Baatz, Matthew 'Matt' 1902-1993

BAATZ, STREIT, VANVOOREN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 1/9/2016 at 04:47:26

Hawarden Independent August 26, 1993

Matthew "Matt" Baatz, 90, of Rock Valley died Saturday, August 21, at Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley, IA. Services were Tuesday, August 24, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rock Valley with the Rev. Donald Smith officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation and prayer service were Monday, August 23, at the Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley.

Mr. Baatz was born November 1, 1902, in Aurora, IL, the son of Michael and Abbie (Streit) Baatz. He married Louise Van Vooren January 28, 1936, in Rock Valley. The couple farmed west of Rock Valley until retiring to Rock Valley in July 1970. Mr. Baatz was a member of the Rock Valley Senior Center.

Survivors include his wife; two sons and their wives, Francis and Wilma and Kenneth and Judy, all of Rock Valley; two daughters, Nancy Schiefen of Hawarden and Donna and her husband, Jon Anderson, of Doon; a son-in-law, James Van Berkum of Rock Valley; a sister, Nettie Wood of Hudson, SD; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. James (Eleanor) Van Berkum; a great-grandchild, Brandon Butler; four brothers, John, Joe, Willie and Albert; and three sisters, Mrs. Ed (Annie) Sehr, Mrs. Wayne (Cecilia) McKenny and Mrs. Henry (Lena) Ranschau.