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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ADDINGTON-BROOKS, Doris, 80, St. Anne, New Castle, Sept. 7. Mother of Van Addington. Stepmother of Elizabeth Whitmer, Katie and Hobie Brooks. Sister of Christa Rohe and Waltraud Wendler. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.

AYALA-ARGUETA, Wilman Y., 44, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, Sept. 2. Husband of Ofelia Rosalva Garcia. Father of Kevin and Wilman Ayala. Son of Santos Teodoto Argueta and Dina del Carmen Ayala de Godoy. Brother of Lizeth Carolina Ayala Argueta, Leyla, Ever, David and Kevin Godoy. Grandfather of four.

BISCHOFF, Frances (Beneker), 90, All Saints, Dearborn County, Sept. 11. Mother of Donna Davidson, Dale, Danny, Dave, Doug and Duane Bischoff. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 12.

BLADES, Bonita L., 79, All Saints, Dearborn County, Sept. 10. Wife of Mark Blades. Mother of Krista Flaugh, Nikki, Brad, Kevin and Mark Blades. Sister of Dottie Collins, Patricia Hendricks, Virginia Ramsey, Hub and Nick Martini. Grandmother of eight.

CHESEBROUGH, Pat, 73, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 18. Husband of Laura Chesebrough. Father of K.C. Hebreard, Courtney Whistler, Pat and Sean Chesebrough. Brother of Mike Chesebrough. Grandfather of 10.

EAGLIN, Cathleen, 73, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Sept. 10. Wife of Lonnie Eaglin. Mother of Kelly Beer, Kristy Brennan and Angie Buckley. Sister of Nancy Drew and Margie Neary. Grandmother of four.

EVANS, David E., 80, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, Sept. 7. Father of Lisa McDonald, Jean Stevens, Katherine, Jeremy and Joshua Evans. Brother of Clare Evans. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of five.

FREY, Paul, 91, Christ the King, Indianapolis, July 16. Brother of Rita Owens. Uncle of several.

GLOSSER, Beverly K., 81, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Aug. 28. Mother of Rachel Garrett, Andrea McConnell, Alicia, Beth, Chris, Eric and Jeff Wilbur. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five.

HARTMAN, Maurice L., 90, St. Nicholas, Ripley County, Sept. 10. Husband of Mary Ann Hartman. Father of Marcia Parcell, Marlene Rieble, Malcolm, Manuel, Mark, Marvin, Matthias and Max Hartman. Brother of Rita Eckstein, Ellen Kirschner, Allen, Harold, Michael and Robert Hartman. Grandfather of 22. Great-grandfather of 17.

KUNKLER, Rita M., 88, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Aug. 18. Mother of Caroline Mullis. Sister of Marlene Kunkler, Bertie Lehman, Phyllis Perkins, Teresa, Albert, Bob and Henry Jasper. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of three.

KYNCH, Edward R., 86, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Aug. 27. Father of Kathryn Dapper, Carol Stephens and Christine Ugo. Brother of Walter Kynch. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of four.

LAUGHLIN, Iris V., 8, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Sept. 1. Daughter of John and Susan Laughlin. Sister of Lucy and Johnny Laughlin. Granddaughter of Diana Hall, Jane Lucas and Jim Laughlin.

LOGAN, Timothy, 74, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Sept. 5. Husband of Rita Logan. Father of Christopher, Ken, Michael, Rian and Shawn Logan. Brother of Nancy Harrison, Amy Israel and John Logan. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of six.

MARCUM, Ann, 82, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Sept. 10. Mother of Donnie Marcum. Sister of Shirley Lainart. Aunt of several.

MARIEN, Richard L., 86, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 2. Father of Cynthia Cheek, Deborah Layne, David and Michael Marien. Brother of Kathryn Schmidt, Edward and John Marien. Grandfather of eight.

MATTINGLY, Elizabeth M., 89, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Sept. 10. Mother of Angela Bates, Susie Heinzman, Ginny Kirschner, Catherine Meyerrose, Diana Parker, Daniel, Gerald, Jeffrey and Thomas Mattingly. Grandmother of 21. Great-grandmother of 22.

MCGORTY, Martin P., 83, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Sept. 11. Father of Patricia Burkland, Eileen Cox, Maryann Van Minnen, Theresa Wisniewski and Michael McGorty. Brother of Richard McGorty. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of seven.

MORAN, David E., 87, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 6. Father of Carol Falvy, Patricia Gibson, Kathryn Pille, Jeanine Stanley, Susan Weber and Lawrence Moran. Brother of Patricia Carter. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of eight.

MURPHY, Andrew M., 45, St. Louis, Batesville, July 13. Husband of Brooke Murphy. Father of Kerrigan and Andrew Murphy II. Son of Patrick and Cindy Murphy. Brother of Erin Reed and Anne Smith.

