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George Batzkiel
GEORGE BATZKIEL
Lowden
George "Bob" Batzkiel, aka The Polish Prince, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with his family by his side. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial with full military rites will follow in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
A memorial fund has been established in his memory.
Online condolences may be shared at www.fry
funeralhome.com.
Bob was born on Nov. 21, 1938, in Moline, and was the son of Chester and Betty Crawford Batzkiel. On Oct. 24, 1959, Bob was united in marriage to Mary Jo DeMeyer in East Moline. Bob worked as a Moline fireman from 1966 through 1976 and moved to Lowden where he and Mary made their home. Bob worked as a fisherman, metal worker at John Deere and ended his career at HWH when he retired in 1999 as the shop foreman.
Bob is survived by his wife, Mary Jo; four daughters, Mary Wynkoop of Clarence, Cheryl (Bill) Peirce of Wilton, Judy (Ward) Shontz of Moscow and Cassie Mathias of Muscatine; two sons, Bob Jr. (Sue) Batzkiel of Lowden and Bill (Cindy) Batzkiel of West Branch; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Robin Nordinger of Hollywood, Fla.; and two brothers, John Batzkiel and Charlie Batzkiel of Atkinson, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Jennie; and great-grandson, Jaden.
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