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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ANDERSON, Judith, 74, St. Mary, New Albany, April 17. Wife of Harry Anderson, Jr. Mother of Theresa Carroll and Kevin Anderson. Sister of Barbara Butcher, Mike and Robert McCoy. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of seven.
BENCEK, Jo Ann M., 72, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, April 20. Mother of Joseph Bencek. Sister of Barbara Perniconi and Lorraine Walsh.
BRAKE, Elizabeth E., 58, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, April 9. Daughter of Ellen Brake. Sister of Meg Kerber, Mary Ann Plague, Cathy Trotta, Eileen, Dennis and Patrick Brake. Aunt of several.
DIGIOVANNA, Martha S. (Frederick), 73, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, April 19. Wife of Charles DiGiovanna. Mother of Charles DiGiovanna.
DOUGHERTY, Robert, 77, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Feb. 22. Husband of Anne Dougherty. Father of Maureen Davidoff, Sheila Harmon, Chris and Kevin Dougherty. Brother of Mary Helen Hamilton and Patrick Dougherty. Grandfather of 11.
FAUTZ, Elmer, 90, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, April 6. Father of Peter and Russell Fahey and Paul Fautz. Brother of Marie Farmer. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 10.
HATTABAUGH, Teresa V. (Wulle), 61, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, April 18. Wife of Dennis Hattabaugh. Mother of Mallory and Patrick Hattabaugh. Daughter of Rita Wulle. Sister of Mary Kay Gibson, Pat Melson and Mike Wulle. Grandmother of three.
HEMMELGARN, James, 73, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, March 21. Husband of Lynn Bracken-Hemmelgarn. Father of V. Ruth Holcomb, Susan Smitley, Chad and Doug Bracken and Joe Hemmelgarn. Brother of Ann Madden and Marilyn White. Grandfather of 16. Great-grandfather of five.
LUZAR, Mark A., 56, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, April 16. Father of Joseph, Mark and Matthew Luzar. Son of Mary Maillet. Brother of Karen Dreher and Sherree Tate. Grandfather of several.
MANN, Mary, 98, St. Charles Borromeo, Milan, April 21. Sister of Dorothy Bennett.
MAUSHART, Neil, 66, All Saints, Dearborn County, April 20. Husband of Karen Maushart. Father of Leslie Bess and Brad Maushart. Brother of David, Donald and Larry Maushart. Grandfather of one.
MENEOU, Catherine M., 86, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 16. Mother of Karen Molck, Thomas and William Meneou. Sister of Mary Helen Blake King and David Thomas. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 11.
MOSBY, Josephine K., 95, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, April 8. Mother of Alieda Pleasants and James Mosby, Jr. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of five.
O’LOUGHLIN, John R., 84, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 13. Husband of Carol O’Loughlin. Father of Catherine O’Connell, Marian Power and Leo O’Loughlin. Brother of Marian Halasz, Catherine Swan and Trappist Brother Gerlac O’Loughlin. Grandfather of six.
REUSS, Rodney C., 69, St. Michael, Brookville, April 13. Husband of Cathy Reuss. Father of Jessica Roop and Adam Reuss. Brother of Barbara and Judy Monroe and Roger and Teddy Reuss. Grandfather of one.
REYNOLDS, Chester R., Jr., 74, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 8. Husband of Ruth Ann Reynolds. Father of Kimberly Farrell, Karen Ricci, Kevin Knott and Donald Reynolds. Brother of Kay Berninger, Barbara Warford, Shirley and Michael Reynolds. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of one.
SMITH, Margaret B., 99, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, April 13. Mother of Peggy Raibley, Kathy Weimer, Daniel, Harold, Jr. and Patrick Smith. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of seven.
SPENCER, Robert A., 88, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 9. Father of Karen LeStourgeon, Susan and Paul Spencer. Brother of Mary Ann Weltzien. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of one.
STAASHELM, Paul J., Sr., 89, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 21. Father of Gary, James, Paul, Jr. and William Staashelm. Grandfather of one.
Kenneth Boehm, 59, father of Father Dustin Boehm, died on April 20
Kenneth Boehm, the father of Father Dustin Boehm, pastor of St. Bridget of Ireland Parish in Liberty and St. Gabriel Parish in Connersville, died on April 20. He was 59.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 27 at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Beech Grove. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Boehm was a member of Good Shepherd Parish in Indianapolis and previously was a member of Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish in Greenwood. He was a graduate of Holy Name of Jesus School in Beech Grove and Roncalli High School in Indianapolis.
Boehm was grateful for his many friends and family, and especially loved being a grandfather to his three grandchildren. He also valued seeing his son Adam, who preceded him in death, become a father, and to see Father Boehm become a spiritual father in his priestly life and ministry.
Boehm is survived by his son, Father Dustin Boehm; his stepfather, Bud Sheese; his sisters, Barbara Hank, Malinda Hinkle, Marty Turner and Rosanna Wagner; his brothers Bob, Paul, Pius and Wil Boehm; and by three grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Good Shepherd Parish, 2905 S. Carson Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46203-5216, or to Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 89 N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove, IN 46107-1531. †