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Sr. Teresa Trick, OSF

Sister Teresa Trick (formerly Sister Bertha Rose), age 98 of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, Indiana, died on September 27, 2026, at the Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville, Indiana. Born in Dayton, Ohio, [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 29

Charma Gae Salyer, 93, of Batesville

Charma Gae Salyer, 93, of Batesville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2026. She was born on November 16, 1932, in Mayking, Kentucky, the daughter of Oscar and Lydia (Kincer) Pace. On September 17, [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 28

Vernon Lawrence Munchel

Vernon Lawrence Munchel, age 77 of Greensburg, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Indiana. Born July 22, 1949, in Batesville, Indiana, he is the son of William [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 28

Ethel Lee Noble, age 82 of Brookville

Ethel Lee Noble, 82, of Cedar Grove, Indiana, passed peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Hospital – Dearborn. Ethel was born on April 5, 1944, in Hamilton, Ohio, the cherished daughter of [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 27

Earl G. Collins, 93, Batesville

Earl G. Collins, 93, of Batesville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on June 4, 1933, in Bath, Knott County, Kentucky, the son of Millard and Clova [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 26

Judy Lynn Powlen

Judy Lynn (nee: Keith) Powlen, age 71 of Batesville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at her residence. She was born on Wednesday, June 22,1955 in Hamilton, Ohio to Gilbert and Estelle (nee: [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 23

Edna Bernice Goodin, age 79 of Brookville

Edna Bernice Goodin, 79, of Brookville, Indiana passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Hospice of Cincinnati – Blue Ash. Bernice was born on November 10, 1946, in London, [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 23

Earl H. Bossert, 77, Brookville

Earl H. Bossert, age 77, of Brookville, Indiana died Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana following a brief illness. Born November 20, 1948, in Oxford, Ohio, he was the [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 23

Jill Lynn Mullins, 61, Brookville

Jill Lynn Mullins, age 61, of Brookville died Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio following a brief illness. Born April 10, 1965 in Batesville, Indiana she was the daughter of [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 19

Timothy Paul Silas, 64, Holton

It comes with the very saddest news that Timothy Paul Silas passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. Tim suffered a heart attack at home and now [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 18

William D. “Bill” Drew

William “Bill” Dean Drew, age 100, of Batesville, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on September 16th, 2026. He was the son of Isaac and Gladys (nee: Fleetwood) Drew. Bill married Billie Lou (nee: [...]

WRBI Country 103.9 FM Published September 14

Carol Ann Niese

Carol Ann Niese, age 74, of Batesville, Indiana passed away at St. Andrew’s Health Campus in Batesville on Friday, September 11, 2026. She was born on November 11, 1951, at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. [...]

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