Survivors include his wife Ellen (Ross) Bateman; twin daughters, Sue (Bob) Pehkonen and Sara Bateman; three grandchildren, Adriane (Mike) Miller, Aaron Hartmann, and Jennifer Hartmann; seven great-grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six sisters, Pearl Potter, Eva Williams, Gertrude Smith, Laura Peck, Wilma Van Natta and Margaret Bateman; and three brothers, Henry Bateman, Donald Bateman and an infant brother.
Fritz was born March 17, 1918, the son of George and Mary Zerbe Bateman. He married Ellen Ross on August 14, 1948, in Vinton, Iowa. He was a self-employed plastering contractor for 20 years and then worked in maintenance for St. Luke's Hospital for 23 years. Fritz first served in the Army and then served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
He was a member the Marion Legion, the Marion Lodge No. 6 the Scottish Rite, the El Kahir Shrine and he was a 32nd Degree Mason.
Survivors include his wife Ellen (Ross) Bateman; twin daughters, Sue (Bob) Pehkonen and Sara Bateman; three grandchildren, Adriane (Mike) Miller, Aaron Hartmann, and Jennifer Hartmann; seven great-grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six sisters, Pearl Potter, Eva Williams, Gertrude Smith, Laura Peck, Wilma Van Natta and Margaret Bateman; and three brothers, Henry Bateman, Donald Bateman and an infant brother.
Fritz was born March 17, 1918, the son of George and Mary Zerbe Bateman. He married Ellen Ross on August 14, 1948, in Vinton, Iowa. He was a self-employed plastering contractor for 20 years and then worked in maintenance for St. Luke's Hospital for 23 years. Fritz first served in the Army and then served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
He was a member the Marion Legion, the Marion Lodge No. 6 the Scottish Rite, the El Kahir Shrine and he was a 32nd Degree Mason.
Family Members
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Henry John Bateman
1900–1990
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Pearl Ann Bateman Potter
1902–1982
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Laura Lucille Bateman Peck
1906–1992
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Eva Julia Bateman Williams
1909–1985
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Wilma Mae Bateman Van Natta
1911–1998
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Gertrude Kathryn Bateman Smith
1913–1994
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CPL Donald William "Don" Bateman
1916–1997
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Paul Lavere Bateman
1920–1920
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Mary Margaret Bateman
1923–1936
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