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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BLANKMAN, John A., 59, St. Mary, Rushville, Sept. 28. Husband of Misty Blankman. Father of Jonathon Blankman. Brother of Carolyn Gordon, Linda Leising and Susan Meer.
GRAF, Michele L., 53, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Sept. 20. Wife of Matthew Graf. Mother of Madeline, Mason and Max Graf. Daughter of Judy Allgood. Sister of Mishawn Allgood.
HIRT, Barbara M., 91, St. Michael, Brookville, Sept. 9. Aunt of several.
KESSENS, Rita, 78, St. Mark, Perry County, Sept. 19. Wife of Donald Kessens. Mother of Kim Schaefer, Kandi Weber, Chris and Jeremy Kessens. Sister of Frieda Kessens. Grandmother of nine.
KONECHNIK, Frank J., 74, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Sept. 15. Stepfather of Larry and Michael Ratliff. Brother of Linda Dalton and Nancy Konechnick. Step-grandfather of several.
KONECHNIK, Katherine S., 73, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Aug. 8. Wife of Frank Konechnik. Mother of Larry and Michael Ratliff. Sister of Phillip Bruce. Grandmother of several.
MEYER, Maureen, 91, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Sept. 23. Wife of John Meyer. Mother of Kim Siegfried, Marty, Mike and Pat Meyer. Sister of Tom Leahy. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of nine.
PAYTON, Mark D., 62, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Sept. 3. Father of Chelsea and Jackson Payton. Brother of Diane Mills, Janet Newman and Nancy Simanek.
PELSOR, Pauletta S., 68, All Saints, Dearborn County, Sept. 21. Wife of Bayard Pelsor. Mother of Audrey and Matthew Pelsor. Sister of Judy Geiling, Rosemary Stirn and Steve Fledderman. Grandmother of two.
SEABROOK, Ellen, 72, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany, Aug. 25. Mother of Corinne Moore. Sister of Karen Dick. Grandmother of two.
SMITH, Jane A., 68, St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 20. Wife of Mike Smith. Mother of Lauren McCracken. Daughter of Marilyn Moeller. Sister of Karen Buening, Diane Burns, Nancy Ernstes, Jan Haskamp, Marsha Proffitt and John Moeller. Grandmother of two.
SNEYD, John, 89, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Sept. 26. Husband of Margaret Sneyd. Father of Mary Keller, Beth Nickels, Theresa Peterson, Julie Russell and Andy Standish. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of two.
SORRELLS, Mary Jo, 88, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Sept. 19. Mother of Angie Marshall, Charles, James, Kenny, Richard and Ron Sorrells. Grandmother of 14. Great-grandmother of eight.
TAETSCH, Carolyn A., 80, St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Sept. 21. Wife of Robert Taetsch. Mother of Paula Garza, Leslie Myers and Natalie Sheridan. Sister of Pauline Kinead, Janet Williams and Harold Rose. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 10.
WISMAN, Patricia A., 90, Prince of Peace, Madison, Sept. 29. Mother of Mark, Michael and Richard Wisman. Sister of Susie Kindoll. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of several. †