Obituaries

Feb 16, 2022

Glen Kelley, age 83, formerly of Batesville, IN, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in Leesburg, FL. He was born in Cincinnati, OH on September 4, 1938 to Russell and Esther Kelley (Keith). Growing up, his family owned and operated the Bel-Air Drive-In, located in Versailles, IN.

Glen graduated from Napoleon High School and went on...

Feb 15, 2022

Walter "Happy" Virgil Gilbreath Jr., 72, of Batesville, passed away February 15, 2022 in Cincinnati. He was born to Walter Sr. and Maggie (Jewell) Gilbreath in Evarts, Kentucky on June 3, 1949.

Walter was an avid outdoorsman and could often be found fishing or hunting. He enjoyed muscle cars and had a 1971 Ford Torino 500. Anyone...

Feb 15, 2022

Donna June Miller, 65 years old, of Batesville, formerly of Sunman, passed away with her children by her side on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Donna and her beloved dog, Sadie, flew to Florida to visit friends when she became ill.

Donna was born June 11, 1956, and was a graduate of Batesville High...

Feb 9, 2022

David W. Cornelius, 58, of Brookville, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Hospice of Cincinnati.

David was born August 11, 1963 to George W. Cornelius and Joyce (Stone) Cornelius. He was proceeded in death by his father George W.  Cornelius, his wife Alice M. Stewart, and good friend Charles Edward Reiff Jr. of Brookville,...

Feb 7, 2022

Rev. Joseph Earl Wilson, 90, of Greensburg passed away February 7, 2022 in Lakeland, Florida. He was born March 11, 1931 in Muncie, Indiana to Morgan K. and Corrine (Lewis) Wilson.

Joseph was a graduate of Muncie Central High School class of 1949. He graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illionis in 1959 with a THB...

Feb 6, 2022

Kevin Brian Weiskittel, 33, of Metamora, passed away on February 6, 2022. He was born October 5, 1988 in Daytona Beach, Florida to Jennifer (Phillips) Putt and Kirk Weiskittel Sr.

Kevin was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a musician and loved playing guitar and writing songs. Kevin was an accomplished artist and...

Feb 1, 2022

Owenita A. Grubert, age 75 of Batesville, Indiana, passed away Tuesday February 1, 2022 at her residence.  Born in Batesville January 29,1947 she was the daughter of Owen and Mathilda (Nee: Gluesenkamp) Schumacher.  She married Allen M. Grubert of White Plains, New York on March 29, 1969, at St. John UCC in Batesville.  He preceded her in death in...

Jan 31, 2022

Joyce A. Randall, age 82 of Milan, Indiana passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Margaret Mary Health in Batesville.  The daughter of Boyd Sr. and Rosie Brown she was born in Litchfield, MN on January 9, 1940.  Joyce graduated from Eden Valley High School in Minnesota.

She is survived by her husband, Richard Schilson of...

Jan 31, 2022

Theodore Martin Rayve, Jr., 68, of Batesville, passed away January 31, 2022.

There will be no services at this time.

Jan 24, 2022

Carter Powell, 93, of Morris, Indiana passed away January 24, 2022 at Envive Healthcare in Lawrenceburg.

He was born to Sidney Sr. and Sallie (Murphy) Powell on August 17, 1928 in Madison County, Kentucky.

Carter proudly served our country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He later retired from Hill-Rom in 1992....

Jan 20, 2022

Dorthy Lavern Baker passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022 in Versailles, IN.

She is survived by her children, Jeremy Mounts and Casey Mahoney.

There will be no services at this time.

Jan 20, 2022

Charles Anderson Groce, 80, passed away on January 20, 2022, in the home he built himself in Franklin County, Indiana surrounded by family. Charles was born December 31, 1941 in Connersville, Indiana to Anderson Oren and Norma Jean (Lockwood) Groce.

He was a 1960 graduate of Laurel High School.

He married the love of his...

Jan 20, 2022

Zelma (Sloan) Grossman, 87, of Madison, formerly of Batesville, passed away on January 20, 2022. She was born September 17, 1934 in Burgeys Creek, Kentucky to Perry and Anna (Collins) Sloan. She was a graduate of Hindman Settlement School in Kentucky. Zelma went on to marry Elmer Grossman on June 29, 1970 in Clintwood, Virginia.

Zelma was...

Jan 14, 2022

Jerry "Peanut" Lee Caudill passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 with his loving family by his side.  The son of Carl and Testa Caudill was born on December 21, 1958 in Batesville.  He was 63 years young.

Peanut, as most knew him by, graduated from Batesville High School in 1977. He married Loretta Werner in 1983...

Jan 8, 2022

Barbara Carol (Shull) Avery, 82, passed away January 8, 2022 at the Chateau of Batesville.

Barbara was born December 25, 1939 in Elwood, Indiana, the second of four children born to Burgess Krider and Elva Frances (Miller) Shull. She graduated from Elwood High School in 1958, went on to cosmetology school, and graduated in 1959.

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Dec 30, 2021

Arthur "Art" William Tebelman Jr., 79, of Milan, passed away December 30, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital. He was born on January 21, 1942 to Arthur and Edna (Taphorn) Tebelman in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Art proudly served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He loved his family more than anything and when he was not spending...

Dec 25, 2021

Blair "Bob" Woodward Shinn, 82, of Batesville, passed away December 25, 2021 at Margaret Mary Health. He was born in Newport, Kentucky on December 27, 1938 to Blair Wesley and Mary Louise (Carr) Shinn.

Bob proudly served our country in the United States Airforce. He went on to marry his wife, Peggy Sarringhaus, on September 23, 1972....

Dec 22, 2021

Donald Fred Luers, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 surrounded by his family.  The son of John and Gladys (Becker) Luers was 88 years old, born on May 6, 1933 in Batesville.

The 1951 Napoleon High School graduate married Rosemary Amberger in 1962. They were married over 54 years before she passed away in 2016....

Dec 21, 2021

Charlene Hope (Murray) Beck was called home to the lord on December 21, 2021, at 3:19 PM after a long battle with Interstitial Lung Disease at the age of 47. She was diagnosed seven years ago with a prognosis of three years, which is a testament to her being a strong-willed fighter.

She was born in Cincinnati,...

Dec 14, 2021

Beulah Marie Wessel, beloved wife of  the late Howard Wessel. Bea, as she liked to be called, was born April 27, 1929 to Walter and Gladys (Forman) Clark.  She passed away December 14, 2021 at the age of 92.

Bea is survived by her daughters Janet Scheyer of Cincinnati, OH, Sandy (Bruce) Dalton of Batesville, IN, Linda...