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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ALERDING, Amé M., 64, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Jan. 31. Wife of Joe Alerding. Mother of Ellen Kennedy, Joe, Jr., Rob and Tom Alerding. Sister of Julie and Kim Rettterer and Pam Waymouth. Grandmother of 10.

CROOKS, Gina (Guzzino), 65, Annunciation, Brazil, March 6. Wife of Jon Crooks. Mother of Tara Bennett and Matthew Crooks. Sister of Christi Armato, Angel Dugas and Vickie Guarisco. Grandmother of one.

FORSEE, Dr. Donald O., 72, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, March 2. Husband of Karen Forsee. Father of Hillary Williams. Brother of Michael Forsee. Grandfather of two.

GAYNOR, Ronald L., 72, All Saints, Dearborn County, March 4. Husband of Donna Gaynor. Father of Sarah Leiker, Molly Mason, Amanda Rosselot, Tanya Zengerling and Philip Gaynor. Brother of Mary Jane Stuerenberg, Denny, Jake and John Gaynor. Grandfather of six.

GOUGH, Robert, 71, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Feb. 28. Husband of Diane Gough. Father of Michael Gough. Brother of Karen Leach, Kim Wilson, Kevin, Shane and Todd Gough. Grandfather of two.

HOUK, Harlie R., 87, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, March 7. Father of Rita and Dinsel Houk. Stepfather of Kim Davis and Tony Hatton. Brother of Teresa Garner, George, John and Tomm Houk. Grandfather of two.

KINKER, Theresa J., 80, St. Catherine of Siena, Decatur County, Feb. 26. Wife of Louis Kinker. Mother of Kristine Brown, Kimberly and Kirt Kinker. Sister of Vyana Borchelt. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of two.

MARGUET, Charles P., 90, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Feb. 28. Father of Beth Weber, Dan and Charles Marguet. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of two.

MCINTYRE, Dorothea, 83, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, March 2. Sister of Jeanie Boggs, Kathy Brasill and Evelyn Watkins.

PAYNE, Margaret, 88, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Feb. 16. Mother of Cindy Vittorio, Gary, Mark, Phil and Ron Payne. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of eight.

QUEST, Nancy, 88, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, March 1. Mother of Theresa Krueskamp and Bill Quest. Grandmother of seven.

RADTKE, Alan J., 64, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, March 4. Father of Emily Gwaltney, Izzy Long, Brian and Mark Radtke. Brother of Kathleen Millette, Mary Rader and Jack Radtke. Grandfather of four.

ROBINSON, Lowell F., 90, St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 5. Father of Debbie Nail, Patty Todd and Cathy Wimmenauer. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of five.

SCHEBLER, Alvin M., 80, St. Louis, Batesville, Feb. 25. Husband of Ada Schebler. Father of Tara Meyers, Tricia Perdue and Tonia Poe. Stepfather of Vicki and Allen Meadows and William Thorp. Brother of Carolyn Heppner, Kevin and Randy Schebler. Grandfather of eight. Step-grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of two.

SCHRECK, Joyce M., 72, St. Joseph, Corydon, Feb. 28. Wife of Richard Schreck. Mother of Anita Levin, Brian, James and Jeffrey Schreck. Sister of Barbara Bullington, Karen Smith, Gary, Gerald, Mickey and Randy Lowe. Grandmother of 12.

SNYDER, Evelyn, 100, St. Pius V, Troy, March 10. Mother of Sheila Knepper, Charlotta Winchell and Clifford Snyder. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of nine.

STUMLER, Paul L., 73, St. Augustine, Leopold, March 2. Husband of Diane Stumler. Father of Alex, Eric and Sean Stumler. Brother of Frieda Book and Robert Stumler. Grandfather of seven.

THOMPSON, Deborah A., 64, St. Mary, Lanesville, March 11. Wife of Patrick Thompson, Sr. Mother of Patrick Thompson, Jr. Sister of Donna Colasanti, Ritchie and Wendal Nall. Aunt of several.

WALKER, Mary Lynn, 80, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Feb. 22. Mother of Dianna Higginbotham, Monte, Jr., and Nicholas Walker. Sister of nine. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 18.

WEISENBACH, Ray F., 71, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 2. Brother of Ronnie Weisenbach. Uncle of several.

WOLZ, George B., 84, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, March 5. Father of Michele Draper and Stephanie Eichenberger. Brother of Mary Bolton, Ruth Ann and Paul Wolz. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of 21.

Michael Zen Khan Thang, father of Father John Mang, died on March 12 in Myanmar

Michael Zen Khan Thang, the father of Father John Mang, parochial vicar of St. Mark the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis, died on March 12 in Myanmar. Father Mang is a priest of the Diocese of Kalay in the southeastern Asian country. His father was 84.

Funeral services took place on March 14 at Douwinchang Cemetery in Myanmar.

Thang was born on March 7, 1940, to the late Eng Cin Thang and Ciin Nuam. He civilly married Christina Nian Do Cing, who survives him, on Jan. 15, 1967, and had this marriage convalidated in the Church on March 11, 1969, which was also the day of Thang’s baptism.

Thang, a lay Church leader in Muizawl, Myanmar, for more than 20 years, was the father of five daughters and two sons, including Father Mang. The priest described his father as the “best friend I ever had and the best storyteller.

“He was a hero and model for us all. … He sacrificed everything for his sons and daughters together with my mom.” †