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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ADAMS, Christopher R., 26, St. John the Baptist, Starlight, Sept. 12. Son of Mitchell and Angela Adams. Brother of Audrianna and Noah Adams. Grandson of Phyllis Adams, David Greenwell, Sr., and Janice Greenwell. Great-grandson of Margaret Greenwell.

AUGUSTIN, Joseph, 90, Prince of Peace, Madison, Sept. 25. Father of Nancy Fitton, Linda and Roy Augustin. Grandfather of three.

BROWN, Mary L., 101, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, Sept. 21. Mother of Mary Beth Oakley. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of four.

CLARK, Iva Maye, 88, St. Joseph, Rockville, Aug. 22. Mother of Mary Jo Harkrider, Kathleen Rayborn, Patricia Salter, John, Marcus, Michael and Scott Clark. Grandmother of 28. Great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of several.

DURBIN, Jerry Lou, 86, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 15. Wife of Earl Durbin. Mother of Teri Parkman, Donald and Steve Durbin. Sister of Penny Nossett. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 10.

FERGUSON, Mary E., 97, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, Sept. 16. Mother of Laura McDonald, Christopher and James Ferguson. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of three. Great-great-grandmother of one.

GRIFFITH, Sr., George L., 60, St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 19. Husband of Ruth Griffin. Father of Amanda Browning, Michelle Cummins, Benjamin, Carl, Daniel and George Griffith, Jr. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of four.

HAVENS, Robert, 78, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Sept. 24. Husband of Linda Havens. Father of Michele Hopwood, Angie Strum and Gary Havens. Brother of Martha Buckel, Nola Gregg, Mike and Walter Havens. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of five.

KEISER, Olga C., 74, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Sept. 21. Mother of Molly and Michael Kaiser. Sister of Rudy Candido. Grandmother of four.

MEIER, Catherine A., 65, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 14. Sister of Mary Beth Baird and Joseph Meier. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

MEUNIER, Raymond L., 94, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Sept. 22. Father of Theresa Crowe, Bryon, Devin, Mark, Michael, Paul, Thomas and Vince Meunier. Brother of Annette Logston. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of eight.

MIGGENBURG, Martin, 72, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Sept. 10. Husband of Kim Miggenburg. Father of Shannon Burton and Mitch Miggenburg. Stepfather of Megan North, Chris and Nick Kerr. Brother of Paula Walters, Bill and Linny Miggenburg. Grandfather of nine.

PIERRARD, Bill, 96, St. Paul, Tell City, Sept. 18. Father of Cynthia Joyal and Janet Macy. Grandfather of three. Great-grandfather of five.

QUINN, Agnes B., 86, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, Sept. 20. Mother of Denise Rohde, Joan Scott and Mark Quinn. Sister of several. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of six.

REINE, Maria M., 54, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Aug. 28. Wife of Gregg Reine. Mother of Alexander Reine. Sister of Christopher, Michael and Robert Funk, Jr.

SGROI, Ruth C., 98, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, Sept. 22. Wife of Tony Sgroi. Mother of Julie Christiansen, Mary Kay Morgan, Frances Sebring, Carol and Bill Allen. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 16.

Daughter of Charity Sister Mary John Tintea served at St. Vincent Hospital

Daughter of Charity Sister Mary John Tintea died on Sept. 13 at Seton Residence in Evansville, Ind. She was 93.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 19 at the Seton Residence Chapel. Burial followed at St. Joseph Cemetery in Evansville.

Sister Mary John was born on June 20, 1929, in Detroit and was given the name Helen Genevieve at her baptism. She entered the Daughters of Charity in 1951.

Sister Mary John earned a bachelor’s degree in theology at the former Marillac College in

St. Louis and a clinical pastoral education certificate at Hotel Dieu Hospital in New Orleans.

During her 71 years as a member of the Daughters of Charity, Sister Mary John ministered in education and in other ministries in Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and West Virginia.

In the archdiocese, Sister Mary John served as a receptionist and chaplain at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis from 1989-2013. Upon her retirement from ministry at St. Vincent, she retired to a life of prayer at the Seton Residence in Evansville.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Daughters of Charity, 4330 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63108. †