Service will be 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger, TX. Burial will follow at St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery in Umbarger, TX. Rosary will be 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2007 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon, TX. Catherine Batenhorst was born on November 24, 1915 to Maximillion and Elizabeth Lohaus Schuele in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. She married Raymond Batenhorst on February 11, 1935 in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. He preceded her in death in 1980. Catherine was a member of St. Mary"s Catholic Church, St. Mary"s Christian Mothers, and Umbarger Senior Citizens. She was a generous donor of her handiwork for the Umbarger German Sausage Festival each year. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Catherine always remembered her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren"s birthdays and anniversaries with cards. She was preceded in death by her son, Johnny Batenhorst in 1993. She is also preceded by three brothers and seven sisters. Survivors include her five daughters, Theresa Artho and husband, Joe of Hereford, Elaine Brorman and husband, John of Adrian, Judith Batenhorst of Canyon, Marian Batenhorst of Canyon, and Donna Whitten and husband, Lynn of Canyon; son, Charles Batenhorst and wife, Debbie of Umbarger; brother, Frank Schuele and wife, Beverly of Columbus, Nebraska; twenty-two grandchildren; thirty-four great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild expected in December. Family requests memorials be sent to Umbarger Senior Citizens; 23130 Bushland Road, Canyon, TX 79015 or BSA Hospice; P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176.