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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BIEHLE, Alberta J., 90, St. Mary, North Vernon, Sept. 30. Mother of Dorothy Bailey, Marie Baurle, Donna Gerringer, Ed, Marvin and Tom Biehle. Sister of Deloris Wagner. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of 24.

CRAWFORD, Deborah, 79, St. Michael, Brookville, Oct. 1. Wife of Gerald Crawford. Mother of Terry Joe Dare. Sister of Karen Huffine. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of three.

ELLENBRAND, Norman, 97, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Sept. 30. Husband of Rita Ellenbrand. Brother of Julia Dearing, Irene Ellenbrand, Eva Hodges, Rita Howlett and Thelca Sinkhorn. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

ELLIOTT, Sr., William, 100, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Sept. 30. Father of Karen Kennedy and John Elliott. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of seven.

FESSEL, Benjamin R., infant, St. Michael, Bradford, Oct. 1. Son of Kevin and Michelle Fessel. Brother of Abigail, Brody and Bryce Fessel. Grandson of John and Susan Knoll and Robert and Vickie Fessel.

HEEKE, Bernard I., 98, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Sept. 25. Husband of Myra Heeke. Father of Laura Pattridge, Eric and Neil Heek. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of two.

HOLTHOUSE, Joy, 88, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Oct. 4. Mother of Debra Brown, Annette Oeschle, Jeffrey and Michael Holthouse. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of four.

MAXWELL, Margaret M., 98, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Sept. 27. Mother of Catherine Bonadurer, Jane Hughes, Margaret, Mary, John III and Thomas Maxwell. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of five.

MCALLISTER, Joyce A., 82, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 1. Mother of Laura Eskridge and Lisa Short. Grandmother of one.

SIMON, Randal J., 64, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, Oct. 2. Husband of Rita Simon. Father of Carrie and Jeremy Simon. Son of Dolores Simon. Brother of Marilyn Linville, Cheryl Meyer, Marcia Moore, Chris, David, Gary and Greg Simon. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of one.

WHITE, Sr., Clay T., 82, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Oct. 3. Father of Leesa Hutchins and Clay White, Jr. Brother of Nancy Grant, Dorothy Reed and Ida Taylor. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of four. †