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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ANTICO, Bertha L. (Williams), 91, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Oct. 12. Mother of Dan, Jim and Stephen Antico. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 14.

BENJAMIN, Anna M., 82, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Oct. 14. Mother of Denise Maitlen, Danny and Donald Benjamin, Sister of Raymond Harrison. Grandmother of 12. Great‑grandmother of 15.

BURKE, Thomas P., 74, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Oct. 2. Husband of Helen Burke. Father of Eileen Dennie and Sean Burke. Brother of Joan Bader. Grandfather of five.

CATHCART, Joseph D., 56, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 30. Husband of Kimberly Cathcart. Father of Kelly, David and Ryan Cathcart. Stepfather of Allison, Kali and Taylor Curry. Son of Joyce Cathcart. Brother of Patricia Duncan, Charles, Robert, Thomas and William Cathcart.

CIRESI, Ruth A., 95, Our Lady of Lourdes, Oct. 3. Wife of Tony Ciresi. Mother of Ginny Engle, Mary Ann Piatek, Toni Schaney, Gus, Jerry, John, Mark and Mike Ciresi. Sister of Patricia Connor. Grandmother of 19. Great‑grandmother of 13.

CUNNINGHAM, Louise C., 96, St. Augustine, Leopold, Oct. 5. Mother of Carolyn Collins, Ruth Meunier, Brenda Stutsman, Charles and Jerry Cunningham. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of 12.

DICKEY, Dorothy M., 95, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 26. Mother of Rebecca White and Lawrence Dickey. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of seven.

GARY, George J., 91, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 21. Father of Rebecca Bradley, Georgeann Ferrer and Joseph Gary. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of 11.

GOODIN, Catherine L. (Feigen), 95, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 2. Mother of Nancy Angel, Mary Hockaday, Katy Lou, Rosie, Mike, Paul and Tom Goodin. Grandmother of 18. Great-grandmother of 21. Great-great-grandmother of six.

GREINER, Michael D., 75, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Oct. 7. Brother of Sara Broaddus and Nancy Jurmanovich. Uncle of several.

HAHN, Richard F., 86, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Oct. 8. Father of Jennifer Clifton, Elizabeth Ellis and Matthew Hahn. Brother of Loretta Williams and Leo Hahn. Grandfather of seven.

HANLEY, Joseph, 86, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Oct. 4. Brother of David and Martin Hanley, Jr. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

HARTZLER, John T., 74, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Oct. 13. Husband of Cynthia Hartzler. Father of Dana Lufholm and John Hartzler III. Grandfather of eight. Great‑grandfather of five.

HUBBS, Charles P., 84, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 11. Father of Charles, Clay and Craig Hubbs. Brother of Linda Anderson, Meg Boswell, Kitty Farquhar, Annie Fowler, Sue Masterson, Jane Meek, Vicky Smith, Bea Ann Spahn, Emily Weddle, Mark and William Hubbs. Grandfather of five. Great-grandfather of three.

KARVER, Walter R., 78, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 11. Husband of Judith Karver. Father of Ann Marie Cunningham, Susan Marshall, Karen Pizzano and Robert Karver. Brother of Dianne Clapperton, Lorraine Courtney and Richard Karver. Grandfather of 10.

KNECHT, Bonita, 72, St. Peter, Franklin County, Oct. 9. Wife of Ernest Knecht. Mother of Jessie Angelo, Julie Meier, Jennie, Jamie, Jeremy and Joe Knecht. Sister of Melissa Knoller, Becky Teece, Marsha and John Deutsch. Grandmother of four.

KRZYZANOWSKI, Kreszenz, 85, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 7. Mother of Ruth Galloway, Lore Oesterling, Trish Witkemper, Sonja and Roger Krzyzanowski. Sister of Resi Reiter. Grandmother of six. Great‑grandmother of three.

LEACH Kathryn L., 57, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Oct. 10. Wife of Michael Leach III. Mother of Amanda Tryon, Amy and Annette Leach. Sister of Sally Barnes, Mary Sutton and Jeff Vangen.

LOUNSBERRY, Emma M., infant, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Sept. 19. Daughter of Scot and Paula Lounseberry. Granddaughter of John and Pamela Pranger and Ralph and Nancy Lounsberry.

MCCLURE, Virginia, 92, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Oct. 6. Mother of Carol Stough and Charles McClure. Sister of Jack Zeyen. Grandmother of 11. Great‑grandmother of 25. Great-great-grandmother of six.

MCQUEEN, Harriet, 93, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Sept. 14. Mother of Chris, Jeff and Randy McQueen. Grandmother of eight. Great‑grandmother of 17.

MCNEAL, Andrew J., 51, St. Bridget of Ireland, Liberty, Oct. 8. Father of Meagan, Daniel and Gary McNeal. Brother of Jennifer Mingione. Stepson of Gary Peck.

MEYER, Norbert J., 88, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 6. Husband of Connie Meyer. Father of Kathy Campbell and David Meyer. Brother of Ruth Buerger. Grandfather of four.

MILLER, Florence M., 72, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 16. Wife of Richard Miller. Mother of David and Seth Miller. Sister of Carole Paster. Grandmother of two. (Correction)

PULSKAMP, Leon J., 69, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 10. Husband of Linda Pulskamp. Father of Julie Abel, Jill Weberding and Jeff Pulskamp. Brother of Linda Suding and Allen Pulskamp. Grandfather of six.

SHINE, J. Robert, 94, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 12. Brother of Sam Shine. Uncle and great‑uncle of several.

SWALLOW, William L., 94, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Sept. 27. Father of Sally Davis and Christopher Swallow. Grandfather of six.

Franciscan Sister Marietta Sharkey served as school teacher, director of religious education

Franciscan Sister Marietta Sharkey died on Sept. 19 at the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg. She was 84.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 25 at the Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Mary Ann Sharkey was born on Aug. 18, 1934, in Indianapolis and grew up as a member of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower) Parish.

After graduating from the former St. Mary Academy in Indianapolis, she entered the Sisters of St. Francis on Sept. 8, 1952, and professed final vows on Aug. 12, 1958.

Sister Marietta earned a bachelor’s degree at Marian University in Indianapolis and a master’s degree in education and theology at Xavier University in Cincinnati.

In 22 years of ministry in Catholic education, Sister Marietta served in schools in Indiana and Ohio. In the archdiocese, she served at the former Holy Family School (now St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School) in Richmond from 1968-69 and at St. Monica School in Indianapolis from 1969-76.

Beginning that year, Sister Marietta began ministry as director of religious education in parishes in Ohio before retiring in 2010.

She is survived by step-sister Mary Lou Withem and step-brothers Charles, Joe and Tom Withem.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036-0100. †