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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BROUGHTON, Ron L., 62, St. Roch, Indianapolis, April 26. Husband of Kathy Broughton. Father of Amy Matthews and Alyssa Broughton. Brother of Cindy, Dan, Leon and Neal Broughton.

CAESAR, Alice J., 67, Holy Family, New Albany, April 26. Wife of Robert Caesar. Mother of Scott Caesar. Sister of JoAnn Glotzbach and Sue Hubbuch.

DWYER, Patricia A., 75, SS. Philomena and Cecilia, Oak Forest, April 25. Wife of James Dwyer. Mother of Mollie Peters, Sean and Patrick Dwyer. Sister of Daniel Erhart. Grandmother of eight.

ERNSTBERGER, Carolyn, 82, St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville, April 12. Wife of Vernon Ernstberger. Mother of Brenda Crockett, Charlie, Jay, Michael and Ron Ernstberger. Sister of John Bolly. Grandmother of 14. Great‑grandmother of five.

GEHRING, Mildred M., 90, St. Louis, Batesville, April 25. Wife of Myron Gehring. Mother of Jay and Jon Gehring. Sister of Jean Simmermeyer. Grandmother of four.

GRUBBS, Deborah A. (Cross), 53, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, April 14. Mother of Cassandra and Chelsey Grubbs. Daughter of Sharon Cross. Sister of Randy Cross.

GORDON, Roy L., 91, St. Mary, Greensburg, April 26. Father of Joyce Gilmore. Grandfather of one. Great-grandfather of one.

HIGGS, Alicia F., 88, St. Michael, Brookville, April 28. Mother of Barbara Ellis, Bonnie Foltz and Bill Higgs. Sister of Judy Meyer and Ethel Westerfield. Grandmother of seven. Great‑grandmother of two.

KENO, Celestine (Stokes), 87, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, April 18. Mother of Stacie and Philip Keno, Sr. Sister of Yvonne Shanks and Aquilla Stokes. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of eight. Great-great-grandmother of two.

NICHOLAS-HESTER, Peggy D., 81, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, April 23. Mother of Aaron Churchill, Anthony Jones I, Robin Hester-Rush, Deborah, Lawrence and Robert Hester II. Sister of Claudia Nicholas and Lydia Tillman. Grandmother of 40. Great-grandmother of 51.

O’HARA, John D., 86, Christ the King, Indianapolis, April 23. Husband of Patricia O’Hara. Father of Maureen O’Hara Riner, Kevin, Patrick and Sean O’Hara. Grandfather of eight.

PEARCE, Edward, 86, Annunciation, Brazil, April 20. Husband of Janet Pearce. Father of Lori Shoemaker. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of four.

PROW, Martha A. (Lenfert), 69, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, April 28. Mother of Michelle Snyder and Shawn Welsh. Sister of Mary Alice Knott and Madra Stemle. Grandmother of four.

REUTER, Mary L., 91, St. Andrew the Apostle, Indianapolis, April 27. Mother of Mia Carrithers, Theresa Melosci, Christine, Gregry, Justin, Michael and Phillip Reuter. Grandmother of 27. Great-grandmother of 32.

RICHART, Larry A., 81, St. Mark the Evangelist, Indianapolis, April 26. Father of Jennifer Jones, Angela Runholt, Michelle and Mark Richart. Brother of Joyce Haboush and Msgr. Paul Richart. Grandfather of seven.

SLAYMAN, Edna, 94, St. Mary, Greensburg, March 19. Mother of Katherine Lux and Phillip Kohlstaedt. Stepmother of Paula Kidwell, Judith Murray and James Slayman. Sister of Luella Knueven. Grandmother and great‑grandmother of several.

STRIECKER, Clarissa M., 90, St. Louis, Batesville, April 29. Mother of Lucy Broughton, Evelyn Farr and Donna Purdy. Sister of 12. Grandmother of eight. Great‑grandmother of eight.

TURNER, Russell A., 57, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, April 24. Husband of Sue Turner. Father of Tiffany Maynard, Adam and Michael Voyt and Andy Turner. Son of Lois Turner. Brother of Jeff, Jerry and Steve Turner. Grandfather of four.

UNVERZAGT, Margaret, 94, Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, April 26. Mother of Jody Diekhoff, Mary Ann Sharp and Diane Stadtmiller. Grandmother of 10. Great‑grandmother of 19. †