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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BERETTA, Ronald J., 82, St. Jude, Indianapolis, May 1. Husband of Wanda Beretta. Father of Deborah Dodson, Kimberly Dolne, Anthony, Gregory, Mark, Matthew and Timothy Beretta. Brother of Rita Screen, Phillip and Victor Beretta. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of four.

BRAUN, F. Josephine (Budenz), 94, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, May 7. Mother of Sandra Routh, Jane Schaedel, Mary Ulrich, James and Timothy Braun. Sister of Michael Budenz. Grandmother of nine. Step-grandmother of six. Great-grandmother and step-great-grandmother of several. Great-great-grandmother of one.

BRUMLEVE, Genevieve (Huber), 91, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 24. Mother of Anna Brossart, Donna, John, Benedictine Father Matthew and Dr. Walter Brumleve. Grandmother of six.

BUSCHEMEYER, John W., 80, St. Joseph, Corydon, May 7. Husband of Catherine Buschemeyer. Father of Sarah Koetter and Gretchen Swasey. Grandfather of five.

COROA, Alberto, 54, St. Jude, Indianapolis, May 1. Husband of Patricia Coroa. Father of Lucia Coroa. Brother of Rosa Cabrera, Isabell Chavarra, Victoria Delgado, Jaqueline Gonzales, Sonia Morales, Jorge and Luis Coroa.

DOLES, Anna M., 89, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, May 3. Mother of Suzanne Lyons and Joseph Doles. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of five.

DOWNTON, George E., Jr., 81, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, April 25. Father of Donna Baker, Tamara Furlani, Cynthia Mefford, Lenora Stevens, Carrie West, Tara Worthy, Donald Ramsey, Andrew and George Downton III. Brother of Helen Dolder, Bill, Dick, Frank, Larry and Paul Downton. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of several.

EATON, Frederick A., Jr., 91, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, May 3. Father of Theresa Carson, Kathleen Hagmann and Frederick Eaton III. Brother of Robert Stokan. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of six.

EVE, Clifton J., 97, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 28. Father of Teresa Burgin, Helen, Kathleen, Dennis, Eddie and Richard Eve. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of 13.

GULLETT, Virginia A. (Becht), 78, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, May 3. Mother of Barbara Jacobs, Margie Mosier, Corky and Ed Gullett. Sister of Evelyn Heilig, Juanita McCauley, Nina Schmidt and Stephen Becht. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 10.

HALFAKER, Mary J., 92, St. Mary, Indianapolis, May 8. Sister of Rita Eads. Aunt of several.

HUFF, Andy J., 86, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, May 4. Father of Diane Davis, Sherry Hawk, Kathy Plue, Jane Riehle, Linda Sexton, Roger and Scott Huff. Grandfather of 17. Great-grandfather of eight.

JONES, Steve A., 48, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, May 5. Husband of Delores Jones. Son of Chris Jones. Brother of Michelle Boyd and Nicole Jones. Uncle of several.

MARTIN, Wilbert L., Jr., 86, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, April 27. Father of Kay Bland and Wilbert Martin. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.

MEYER, David L., 86, St. Mary, Greensburg, May 4.

PARRIS, Jill (Korte), 64, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, April 22. Wife of David Parris. Sister of Susan Rieger and David Korte. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

PERRA, Joan C. (Eldridge), 83, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 25. Wife of Theodore Perra. Mother of Leanne, Kenny and Rich Perra. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of four.

PONTON, Margaret, 77, St. John the Apostle, Bloomington, May 6. Mother of Theresa Arthur, Lisa Bybee, Beth Keenan, Michelle Kleindorfer, Lynnette Simon and Angie Smith. Sister of Maureen Eaton, Catherine Klee and Steve Murphy. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of seven.

RAMBIS, Larry F., 75, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, May 3. Husband of Linda Rambis. Father of Sherri Ganucheau, Gerri and Kristi Rambis. Brother of Joan Smith. Grandfather of three.

SCHAFER, Donald J., 65, Prince of Peace, Madison, May 1. Husband of Jane Ann Schafer. Father of Jamie and Patrick Schafer. Brother of Linda Greene, Richard and Robert Schafer.

SCHMIDT, Earl A., 53, Prince of Peace, Madison, April 30. Father of Trenton Schmidt. Brother of Duane Schmidt.

TAYLOR, Mary P., 71, St. Mary, Mitchell, May 3. Mother of Brian Curtis and Leonard Roberts. Sister of Bob Goldsberry.

WARD, Kelly, 58, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge City, May 1. Husband of Lori Ward. Father of Joseph and Joshua Ward. Son of Donald and Joan Ward. Brother of Elaine Frost and Steve Lines. Grandfather of two.

WINGERTER, Rita M., 94, St. Mary, Lanesville, April 29. Mother of Dr. Rene Wingerter Buchanan, Randall, Robert, Jr. and Ronald Wingerter. Sister of Toni Korba and Frank Keeven. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 19.

WOERTZ, Douglas A., 66, St. Joseph, Corydon, May 1. Husband of Gwen Woertz. Father of Beth Vigne and Matthew Woertz. Brother of Cheryl Quebbeman. Grandfather of three. †