RODEWIG, Ronald, 65, St. Mary, New Albany, Jan. 29. Husband of Arlene Rodewig. Father of Cindy Hemmelgarn and Josh Bailey. Brother of Debbie. Grandfather of four.

ROSENGARTEN, H. Richard, 95, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 10. Father of Jean, Mary Beth, Jim and Rick Rosengarten. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of two.

TUCHER, Vincent J.P., 96, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Dec. 22. Husband of Alice Tucher. Father of Scecina Hellenburg and Angeline Veerkamp. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of two.

WERLE, William, 96, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Feb. 3. Father of Mary Norman, John and Joseph Werle. Grandfather and great-grandfather of several. †