AMADOR, Maia J., 9, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 2. Daughter of Cesar and Sarah Amador. Sister of Maddox and Isaiah Amador. Granddaughter of Jim and Sally Williams and Armando and Yolanda Amador.

ANGER, Frances A., 87, Prince of Peace, Madison, Nov. 16.

BRAUER, Francis M., 96, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 15. Father of Laurie Maxfield, Christine and Karen Mueller and Frank and John Brauer. Brother of Margaret Burris. Grandfather of 15. Great-grandfather of 24.

BROWN, Mary V., 89, St. Mary, New Albany, Oct. 2. Aunt of several.

BURKHART, Ronald E., 85, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, Nov. 7. Husband of Kathy Burkhart. Father of three. Stepfather of Thanh Nguyen, Guy and John Zimmer.

CANTIN, Richard A., 89, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 6. Husband of Mary Cantin. Father of Barbara Carroll and Michael Cantin. Brother of Eileen Cantin.

CHURCH, Katharine L., 81, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Oct. 20. Wife of James Church. Mother of Julie Pruitt, Karen Winternheimer, Katie and Brian Church. Sister of Susan Yaggi. Grandmother of 14.

CORNELIUS, Timothy G., 66, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, Nov. 9. Brother of Mary Eckstein, Allen and Erik Corneilius. Uncle and great-uncle of several.

DIEKHOFF, Edward J., 87, Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, Oct. 29. Husband of Naomi Diekhoff. Father of Dana, Daniel, Edward and Mark. Brother of Barbara Laudick. Grandfather of 13. Great-grandfather of eight.

EASTIN, Cameron, 79, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Oct. 30. Husband of Deleana Eastin. Father of Samantha Bruton, Stacie Ferguson, Stephanie Roell, Heather Spears, Aaron, Robert and Vince Eastin. Brother of Sue Eastin. Grandfather of 28. Great-grandfather of several.

ECKERT, John W., 87, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 12. Father of Albert, Michael, Paul and Phillip Eckert. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of nine.

FISTER, Ronald H., 85, St. Michael, Brookville, Nov. 11. Father of Barbara Dillon, Kathleen Harper, Deborah Lakin, and Stephen Fister. Brother of Nancy Biggs, Mary Ann Shiplett and Dennis Fister. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of eight.

GANDER, Joseph C., 84, St. Louis, Batesville, Nov. 11. Husband of Rosemary Gander. Father of Bill Gander. Brother of Helen Gardner and Mary Jane Kuntz.

HARRIS, Diana L., 79, St. Joseph, Corydon, Nov. 7. Mother of Kelly Green. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one.

HAY, Brian C., 61, All Saints, Dearborn County, Nov. 3. Husband of Diana Hay. Father of Kristen, Megan and Kyle Hay. Son of Robert Hay. Brother of Karen Delfendahl, Jennifer Shuey and Andrew Hay. Grandfather of four.

HUNGATE, Larry D., 79, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Nov. 4. Husband of Thankful Hungate. Stepfather of Bill Westfall. Grandfather of two. Great-grandfather of one.

JENNINGS, Linda K., 77, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Richmond, Nov. 8. Wife of Paul Jennings. Mother of Dawn Desince, James and Joseph Jennings. Grandmother of 12. Great-grandmother of 12. Great-great-grandmother of one.

KAMER, Carl E., 96, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Nov. 8. Husband of Joyce Kamer. Father of Carla Kron.

KELLY, Michael E., 84, St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville, Nov. 8. Husband of Barbara Kelly. Father of Colleen Recchia, Shannon Wallerius, Kevin and Kyle Kelly. Brother of Janet Ramsey and Molly Woolsey. Grandfather of nine.

LEMIEUX, Mary C., 96, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Mother of Charlotte and William Lemieux. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of four.

LYONS, Kathleen L., 80, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Nov. 7. Wife of Joe Lyons. Mother of Bryan and Kevin Elmore. Stepmother of Brian, Mike and Shawn Lyons. Sister of Debbie Peters. Grandmother of 13. Great-grandmother of 11.

MAYFIELD, Maurice, 90, St. Matthew the Apostle, Indianapolis, Nov. 17. Husband of Jane Mayfield. Father of Julie Bowers, Sherri Sams, Lori and Tony Mayfield. Brother of James Mayfield. Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather of five.

MCNULTY, Nancy, 80, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Nov. 10. Wife of Bill McNulty. Mother of Brian, Kevin and Tracy McNulty. Sister of Eileen Kestner, Marie Lobascio, Kathy McDonald and Peggy O’Neill. Grandmother of four.

MILLER, Lois, 92, St. Patrick, Salem, Nov. 13. Mother of Brenda Hester, Brian, Michael, Robert and Steven Miller. Sister of Marita Allendorf and Patricia Gee. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of 10.

O’BRIEN, Suzanne, 85, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 5. Mother of Katie Kumler, Ellen Paul, Erin Pietranek, Dennis and Peter O’Brien. Grandmother of 10.

PRIMAVERA, Dorothy L., 93, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Nov. 11. Mother of Gina Navabi, Tom and Tony Primavera. Sister of Bryan and Tom Toll. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 14.

SCHERSCHEL, Philip C., 83, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Nov. 15. Husband of Sarah Scherschel. Father of Vonda Stevens, Andrea and Eric Scherschel. Brother of Mary Carol Jackson and Donnie Scherschel. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 22.

SCHWEIGER, Nathan, 40, St. Michael, Bradford, Sept. 9. Husband of Sarah Schweiger. Father of Luca Schweiger. Son of Mark and Mary Schweiger. Brother of Brittany White.

SCHWERING, Dale, 91, St. Mary, Rushville, Nov. 10. Husband of Shirley Schwering. Father of Theresa Downey, Angela Settles, Jeff and Stephen Schwering. Brother of Paul Schwering. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 19.

STAPP, Mary D., 86, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 9. Mother of Lisa Lowery, Nancy Smith and Jeffrey Stapp. Grandmother of six. Great-grandmother of 10. Great-great-grandmother of two.

STONEFIELD, Donald E., 89, St. Peter, Franklin County, Nov. 5. Husband of Diane Stonefield. Father of Christie Andres, Dennis and Don Stonefield. Grandfather of 10. Great-grandfather of four.

TAYLOR, Kenneth, 61, St. Mark, Perry County, Nov. 7. Brother of Dennis and John Taylor. Uncle of several.

VONDERHEIDE, Betty Sue, 95, St. Michael, Brookville, Nov. 11. Mother of Mary Buckler, Deborah King, Allen, David, Elmer, Irwin, Kerry and Randy Vonderheide. Grandmother of 16. Great-grandmother of 35.

Providence Sister Margaret Norris served in Catholic education for 49 years

Providence Sister Margaret Norris (formerly Sister Marie Angeline), a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, died on Nov. 3 at the Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was 94.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Nov. 21 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse in St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery.

Sister Margaret was born on Jan. 5, 1931, in Jasper, Ind. She entered the Sisters of Providence on July 22, 1949, and professed final vows on Jan. 23, 1957.

Sister Margaret earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education at Indiana University in Bloomington.

During her 76 years as a member of the Sisters of Providence, Sister Margaret served as an educator in Catholic schools for 49 years in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and North Carolina.

In addition to being an educator, Sister Margaret was known for running, competing several times in the famed Boston Marathon. After retiring from teaching, she worked for two years in an exercise facility and studied massage therapy. After retiring to the motherhouse in 2008, Sister Margaret offered massage to the members of her community.

In the archdiocese, Sister Margaret served at St. Michael School in Greenfield from 1965-69.

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. †