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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BOWE, Lenora P., 79, St. Joseph, Clark County, June 28. Mother of Beverly and George Bowe Jr. Sister of Dennis Davis. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of three.

DOYLE, Joseph, 55, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, July 9. Father of Dennis and Thomas Doyle. Brother of Sharon Cesnik and Trish Farley.

ENGLETON, Daniel, 67, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, June 18. Husband of Mary Jo Engleton. Brother of Jane, Michael, Terre and Tony Engleton.

FUERNSTEIN, Lester, 96, St. Joseph, St. Leon, July 12. Father of Darlene Mudd, James and Jerome Fuernstein. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of six.

JACOBS, Thad F., Sr., 91, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, July 3. Husband of Marie (Krohn) Jacobs. Father of Marie and Thad Jacobs Jr., Grandfather of one. Great-grandfather of two.

KUNTZ, Joseph, 75, St. Mary, Richmond, July 3. Husband of Paula Kuntz. Father of Michael Kuntz. Stepfather of Jesse Reece. Brother of Shirley Monsgrove. Step-grandfather of two. Step-great-grandfather of seven.

LANG, Charles, 91, Holy Family, Richmond, July 3. Father of Mona McCrory, Priscilla Robinson, Rick, Terry and Tony Lang. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 12.

MANGAN, Michael A., Sr., 87, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, July 12. Father of Witney Agola, Mary, James, Michael Jr. and Patrick Mangan. Brother of Bernie Mangan. Grandfather of six.

MANLEY, William E., 75, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), July 3. Father of Lisa Newhart, Molly, David, Mike and Tim Manley. Brother of Leona Glenn and Providence Sister Katherine Manley. Grandfather of 11.

MASCARI, Gus T., 91, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, July 11. Father of Beth Ann Hanna and Thomas Mascari. Brother of Rita Ries. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of eight.

McCAIN, J. Fred, 65, Holy Family, New Albany, June 28. Father of Christopher and Shane McCain. Brother of Linda Ashwood, Jacqueline Manley, Sandra McFarland, Mary Jo Steed, Donna Sturgeon, Patricia Swinney, Cindi, David and John McCain. Grandfather of five.

NOBLET, Ann Rita (Hession), 92, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, July 13. Mother of Albert, Basil, David, Jerry, Thomas and Vincent Noblet. Sister of Daniel Hession. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of six.

PEREZ, Sari Marisol, 11, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, June 24. Daughter of Francisco Perez and Nuria Arellano. Sister of Chris and Manriques Perez.

PRESTIGIACOMO, Mary Ann, 47, Holy Family, New Albany, July 7. Wife of Joseph Prestigiacomo. Mother of Joseph and Justin Prestigiacomo. Daughter of Kay (Cooper) Gary. Sister of John Gary III.

REESE, Agnes B., 99, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, June 24. Mother of Katie Burnett, Patty Failey, Mary Ellen Hazard, Elizabeth Kelly, Cecelia Scott and Thomas Reese. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 12. Great-great-grandmother of one.

RINKLIN, Paul Bernard, 56, St. Peter, Brookville, July 4. Husband of Mary Ellen Schrode. Father of Faith and Benjamin Rinklin. Brother of Lisa Critchlow, Laurie Porter and Barb Saunders.

SEEBURGER, John Louis, 66, St. Gabriel the Archangel, July 2. Father of Stacey Katz, Shawron Penley, Shoshanah Riley and Jeff Linkon. Brother of Mary Jo Dannenbrink and Elaine Wence. Grandfather of seven.

SHEEHAN, John J., 70, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, July 8. Husband of Mary Ellen (Farley) Sheehan. Father of Mary Kathleen and John Sheehan. Brother of Noreen Murphy and Rosie Winans.

STOY, Ruth (Cureton), 93, Holy Family, New Albany, July 6. Mother of Lisa, Susan and Brett Stoy.

SUDING, Charles B., 94, St. Louis, Batesville, July 14. Husband of Virginia (Voegele) Suding. Father of Charlene Dallas, Nancy Hull, Cindy Schebler, Rita and Dwight Suding. Grandfather of nine. Great-grandfather of four.

SUTTON, Robert Michael, 84, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, July 5. Husband of Louise Sutton. Father of Ruth Anderson, Rita Hayes, Janet Pierson, Linda, Monica, Patrick and Philip Sutton. Grandfather of 25.

THOMPSON, Emmett “Al,” 74, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, July 9. Husband of Anne (Traub) Thompson. Father of Rebecca Reynolds, Melissa Ruble and Angela Schick. Brother of V. Gale Blackwell and V. Dale Thompson. Grandfather of five.

VanBLARICUM, Allan, 81, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Indianapolis, June 29. Husband of Betty (Teagardin) VanBlaricum. Father of Dr. Carol Braun, Anna Dujan, Karen Hayden, Patty Sullivan, Ruth Tinsley and Judy Wadleigh. Brother of Edward VanBlaricum. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of 17.

VENEZIA, Angelo Joseph, 84, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Indianapolis, July 10. Husband of Rose (Peoni) Venezia. Father of Antoinette Layer, Frank and John Venezia. Brother of Anna Rose Boylan. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of one.

WATSON, John, 81, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, June 25. Husband of Elizabeth (Hayden) Watson. Father of Janaye Nicholson, Charlene, Kathy, Brian, John II, Lonnie, Marlon, Pierre, Rory and Victor Watson. Grandfather of 18. Great-grandfather of several. †