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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BEAM, Mary Lee, 89, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, March 28. Mother of Nancy Christian, Mary Motter and Allan Beam. Grandmother of two.

BRAUN, Gloria J., 65, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, March 26. Sister of Cynthia Banet, Donna Gibson, Deborah Pryor, Daniel and Timothy Braun. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

BROADUS, Emilia, 90, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 28. Mother of Anna Sellers, Alberto, Bernard, Carmelo and Ciro Broadus. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 17.

DAUBY, Alene, 81, St. Paul, Tell City, April 2. Mother of Amy Ramsey, Cindy, Jim, Kevin and Neil Dauby. Sister of Phyllis Bender. Grandmother of six.

ENDRIS, Janet, 82, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, March 28. Wife of Mike Endris. Mother of Carla Brock, Paula Ikerd, Wendy Scherschel and Tom Endris. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 13. Great-great-grandmother of two.

GALLE, Eugene J., 93, Holy Family, Oldenburg, April 6. Father of Sandi Rohde, Cindy Wanstrath, John, Michael, Richard, Ronald and Steven Galle. Brother of Margie Rauch and Shirley Robbins. Grandfather of 31. Great-grandfather of four.

GOSS, Carol A., 77, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, April 1. Wife of Fred Goss. Mother of Doug, Gregg, Mark and Rick Goss. Sister of Joe Goebel. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of three.

ITTENBACH, John, 79, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, April 2. Husband of Janet Ittenbach. Father of Lynne Hammond. Brother of Cathy Hurcomb, Dave, Dennis, Jim and Walter Ittenbach.

KOOPMAN, Raymond G., 91, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, April 9. Husband of Shirley Koopman. Father of Mary Jennings, Michelle Johnson, Dr. Anton, Bruce and Glenn Koopman. Brother of Charles and Norbert Koopman. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of 16.

LAURENZANA, Steven T., 51, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 3. Husband of Bobbi-jo Purkiss. Father of Lilly-Mae and Landon Laurenzana. Stepfather of Marissa and Alex Garrod. Son of Anthony and Elinor-Sue Laurenzana. Brother of Jennifer Eve.

LOESCH, Linda S., 72, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, April 3. Wife of John Loesch. Mother of Aaron and Andrew Loesch. Sister of Janet Grantz, Marguerite Hartlage, Michelle Mires and Jim Stiller. Grandmother of four.

MARLEY, Jack, 88, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood, April 5. Father of Michelle Malina, Kent and Kirk Marley. Grandfather of seven.

MORITZ, John D., 94, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, March 28. Husband of Myrna Moritz. Father of Rahe Bergman, Clair Magnesio, Leslie and John Moritz III. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of three.

NEAFUS, Barbara L., 89, St. Joseph, Corydon, April 4. Mother of Jimmy, Jr., and Kevin Neafus. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of four. Great-great-grandmother of seven.

NORRIS, Barbara, 85, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, April 6. Wife of Dale Norris. Mother of Beth Brittenham, Kim Chaplin, Sherri Spotts and Mike Norris. Sister of Jane Marlatt. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of eight. Great-great-grandmother of one.

PETTINGER, Roita M., 75, St. Mary, North Vernon, April 9. Wife of Robert Pettinger. Mother of Annette Jobe and Craig Pettinger. Sister of Anthony and William Eaken. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of one.

PURDY, William, 95, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, March 23. Father of Teresa Davis, Terry and Tony Purdy. Brother of Vivian McKee. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of five.

PUTNICK, Richard C., 69, St. Michael, Brookville, April 3. Husband of Melissa Putnick. Father of Kathryn and Adam Putnick. Grandfather of one.

SCHULER, Jerome, 89, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 7. Father of Stephanie Rauck, Michelle Schuler and Melanie Wilkinson. Brother of Marilyn Zurchmeide. Grandfather of six.

STOREY, Mary E., 93, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, March 30. Mother of Peggy Obergfell, Joe, Mark and Matt Storey. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 43. Great-great-grandmother of six.

TUCKER, Joey R., 83, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, April 5. Father of Eric and Greg Tucker. Brother of Suzanne Blunk. Grandfather of four. †