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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BOTT, Joseph L., 87, St. Mary, North Vernon, April 19. Husband of Mary Bott. Father of Diana Bower, Katherine Cool and John Bott. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of eight.

BOURNE, Linda K., 79, St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 26. Wife of James Bourne. Mother of Chris, Scot and Matthew Hunt. Stepmother of Amy and Ted Bourne. Grandmother of three. Step-grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.

BUTCHER, Steven W., 57, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, March 19. Son of Larry and Charlene Butcher. Brother of Laurie Lundy and David Butcher. Uncle of several.

CRANEY, Ron L., 79, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, April 17. Husband of Frances Craney. Father of Angela Vaughan and Mark Craney. Brother of Theresa Berry, Beverly Carrico, Martha Green, Rita Lillpop and Louie Craney. Grandfather of five.

HAGEDORN, Hubert P., 101, St. Mark, Perry County, April 19. Husband of Eulalae Hagedorn. Father of Rita Etienne, Marolyn Flamion, Becky Hubert, Rosetta Westmoreland, Don, Ed and Linus Hagedorn. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 22.

KLEIN, Richard A., 75, Prince of Peace, Madison, April 15. Husband of Susan Klein. Father of Sandra Bastyr and Kristopher Kalb. Son of Wanda Klein. Brother of Carolyn Purvis.

KRAMER, Ronald, 61, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Indianapolis, April 13. Husband of Mary Jane Kramer. Father of Karen, Kathryn, Kimberly, Maxwell and Theodore. Son of William and Mary Kramer. Brother of Dianne Berk, Rhonda Jackson, Colleen Johnson, Paula Miller, Debora Porter, Pamela and Paul Kramer. Grandfather of one.

MCGRATH, Robert J., 89, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 11. Father of Anne Crump, Julie Neighbours, Kathleen and Kevin McGrath. Brother of Barbara Boyle, Michael and Pat McGrath. Grandfather of seven.

MCPHILLIPS, Lynn E., 73, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, April 8. Sister of Audrey Smith. Aunt of several.

RUPP, Dr. Karen (Nieman), 42, St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, April 14. Wife of Joseph Rupp. Mother of Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary Ruth, George and Thomas Rupp. Daughter of Paul and Mary Jo Nieman. Sister of Megan Nieman-Davis, Lynn Roberts, John and Peter Nieman.

SPICUZZA, Robert J., 81, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, April 12. Husband of Vicki Spicuzza. Father of Salli Wolf and Robert Spicuzza. Brother of Gus and Jason Spicuzza. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of five.

SULLIVAN, John D., 83, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, March 30. Husband of Anita Sullivan. Father of Julie, Paul and Scott Sullivan. Brother of Sandy and Michael Sullivan. Grandfather of seven.

TOWNSLEY, Joseph, 79, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Dec. 14, 2023. Husband of Louisa Townsley. Uncle of several.

VAWTER, Janice, 80, St. Maurice, Napoleon, April 16. Mother of Michael, Robert and Steve Vawter. Sister of Diana Franklin, Franciscan Sister Shirley, David, Larry and Paul Gerth. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of seven.

WAGNER, Betty, 96, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, April 21. Mother of Barb Estep, Mike and Steve Wagner. Sister of Joyce Borders. Grandmother or eight. Great-grandmother of 10.

WILKES, Kevin L., 71, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, April 9. Brother of Michelle Leuschen and Christopher Wilkes.

WOLTER, Louis, 89, St. Maurice, Napoleon, April 21. Father of Paula Bobek, Adam, John, Matthew and Thomas Wolter. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of five. †