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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CALIFF, Elizabeth A., 58, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, March 23. Wife of Chuck Califf. Mother of Clara, Libby, Charlie and Sam Califf. Sister of Cathy Hume, Laura Morgan, Chris, Mark, Mike and Paul DiBenedetto.

CORD, Betty, 92, St. John the Baptist, Osgood, March 27. Mother of Marita Mergenthal, David and Mike Cord. Sister of Carolyn Smith, Dolores Spoonmore, Dorothy and Joe Winkel.

ELSON, Robert, 82, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 1. Husband of Peggy Elson. Father of Christine Barkley, Colleen Bill, Debbie, Emily, Mary Claire, Brad, Brian and David Elson. Brother of Peggy Clerget, Cynthia Knobbe, Jane Usab, Kevin, Michael and Timothy Elson. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of four.

FISHER, Charlene M. (Skillman), 82, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, March 8. Mother of Ruth Ingram, Kelley and Mark Fisher. Grandmother of two. Great-grandmother of one.

GALLO, Mary Ann, 92, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, April 3. Wife of Albert Gallo. Mother of Elaine Pesto, Debbie, Greg and Mark Gallo. Sister of Elizabeth Bartholomew. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 12.

HERBERT, Barbara L., 89, St. Mary, Rushville, March 30. Mother of Lisa Flannery, Larry, Mark and Rick Herbert. Sister of Emily Mason. Grandmother of 11. Great-grandmother of 22. Great-great-grandmother of one.

JENT, Edna, 71, St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad, March 14. Wife of Samuel Jent. Mother of Sherry Mollette and David Woods. Sister of Brenda Jude, Rebecca Mullins, Barbara Ann Poff, Bill, Gary, Roger and Walter Damron. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of six.

KLEIN, Rosella C. (Andres), 88, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, March 26. Mother of Diane Bush, Debbie Canada and David Klein. Sister of Bernard and Henry Andres. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of six.

KULWICKI, Margie Jean (Stager), 94, St. Mary of the Knobs, Floyd County, April 1. Mother of Bruce, Dale and Steve Kulwicki. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of nine.

LOI, Fern P., 96, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, March 27. Mother of Peggy Morris, Pamela Taylor and Sandra Townsend. Sister of Wanda Davis. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 12. Great-great-grandmother of seven.

MARTINI, Dennis P., 76, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Sept. 13, 2022. Father of Kevin and Tracy Martini. Brother of Leo and Ralph Martini. Grandfather of two.

NEAFUS, Barbara L., 89, St. Joseph, Corydon, April 4. Mother of Jimmy, Sr., and Kevin Neafus. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of four. Great-great-grandmother of seven.

NICCUM, Charles, 79, St. Mary, Rushville, March 30. Husband of Jane Niccum. Father of Cheryl Mahon, Jennifer Tanksley, Eric and Mark Niccum. Brother of Frank, Jerry and Paul Niccum. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of four.

NOBBE, Betty Ann, 83, St. Mary, Greensburg, April 2. Sister of Marlene Meyer, Susan Munson, Delores Young, Herman, Leon, Robert and Walter Nobbe. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

PULLEY, Norma Jane, 87, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, March 25. Mother of Susan Cooper, Lisa Hunter, Chrissy McKinley and Jerry George. Sister of Marge Hill and Lawrence Hess, Jr. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 10.

SHEA, John R., 92, St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 17. Uncle of several.

SPENCER, Michael J., 40, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, March 26. Husband of Graciela Gonzalez. Father of Anna and Aaron Spencer. Son of Nydia Spencer.

SWOAPE, Mary L. (Walz), 70, St. John the Apostle, Bloomington¸ March 22. Mother of Mayra Villella, Rachel and Mason Swoape. Sister of Trish Becker, Victoria Walz, Hadassah Wilkinson and Joe Walz. Grandmother of six.

WAGONER, Mary B., 89, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Feb. 20. Wife of Philip Wagoner. Mother of Mary, Cliff, Mike, Philip and Tucker Wagoner. Sister of Kathy Gogola, Beth Groves, Ed and Friz Bloemker. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of six.

WELLER, Genevieve, 92, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, March 30. Mother of Rhonda, Jeffrey and Robert Weller. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 18.

WENNING, Lucille, 95, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 27. Mother of Diane Saler, Mark and Stephen Wenning. Sister of Roselyn Senft. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of four.

YOUNG, Phyllis M. (McCarty), 93, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, March 12. Mother of Monica Jones, Julie White, Patricia, Michael, Noah and Philip Young. Sister of Mary Stralka. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of four. †