November 17, 2006

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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ARTHUR, Kaitlyn C., 14, Holy Family, New Albany, Nov. 6. Daughter of Delbert Arthur. Granddaughter of Sonny and Judy Arthur.

BARLOW, William P., 83, St. Mary, North Vernon, Oct. 5. Husband of Mary Ann (Stewart) Barlow. Father of Mary Jo Bender, Kate Nicolai, John, Michael and Robert Barlow II. Grandfather of 15.

BARRETTO, Avalon V., 86, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Oct. 27. Mother of Richard and Ronald Barretto. Sister of Louise Halsmer. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of four.

BAUMAN, Lynn (Tetrick), 60, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Wife of Kent Bauman. Mother of Deborah Kleinbud and Denise Wilson. Sister of Roberta Brown, Gladys Byrne, Debbie Holman, Myra Jo Metzger, Sandy Moore, Gayle Schick, Earl, Kenny and Lee Tetrick. Grandmother of four.

BEHR, David J., 54, St. Mary, Aurora, Oct. 31. Husband of Millie Behr. Father of Andrea and Kristy Behr, Amy Bostick and Staci Scott. Son of Kathryn (Ash) Behr. Brother of Susan Lewis, Ann Taylor and Steve Behr. Grandfather of eight.

BUTLER, Rodney J., 52, St. Mary, North Vernon, Oct. 27. Husband of Lisa (Leach) Butler. Father of Kayla, Tyler and Zachary Butler. Brother of Marcia Luddington, Sue Miller, Dan, Richard and Tom Butler.

CAITO, Josephine, 95, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Mother of Rita Beck and Michael Caito. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.

CLEMENTS, William C., 88, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Nov. 4. Husband of Sarah C. (DeLuca) Clements. Father of Mary Fortress, Shirley Newman, Joseph, Michael and William Clements. Grandfather of 19. Great-grandfather of 14.

CORBIN, Sue Ann, 65, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Terre Haute, Oct. 4. Wife of James Corbin.

DOTTERWEICH, Lena C., 87, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Oct. 31. Sister of Joann Gioscio and Andrew J. Dotterweich. Aunt of several.

DOYLE, James B., 78,

St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Husband of Dolores (Dezelan) Doyle. Father of Jamie Ismail, Debbie McCalley, Jenny Walker, Dan, Mack and Tim Doyle. Brother of Jo Ann Langsenkamp. Grand-father of four.

FULLENKAMP, Edward B., 69, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Oct. 28. Husband of Jane Fullenkamp. Father of Tamara Lamping, Trisha Shively, Doug and Gregory Fulenkamp. Brother of Mary Ann Moeller, Kenneth, Lawrence and Paul Fullenkamp. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of seven.

GATES, David J., 55, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Oct. 17. Husband of Mary Nell (Runnebohm) Gates. Father of Lisa Marie Nilsson. Brother of Sharon Leaman, Dan and Raymond Gates. Grandfather of three.

GOFFINET, Dennis L., 69, St. Paul, Tell City, Oct. 27. Husband of Ruth (Sandage) Goffinet. Father of Denise Goffinet. Brother of Loretta Richert and Evelyn Stark.

HARRIS, Dorothy Lucile, 84, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Terre Haute, Oct. 20. Mother of Paula Garland and Thomas Harris. Sister of Charity Sister Mary Elise Hayes. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of six.

KINTER, Anna (Crone), 91, St. Joseph, Corydon, Oct. 19. Mother of Dotty Cox, Joe and Larry Crone. Sister of Irene Carpenter and Joe Strahl. Grand-mother of 11. Great-grandmother of seven. Great-great-grandmother of one.

MATTINGLY, Carl, 95, St. Rose of Lima, Franklin, Oct. 30. Father of Nancy Piercy, Mary Ripley, Carla Tharpe and Dale Mattingly. Grandfather of 11. Great-grandfather of 21.

OHLEYER, Edward J., 78, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Oct. 26. Brother of Carol Phillips.

PRUITT, Frank L., Jr., 47, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Oct. 20. Son of Connie (Fitzgerald) Pruitt. Brother of Suzanne Davis.

