Elsie Batenhorst

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 20, 2013 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Umbarger, TX with Rev. Daniel Dreher officiating. Rosary will be at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Umbarger, TX. Elsie Batenhorst was born on March 26, 1919 in Umbarger to Clem and Anna Skypala Friemel. She married Sylvester Batenhorst on November 11, 1941. He preceded her in death on September 14, 1998. She was a homemaker and was an avid quilter. She also enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, and gardening, and will be greatly missed for her famous homemade bread. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Altar Society, Christian Mothers, and Umbarger Senior Citizens. She was a well known historian for St. Mary's Catholic Church and enjoyed giving tours of the church. She was secretary for the Baseball Association for many years and ""Matriarch of Umbarger"". She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Alvin and Vincent Friemel, and one sister, Marie Weaver. Survivors include four sons, Marvin Batenhorst, of Hartley, Leon Batenhorst, of Clarendon, Ralph Batenhorst, of Stinnett, and Paul Batenhorst, of Canyon; three daughters, Irene Unger, of Amarillo, Patricia Adrian, of Exton, PA, and Jane Coffelt, of Canyon; sixteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Restoration Fund, PO Box 105, Umbarger, TX 79091, or Hospice Care of the Southwest, 1301 South Coulter, Suite 404, Amarillo, TX 79106.