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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BECKER, Dennis, 63, St. Louis, Batesville, June 12. Husband of Shirley Becker. Father of Katie, Ben, Brad, Chris, Landon and Zach Becker. Brother of Cindy Feller, Diane Holderman, Virginia and Dan Becker. Grandfather of one.

CLARK, Morris L., 86, St. Joseph, Rockville, May 28. Husband of Iva Clark. Father of Mary Jo Harkrider, Patricia Mosier, Kathleen Rayborn, John, Marcus, Michael and Scott Clark. Brother of Nadine Johnson and Janet Kay Monk. Grandfather of 28. Great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather of several.

COMLEY, David F., 60, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, June 6. Husband of Denise Comley. Father of Nate Comley. Brother of Joyce Adcock and Linda Glenn.

CONNORS, William F., 59, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, June 4. Husband of Miriam Connors. Father of Sunshine Ellis. Brother of Kathy Schied.

DOLL, Alois P., 85, St. Anthony of Padua, Morris, June 7. Father of Karen Bedel, Deborah Higham, Alan, Dan, David, Eric, Jerome, Kurt and Randall Doll. Brother of Anna Mae Erhart and Shirley Doll. Grandfather of 32. Great-grandfather of 15.

FENTON, John J., 61, St. Jude, Indianapolis, June 10. Husband of Vicki Fenton. Father of Heather Meyer, Winston Hubbard, Christopher and Joseph Fenton. Brother of Daniel and Michael Fenton. Grandfather of seven.

FOLEY, Frances I., 90, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, May 29. Mother of Cynthia Allen, Cheryl Hardison, Debora Johnson, Denise Libbert, Maureen Melton, Nancy Stoess and Leo Foley, Jr. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 21.

HAYNES, Helen M., 88, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, May 28. Mother of Thomas and Robert Haynes. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of three.

HESTER, Robert W., 87, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, June 6. Father of Melissa Davis, Gail McCoy, Marci Weber, Michelle, Bernard and Shawn Eder, David, Dennis, Eric, Robert and William Hester. Grandfather of 29. Great-grandfather of five.

KOSCHNICK, Susanne B., 90, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, June 8. Mother of Peggy, James, Richard and William Koschnick. Grandmother of two.

LAMANTIA, Carl H., 92, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, June 14. Father of Jean Kiesel, Janet Sanders, Ann Sidener, Anthony, Carl, Joseph and Peter LaMantia. Brother of Josephine Rolman. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 10.

MANKUS, Joseph, 87, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, June 12. Husband of Elsa Mankus. Father of Christine Cummins and Joseph Mankus. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of five.

MUNS, Andree, 91, St. Jude, Indianapolis, May 4. Mother of Susan Faulkner. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 25.

NOBBE, Edward J., 75, St. Louis, Batesville, May 18. Husband of Barbara Nobbe. Father of Alisha Salatin and Brad Nobbe. Brother of Rosina Forthofer, Evalena Kuntz and Mary Jo Wuestefeld. Grandfather of three. (correction)

PAUL, Charles D., 66, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, June 13. Husband of Diane Paul. Father of Lori Taylor, Kelly Williams and Joe Paul. Brother of Peggy Paul Baker and William Paul. Grandfather of five.

PEPPER, Jean A. (Hettich), 75, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, June 12. Wife of John Pepper. Mother of Angela Tate and Michelle Wyzard. Sister of Judith Burkhardt. Grandmother of five.

SEAL, Mary L., 79, St. Jude, Indianapolis, April 23. Sister of Pat Crouch, David and John Seal. Aunt of several.

SMITH, John M., 67, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, June 9. Husband of Helen Smith. Father of Jennifer Setser, Clyce and Max Smith. Brother of Wilma Jean Duliba, JoEllen Rowe, Don and Mark Smith. Grandfather of six.

STAUBLIN, Paul A., 81, St. Mary, North Vernon, May 29. Father of Toni McNulty, Mark, Martine and Mathew Staublin. Brother of Bill Staublin. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of two.

STEWART, Nicholas L., 84, St. Louis, Batesville, May 31. Father of Pamela Hatalkar, Patricia Rauscher and Elizabeth Ruehl. Grandfather of three.

STIRN, Joseph C., 53, St. Louis, Batesville, May 30. Husband of Kimberly Stirn. Father of Aaron and Ethan Stirn. Brother of Beth Barger, Patty Kohlman, Donna Salyer, Carol Voegele, Andy, Dave, Mark, Paul and Tim Stirn.

WILBERT, Charles E., Jr., 78, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, June 9. Husband of Rose Marie Wilbert. Father of Christina Springer, Charles, Michael and William Wilbert. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of four. Step-grandfather of two.

WILSON, Catherine A., 53, St. Roch, Indianapolis, June 8. Mother of Ashley Backus, Allison, Joseph and Stephen Wilson. Daughter of Susan Johnson. Step-daughter of Wayne Johnson. Sister of Michele and Michael Bobele. Grandmother of five.

WOLVERTON, Dorothy A., 80, St. Joseph, Rockville, June 1. Wife of Raymond Wolverton. Mother of Nancy Wolverton Gale, Janet, Joseph and William Wolverton. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of five. †