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 (Dugan) Joan, 93, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 17. Mother of Rosemary Almond, Margaret Bingham, Cathy Gilmore, Anne and William Becker. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of four.

BEHR, Stephen L., 70, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Oct. 19. Father of Keith Behr. Brother of Susan Lewis and Ann Taylor.

BENDER, Frank, 92, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 17. Husband of Norma Krieger-Bender. Father of Mary Fitzgerald, Catherine Grambo, Theresa Pape, Joan Rogers, Frank III and Paul Bender. Stepfather of Beth Gutapfel, Deborah Vanderbur, Bryan, Doug and Jeff Krieger. Brother of Marguerite Richards, Ruth Ann and John Bender. Grandfather, great‑grandfather and great‑great-grandfather of several.

BROUGHTON, Ruth C., 93, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Oct. 13. Mother of Mary Scudder, John, Robert and Thomas Broughton. Grandmother of 11. Great‑grandmother of 16.

BUENING, David T., 56, St. Mary, Rushville, Oct. 14. Husband of Janet Buening. Father of Clarissa Davis, Christy Field, Michael and Nathaniel Buening. Stepson of Thelma Buening. Brother of Joyce Wichmann and Kim Buening. Grandfather of three.

COOLEY, Betty L., 81, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Oct. 18. Mother of Kathy Anderson and Donald Cooley. Grandmother of seven. Great grandmother of 24. Great-grandmother of one.

CONEY, Darlene, 72, St. Mary, New Albany, Oct. 10. Mother of Dawn Hamby, James, Jr. and John Rupp. Sister of David, George III, Ricky and Ronnie Banet. Grandmother of four.

CRONE, John F., 55, St. Mary, New Albany, Oct. 19. Father of Jack Crone. Son of Margaret Crone Carnes. Brother of Cathy Fields, Teresa Fountain, Sue Glordan, Chris and Steve Crone.

ENGLAND, Lester M., 63, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 19. Brother of Curtis and Eddie England. Uncle of several.

FASBINDER, John C., 77, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 21. Husband of Marita Fasbinder. Father of Anthony, Christopher, John and Scott Fasbinder. Brother of Joyce Kirschner and Thomas Fasbinder. Grandfather of four.

FLAMION, Eulalia, 95, St. Augustine, Leopold, Sept. 7. Mother of David, Patrick and Robert Flamion. Sister of Donna Conklin, Faye King, Wanda Mullins and Densil Goffinet. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 19.

GINDLING, Michael P., 68, St. Mary, Greensburg, Oct. 14. Husband of Charla Gindling. Father of Michelle Gindling. Brother of Carm Meyer, Judy Owens and Dan Gindling. Grandfather of one.

HYDEN LICHLYTER, Avalon L. (Stewart), 96, Prince of Peace, Madison, Oct. 16. Mother of Ruth Ann Sellers. Stepmother of Janet Hyden Beach. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother six. Great-great-grandmother of one.

IGNACIO, Oliva (Fabella), 76, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Oct. 13. Wife of Dr. Olegario Ignacio. Mother of James, Jay and Jose Ignacio. Sister of Eleanor Ansaldo, Nona Luz Malaguit, Ariel, Ely and Escolastico Fabella, Jr. Grandmother of six.

JONES, Judith A., 92, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Oct. 21. Mother of Jeffrey and John Jones. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of five.

KASE, Thomas M., 79, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Sept. 5. Husband of Marilyn Kase. Father of Tammy Houston, Tiffani and Tate Kase. Brother of several. Grandfather of one. Great‑grandfather of four.

KOEHLER, Louann (Kern), 76, Prince of Peace, Madison, Oct. 16. Mother of Dr. Suzanne Koehler Bielski, Dr. Julie Koehler Bowman, Marc and Michael Koehler. Grandmother of eight.

LANDRUM, Joan, 76, St. Mary, New Albany, Sept. 26. Mother of Paula Hamilton and Michael Landrum. Grandmother of three.

LONG, Fern E., 96, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Oct. 18. Mother of Dan, James and Mike Long. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of three.

MOELLER, Julia, 93, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Oct. 19. Mother of Cathy Barth, Linda Cooney, Maryann Monfiletto, David and Patrick Moeller. Sister of Forrest Goodwin, Jr. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 21.

QUINKERT, James P., 93, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Oct. 21. Husband of Clara Quinkert. Father of Kelly Hornung, Karen Paulk, Kathy, Chris, Daniel, Dennis, Gregory, Michael, Patrick, Timothy and Thomas Quinkert. Brother of Dolores Day, Providence Sister Joann and Benedictine Father Denis Quinkert. Grandfather of 24. Great‑grandfather of nine.

RINGEMAN, Othmar E., 91, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Oct. 10. Father of Donna Balbach, Rebecca Polster, Kenneth, Michael and Steven Ringeman. Brother of Mary Alice Ruxer and Lee Ringeman. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 19.

ROGIER, Gertrude, 102, St. Augustine, Leopold, Sept. 1. Mother of Carolyn Gehlhausen, Mary Luecke, Charlene Wheatley, Carlton, Dennis and Marvin Rogier. Grandmother of 16. Great‑grandmother of 34. Great-great-grandmother of two.

SCHEIGERT, Rita M., 97, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Oct. 17. Mother of Robert Scheigert. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of seven.

SCHLECHTWEG, Mary F., 84, St. Mary, Rushville, Oct. 19. Mother of Mike Schlechtweg. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 15.

SCHOETTMER, Simone M., 58, St. Gabriel, Connersville, Oct. 18. Wife of Philip Schoettmer. Mother of Tonya Webber-Fowler. Sister of Tina, Mike and Rick Taylor. Half-sister of Nicky Yarbrough. Step‑sister of Dawn Sheveland. Grandmother of one.

SHIROKA, Lazer L., 85, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Oct. 6. Husband of Carolyn Shiroka. Father of Justine Horlander and Veronika Shiroka. Grandfather of two.

STEUART, Joseph R., 84, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, Oct. 15. Husband of Octavisa Castillo Steuart. Father of Kathleen Crowl, Marie Elena Ottman, Robert and Steven Steuart. Brother of Rose Marie Daniels and Stanley Steuart. Grandfather of eight.

STULTS, Barbara A., 69, St. Joseph, Corydon, Oct. 13. Mother of Cristy, Danny and Terry Stults. Sister of Jane, Joyce, Rose, James, John, Mike and Willie Chism. Grandmother of two.

VANWINKLE, Arlinda L., 73, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Oct. 7. Mother of Michelle Taylor and David VanWinkle. Sister of Betty Buechler. Grandmother of 11.

VOEGELE, Lynda T., 48, St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 17. Wife of Pat Voegele. Mother of Sophia and Sam Voegele. Daughter of Sofia Torres. Sister of Delfia King and Niome Zeman. †