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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CLARK, Marianne, 84, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, April 10. Mother of Katie Drummond, David, Joseph, Michael and Robert Clark, Jr. Sister of Nancy Barker and Mike Gonya. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of seven.

DAUGHERTY, Susan, 75, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, March 30. Sister of Jane Buttrum, Theresa Wolfe and John Daughtery. Aunt and great-aunt of several.

DORAN, Michael J., 66, Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, April 3. Husband of Nikki Doran. Brother of Michelle Farris.

ECK, Jr., Charles H., 80, St. Roch, Indianapolis, April 8. Husband of Marsha Eck. Father of Cherie Nowacki and Kevin Eck. Brother of Janet Smith, Rebecca Worrell, Theresa and Leo Eck. Grandfather of five.

GREIN, Lawrence, 83, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, April 2. Brother of Marilyn Burich, Sharron Zelinski, Joseph, Raymond and Richard Grein. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

HALBLEIB, Mary Jean, 88, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 11. Wife of Leo Halbleib. Mother of Bridget Keating, Mary Taylor, Sharon and Tim Halbleib. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of five.

HENKLE, Loretta I. (Maschino), 100, St. Ambrose, Seymour, April 13. Mother of Debbie Miller, Karen Wilson and Tim Henkle. Grandmother of 23. Great-grandmother of 52.

HOLTZMAN, Mildred, 96, St. Boniface, Fulda, April 6. Mother of LeeAnn Rasche. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of seven.

KAST, Allen, 87, St. Paul, Tell City, April 8. Father of Joan Esarey and Janet Wagner. Brother of Daryl Kast. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of three.

OBERHAUSEN, Meredith A., 78, St. Paul, Tell City, April 10. Mother of Christie Ensor and Kim Garrett. Grandmother of five. Great-grandmother of two.

RAY, Danny E., 72, Prince of Peace, Madison, April 11. Husband of Sarah Ray. Father of Kelli Schmidt and Daniel Ray. Brother of Linda Stangle. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of six.

RINCK, Mary Jo (Vogelsang), 89, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Bright, April 8. Wife of David Rinck. Mother of Kathleen Vanden Eynden, Michelle Herling, Mary Kammer, Janet Schneiders, Andrew, Daniel and Mike Rinck. Sister of Greg Vogelsang. Grandmother of 22. Great-grandmother of 24.

RUDOLF, Dora M. (Cupp), 80, St. Mary, Rushville, April 13. Wife of Jerry Rudolf. Mother of Therese Copeland, Brian and Scott Rudolf. Grandmother of five.

SEEWER, Mildred J., 87, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County, April 8. Mother of David, Dennis and Steven Seewer. Sister of Lonnie Hooe. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of seven.

SHATTO, Anita V., 88, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, April 5. Wife of Raymond Shatto. Mother of Janine Anderson, Debra Armuth, Gregory, Jason and Richard Shatto. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 14.

STRONG, Stephen, 68, St. Gabriel, Connersville, March 28. Husband of Nancy Strong. Father of Erika Newell, Emily Glover and Ethan Strong. Stepson of Helen Strong. Brother of Kaye Allen, Darryl, Jay, John and Richard Strong. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of one.

WATSON, Debbie L., 71, St. Michael, Bradford, March 14.

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Providence Sister Rosemary Eyler served in Catholic schools for 57 years

Providence Sister Rosemary Eyler (previously Sister Mary Luke), a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, died on March 30 at Providence Health Care on the campus of her religious community’s motherhouse. She was 93.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 4 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse in St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Rosemary was born on June 16, 1930, in Crawfordsville, Ind. She entered the Sisters of Providence on Feb. 2, 1949, and professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1956.

Sister Rosemary earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and master’s degrees in education and educational administration at Indiana State University in Terre Haute.

During her 75 years as a member of the Sisters of Providence, Sister Rosemary ministered as an educator in Catholic schools for 57 years in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. After retiring from education in 2008, she served in parish ministry in the Lafayette, Ind., Diocese, and at St. Christopher Parish in Indianapolis. In 2021, Sister Rosemary returned to the motherhouse where she dedicated herself entirely to prayer.

In the archdiocese, Sister Rosemary ministered at St. Michael School in Greenfield from 1959-66 and in Indianapolis at the

former St. Bridget School from 1966-70, St. Matthew the Apostle School from 1979-93 and St. Christopher Parish from 2017-20.

She is survived by a sister, Margaret McCafferty of Crawfordsville and a brother, Thomas Eyler of Palm Key, Fla.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Providence, 1 Sisters of Providence Road, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. †