REAGAN, Shawn Michelle, 36, St. Mary, North Vernon, Oct. 19. Wife of William Reagan. Mother of Courtney, Jennifer, Jacob and Joshua Reagan. Daughter of Tim McKenna and Debbie Pohle. Stepdaughter of Dan Pohle and Jana McKenna. Sister of Trisha Spende, Felicia and Tim McKenna.

ROGIAN, Gregory Dean, 52, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Oct. 26. Husband of Denise (Bassett) Rogian. Father of Brandi Burgess, Michelle, Brian and Gary Rogian. Stepfather of JoAnna Pike. Son of Arthur and Ida (Bear) Rogian. Brother of Sandy Bittinger, Mary Bremmer, Linda Morris, Jackie Nasby, Debbie Norton, Vicky Smithy, Arthur, Mark, Michael and Steve Rogian. Grandfather of 10.

ROLLING, John Peter, 64, St. Luke, Indianapolis, Oct. 24. Husband of Marian Rolling. Father of Amy Stevenson, Ann, Jennifer, John and Joseph Rolling. Brother of nine.

RYAN, Michael J., 65, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Oct. 31. Father of Kelly Murphy, Terri Wery, Kim Wiggins, Caitlyn, Cindy, Jeff, Kevin and William Ryan. Brother of Catherine Carr, Cecile Duncan, Marie LaShorne and Margaret Porter. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of one.

SCHELLER, Dorothy, 89, St. Matthew, Indianapolis, Oct. 23. Sister of Antoinette Connor, Rita Huettl, Robert and Vincent Scheller.

SCHMIDT, Cornelius E., 85, St. Mary, Navilleton, Oct. 25. Father of Theresa Ballard, Jane Pherson, Diane Stumler, Patricia Winstead and Thomas Schmidt. Brother of Evelyn Been and Vincent Schmidt.

SCHROEDER, Janice, 58, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Oct. 16. Wife of Michael Schroeder. Mother of Kimberly Dougherty, Christine Iacomini and Michael Schroeder. Sister of Beverly Cloyd and Robert Stine. Grandmother of four.

SCOTT, David, 60, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Oct. 31. Husband of Carla Scott. Father of Jeff, Kevin and Rob Scott. Brother of Linda Davey, Jan Hendricks, Sue Midkeiff and Bill Scott. Grand-father of six.

SCOTT, Kevin, Jr., 27, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyds Knobs, Oct. 31. Son of Nancy Jamison. Stepbrother of Tracy Higgins, Stacy Stone and Greg Jamison.

SIRACUSA, Gerlando P., 80, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Nov. 1. Brother of Catherine Bolderghini. Uncle of several.

STOFFREGEN, Nora Lea, 89, St. Michael, Charlestown, Oct. 17. Mother of David and Victor Stoffregen. Sister of Judith Keith and Franciscan Sister Mary Ann Stoffregen. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of four.

TENHUNDFELD, Colleen, 63, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Oct. 21. Wife of Arthur Tenhundfeld. Mother of Pam Bachman, Amy Grand, Andrew, Kurtis and Matthew Tenhundfeld. Sister of Lois Kimball. Grand-mother of eight.

TURNAGE, Hildegard, 67, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Oct. 26. Wife of Carl T. Turnage. Mother of Daniel, David and Douglas Turnage. Grandmother of five.

WILLIAMS, Kenneth P., 75, St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Nov. 3. Father of Rebecca Drew, Karen Robinson, Chris and Kenneth Williams. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of two.


Franciscan Sister Mildred Grein ministered as a teacher for 34 years

Franciscan Sister Mildred Grein, formerly Sister Dorine Clare, died on Nov. 6 at St. Clare Hall, the health care facility for the congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg. She was 88.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Nov. 8 at the motherhouse chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

She was born on April 17, 1918, in Seymour, entered the Oldenburg Franciscan community on Sept. 8, 1946, and professed her final vows on Aug. 12, 1952.

Sister Mildred served as a teacher for 34 years, ministering at the former Holy Family School in Oldenburg, St. Mary School in North Vernon and the former St. Joseph School in St. Leon.

She also taught at Catholic grade schools in Cincinnati and Roseville, Mich.

Sister Mildred retired to the motherhouse in 1983.

She is survived by a sister-in-law, Mary Grein of Seymour.

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

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