PHILLIPS, Rex, 64, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Sept. 7. Husband of Patricia Phillips. Father of Amanda and Jessica Phillips. Brother of Nancy Voigner. Grandfather of one.

PLOEGER, William B., 90, St. Catherine of Siena, Decatur County, Sept. 13. Brother of Betty Lecher, Jeanie Sexton and Ronald Ploeger. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

POWERS, Kay, 81, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 6. Mother of Sherri O’Keefe and Julie Spaeth. Sister of Norma Aldrich, Maggie Hancock, Theresa Sauter, Joe, Steve and Tom Dalton. Grandmother of seven.

ROELL, Floyd A., 72, St. Louis, Batesville, Sept. 2. Husband of Marta Roell. Father of Megan and Jason Roell. Brother of Donnie and Marvin Roell. Grandfather of two.

SARBER, Robert F., 88, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Aug. 29. Husband of Carole Sarber. Father of Jennifer Dye, Judy Ray, Robertta Scott, Angie, Cathy, David and Terry Sarber. Brother of Norma Brown, Karen Love and John Sarber. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of 28.

SERCER, Christopher M., 63, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Aug. 16. Father of Cory and Matthew Sercer. Brother of Kimberly Buchanan, Valerie Jones and Mike Sercer. Grandfather of two.

STENGER, Jerome, 93, All Saints, Dearborn County, Sept. 9. Father of Terri Gardner, Lynn Hertel and Jerry Stenger. Brother of Joan Oesterling. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of four.

TETRICK, Kenneth, 86, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 3. Father of Carolyn Reed and Christopher Tetrick. Brother of Myra Metzger, Gail, Gladys, Roberta and Lee Tetrick. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of two.

THEISING, Michael A., 70, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Sept. 10. Father of Heather Douglas. Brother of Marc Theising. Grandfather of two.

THOMSON, Norma A. (Arce), 68, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 30. Mother of Karina Thomson, Yesica, Alberto, Gilberto and Tomas Espinoza. Sister of Martha, Rebeca and Rosa Arce and Nora and Inocencio Corrales. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of four.

WILLIAMS, Mary K. (Goodwin), 81, Mary, Queen of Peace, Danville, Aug. 17. Wife of Donald Williams. Mother of Anne Kochell, John and Scott Williams. Sister of Matthew, Roger and Thomas Goodwin. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of three.

Providence Sister Linda Kaliker served in education, social services in Indiana

Providence Sister Linda Kaliker (previously Sister Marie Theodore), a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, died on Aug. 24 at Mother Theodore Hall on the campus of her religious community’s motherhouse. She was 82.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 2 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse in St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Linda was born on Nov. 4, 1940, in Fort Wayne, Ind. She entered the Sisters of Providence on Jan. 6, 1958, and professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1965.

Sister Linda earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in elementary education at Indiana University in Bloomington.

During her 65 years as a member of the Sisters of Providence, Sister Linda ministered for 20 years in Catholic schools in Illinois and Indiana. She later served in social services in Illinois and Fort Wayne. In 1995, she returned to the motherhouse where she ministered for 12 years at The Gift Shop at Providence Center. Poor health led to Sister Linda’s early retirement from active ministry. Beginning in 2008, she dedicated herself entirely to prayer.

In the archdiocese, Sister Linda served in Indianapolis at the former St. Ann School from 1960-62 and at Holy Spirit School from 1974-81.

She is survived by two sisters, Karen Wyss of Fort Wayne and Kathy Delamarter of Flower Mound, Texas.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Providence, 1 Sisters of Providence Road, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876.

Providence Sister Celeste Tsai served as library director for 34 years in Taiwan

Providence Sister Celeste Tsai, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, died on Aug. 26 at Taishan, New Taipei City, Taiwan. She was 80.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 9 at Our Lady of Providence Chapel at Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan. Burial followed at Tunghai Cemetery in Taichung, Taiwan. A memorial Mass for Sister Celeste will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Oct. 5 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on the motherhouse campus.

Sister Celeste was born on May 29, 1943, in Tainan Hsien, Taiwan. She entered the Sisters of Providence on Aug. 30, 1967, and professed final vows on Sept. 28, 1980.

Sister Celeste earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Providence College in Taichung, Taiwan, and a master’s degree in Asian Studies at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J.

During her 56 years as a member of the Sisters of Providence, Sister Celeste ministered for 34 years as director of the Luking Library at Providence University in Taichung, Taiwan. After retiring, she ministered as a translator for her religious community and a consultant for Providence University. Sister Celeste dedicated herself entirely to prayer beginning in 2022.

In the archdiocese, Sister Celeste served as an instructor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College from 1979-80.

She is survived by four sisters: Gretchen Montemayor of Walnut, Calif; Ying Tsai of New York; Theresa Tsai of Tainan, Taiwan; and Merry Tsai of Taipei, Taiwan; and a brother, Yi-ch’ang Tsai of Tainan, Taiwan.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Providence, 1 Sisters of Providence Road, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. †