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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ANDRES, Mary Elizabeth, 91, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Sept. 7. Mother of Mary Alice Banet and Melvin Andres. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 17.
MOLOY, John B., 82, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Indianapolis, Sept. 5. Father of Marcy Moloy-Townsend, Stephanie Slark, Daniel and Michael Moloy. Brother of Mary Swayze and Kenneth Moloy. Grandfather of 14. Great-grandfather of 17.
MOORE, Evelyn M., 78, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis, Aug. 18. Mother of Susan Kikendall, Samuel and Scott Moore. Sister of Robert DeGolyer. Grandmother of one.
NOLAN, Dr. James Raymond, 86, Holy Family, New Albany, Sept. 2. Husband of Bernice (Holden) Nolan. Father of Marilyn Ziegler, Alan, Brian and Dr. Ronald Nolan. Brother of Catherine McAtee and Damon Nolan. Grandfather of nine.
REEVES, Marie A., 88, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, Aug. 23. Mother of Rose Marie Lancaster, Mary Jo Riggle, M. Jean Stewart, James and Murl Reeves. Sister of Geneva Gott, Alma Heck, Mary Agnes Schladand and Adolph Nopper. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of seven.
RICZO, Rosemary E., 71, Holy Trinity, Indianapolis, Sept. 8. Wife of John Riczo. Mother of Regina Magiotti, Jerry and John Riczo. Sister of Bernie and Tom Schrader. Grandmother of one.
ROWE, Ethel (Hubler), 91, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 30. Mother of Vickie and Raymond Rowe. Sister of Irene Board and Emmett Hubler. Grandmother of seven. Great-grandmother of 15. Great-great-grandmother of seven.
SCHAUER, Patricia Jameson, 73, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jeffersonville, Aug. 31. Mother of Johanna Schreck, Donald Jr., Gerald and Stephen Schauer. Sister of Florence Bronner and Mary Claire Rutledge. Grandmother of three.
SELLERS, Donald C., 77, St. Paul, Sellersburg, Aug. 28. Husband of Grace Sellers. Father of Judy Fromme and Vernon Sellers. Grandfather of four.
SHRINER, Robert J., 89, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Indianapolis, Sept. 9. Father of Edward, Robert and William Shriner. Grandfather of four. Great-grandfather of seven.
SMITH, Priscilla Paula, 78, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Aug. 31. Mother of Priscilla Kirsch, Lora Mascari, Michelle Scott, Mark and Robert Smith. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of nine.
TERNET, Sandra E., 60, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Sept. 5. Mother of Greg and Mark Ternet. Sister of Richard Weaver. Grandmother of two.
TUSCAN, William George, 84, St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, Aug. 26. Husband of Rose (Klun) Tuscan. Father of Tina Keller, Nita Tuscan and Lisa Weissinger. Grandfather of seven.
TYLER, Frances K., 99, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 27. Mother of Mary Sanders and James Tyler. Grandmother of nine. Great-grandmother of 12. Great-great-grandmother of seven. Great-great-great-grandmother of one.
VOLLMER, Jerome J., 69, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Sept. 3. Husband of Sarah (Hipskind) Vollmer. Father of Michael, Stephen and Timothy Vollmer. Brother of Maribelle Rosson and Eugene Vollmer.
VOLPERT, Louis E., 77, Holy Family, New Albany, Sept. 1. Husband of Claire (Wright) Volpert. Father of Marcy Ettel, Kimberly Huff, Patrick and Timothy Volpert. Brother of Patricia Day, Gerald, James and Thomas Volpert. Grandfather of 12.
WINSTEL, Marilyn L. (Craven), 77, St. Mary, New Albany, Aug. 22. Wife of Herbert Winstel. Mother of Sharon Winstel and Sandy Zinner.
ZAPPIA, Dominic L., 87, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Aug. 26. Father of Irma McKeand, Laura Schreck and Linda Zappia. Brother of Theresa Bergman, Annie Glasgow, Rose Laker and Joe Zappia. Grandfather of two.
Franciscan Sister Mary Louis Murer was a teacher, principal
Franciscan Sister Mary Louis Murer died on Sept. 4 at St. Clare Hall, the health care facility of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, in Oldenburg. She was 88.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 9 at the motherhouse chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.
The former Mary Frances Murer was born on Aug. 13, 1920, in St. Louis.
She entered the Oldenburg Franciscan community on Sept. 7, 1939, and professed her final vows on Aug. 12, 1945.
During 69 years as a Franciscan, she ministered as a teacher or principal at Catholic grade schools for 56 years.
In the archdiocese, Sister Mary Louis served at St. Louis School in Batesville, Our Lady of Lourdes School in Indianapolis and St. Vincent de Paul School in Bedford.
She also ministered at schools in Missouri and Ohio.
Sister Mary Louis retired to the motherhouse in 1997.
Surviving are a sister, Henrietta Kemper of St. Louis, and nieces and nephews.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036.
Franciscan Sister Teresa Mitchell taught school for 40 years
Franciscan Sister Teresa Mitchell died on Sept. 12 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was 60.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 17 at the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.
The former Margaret Ann Mitchell was born on Jan. 31, 1948, in Cincinnati.
She entered the Oldenburg Franciscan community on Sept. 8, 1966, and professed her final vows on Aug. 12, 1974.
Sister Teresa taught at Catholic grade schools in Indiana and Ohio from 1968 until 2008.
In the archdiocese, Sister Teresa taught at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Indianapolis. She also taught in Evansville, Ind., and Cincinnati.
Surviving are three sisters, Catherine Beck of Erlanger, Ky., Molly French of Cincinnati and Bridget McDermott of West Chester, Ohio; and six brothers, Brendan, Charles, Francis, Michael, Sean and Timothy Mitchell, all of Cincinnati.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036.
Providence Sister Sue Pietrus ministered in music education
Providence Sister Sue Pietrus died on Sept. 13 at Mother Theodore Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 57.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 17 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.
The former Susan Anne Pietrus was born on May 30, 1951, in Chicago.
She entered the congregation of the Sisters of Providence on Aug. 29, 1975, professed first vows on Aug. 15, 1978, and professed final vows on Aug. 19, 1984.
Sister Sue earned a bachelor’s degree at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, a master’s degree at the University of Illinois and a doctorate at the University of Southern California.
During 33 years as a Sister of Providence, she ministered in music education for 28 years.
Sister Sue taught at Marywood High School in Orange, Calif., from 1977-80 then joined the faculty of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, where she taught from 1980-90 and 1993 to 2008.
She also served the college as director of the Madrigals and the Chorale.
Surviving are her father, Raymond Pietrus of Chicago, and a sister, Nancy Barr of Darien, Ill.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Providence or Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, 1 Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. †