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, Mary Margaret, 83, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, May 2. Mother of Rebecca, Bill and Ed Anderson. Sister of Irene Carlow, Sue Howard, Katy and Francis Conroy. Grandmother of two.

CABRERA, Jeffrey, 48, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, May 3. Father of Selena, Ryan, Sheldon and Spencer Cabrera. Son of Luis and Amanda Cabrera. Brother of Diana Pero, Ken and Terry Cabrera. Grandfather of one.

COMSTOCK-CRANE, Janice (Runnebohm), 82, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, May 5. Mother of Leigh Ann Mills, Aaron, Andrew, Matthew and Phillip Comstock. Sister of Margie Long, Nick and Steve Runnebohm. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 10.

DECALLIER, Patrick T., 83, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Jan. 5. Husband of Leonora Decallier. Brother of Donna Decallier. Uncle of several.

DENNING, Marcelline J., 83, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, April 20. Brother of Dorothy Fleck, Sara Heeke, Mille Jones-Faulkenberg, Eileen Marks, Mary Ann Olinger and Albert Dennie. Uncle of several.

GETTELFINGER, Raymond L., 97, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, May 4. Father of Barbara Beach, David, Dennis and Duane Gettelfinger. Grandfather of four.

HORNBACH, Cindy M., 69, All Saints, Dearborn County, May 7. Sister of Connie Combs, Dan, Dave, Joe, Ken, Ron and Tom Hornbach. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

KAHLE, Janice, 85, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, May 7. Wife of Don Kahle. Mother of Julie Morand and Cindi Sifers. Sister of Charles Gauker. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of five.

LARNER, Shirley A., 89, St. Mary, New Albany, April 30. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

MCDERMOTT, Glenn, 94, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, May 5. Father of Julie Marcum, Angie Parker, Kelley and Michael McDermott. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of 13.

MOORE, Dana (Getz), 59, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, May 2. Mother of Lily Hapak, Grace and Joe Moore. Daughter of Rose Getz. Sister of Shelly, Christopher and John Getz. Grandmother of one.

OFFETT, Freda J., 78, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, March 24. Mother of Kimberly Anderson, David Hunter, Ralphe Moore and Donald Offett, Jr. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of four.

PFEIFFER, Jr., William E., 96, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Nov. 28, 2023. Father of Anne Perkins, Jane Pressly, Bill and Joseph Pfeiffer. Grandfather of several.

POOLE, Monica, 97, St. Mary, Greensburg, May 7. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

POTOR, Sylvia A., 89, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, March 14. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

PRESSEY, Madelyn A., 79, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, April 1. Wife of Ronald Reimer. Mother of Brent and William Pressey.

RICHARDS, Loren E., 90, St. Mary, Rushville, May 5. Husband of Linda Richards. Father of Shelley Lamie, Christi Peach, Joyce Turner, Doug Lacefield, Anna Jo, Andy, Greg, Kenny, Ronnie and Stan Richards. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of eight.

RICHLEN, William, 54, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, April 26. Husband of Denise Richlen. Father of Tessa De Smidt, Dana Lieble and Mason Richlen. Brother of Laura Pipp, Jim, John and Scott Richlen. Grandfather of five.

RIEHLE, Ruth J., 80, St. Louis, Batesville, April 4. Mother of Tammy Faulkinbury, Laura Taylor, Eric, Neal and Scott Riehle. Sister of Susie Huff, Betsy Lecher, Debbie Nobbe, Jo Ann Schoetmer, Milly Simmermeyer, Diane Wendell and James Effing. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of two.

SANCHEZ, Emmanuel Apanco, 32, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Feb. 19. Son of Jacoba Sanchez.

SECKINGER, Loretta, 84, St. Boniface, Fulda. April 29. Mother of Doris Glenn, Kevin and Mark Seckinger. Sister of Maryetta Boehm, Albert and Leroy Berger. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.

SIMON, Janice E., 60, St. Maurice, Napoleon, May 4. Wife of Michael Simon. Mother of Paige, Tanaha and Blake Simon. Daughter of Eileen Wagner. Sister of Marlene Prickel, Jeff, Ken, Robert and Tom Wagner. Grandmother of two.

SIZEMORE, Ruth K., 93, St. Michael, Brookville, May 8. Wife of Lendon Sizemore. Mother of Nancy Benevengo, Bill and Scott Sizemore. Grandmother of two.

SMITH, David J., 70, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, May 8. Husband of Mary Smith. Father of Andrew, David, Jeremy and Matt Smith. Grandfather of 11.

ST. PETERS, Donald W., 87, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, April 24. Husband of Geraldine St. Peters. Father of Donald, Douglas, Jeffrey and Stephen St. Peters. Brother of Darlene Watts, Danelle, Dale and Doug St. Peters. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of three.

SWITZER, Ann Rose, 91, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, March 11. Wife of Dan Switzer. †