Eugene Schatz

1969-70 American Legion Commander
1914 - 1999
USN WWII M/I-C


Grace (Jensen) Schatz - 1967 Legion Auxiliary president

Muster out December 31, 1943 Ship USS Altair (AD-11)

Two Manning Youths Enlist In Navy Today
Two Manning youths, Eugene Schatz and Merlin Hargens, were accepted for enlistment in the U.S. Navy today and sent to the main station in Des Moines, the Carroll recruiting sub-station announced.
Carroll Daily Times Herald August 7, 1942

In Loving Memory EUGENE SCHATZ

Services THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1999, 10:30 AM ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH MANNING, IOWA
Officiating PASTOR DANIEL VOGEL, PASTOR CURT DWYER
Music “JUST AS I AM” “THE CHURCH’S ONE FOUNDATION” “HOW GREAT THOU ART” CONGREGATION

CARLYS STRIBE, ORGANIST
Interment MANNING CEMETERY
Casketbearers: BILL WEITL, GERALD SCHULTE, RON MORLOK, MIKE WARNER, LEROY IRLBECK, JERRY RASMUSSEN
Honorary Casketbearers: ALBERT VAHL, JEFF HARGENS, LAVERNE OLSEN, CLIFF TANK, LOYD BORKOWSKI, LOWELL STRIBE, LYLE ARP, RICHARD CRANDALL
Military Honors MANNING, IOWA
EMIL EWOLDT POST 22 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 357

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE.
DRIVERS IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION MUST TURN ON VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS, BE ALERT, AND DRIVE IN A CLOSE FORMATION.

Eugene Friederich Schatz
Manning Monitor
March 11, 1999

Services for Eugene Schatz were held Thursday, March 4, 1999 at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, Manning, Iowa. Pastor Daniel Vogel officiated the service, with Carlys Stribe as organist.
Interment was in the Manning Cemetery. Casket bearers were Bill Weitl, Gerald Schulte, Ron Morlok, Mike Warner, LeRoy Irlbeck and Jerry Rasmussen. Honorary casket bearers were Albert Vahl, Jeff Hargens, LaVerne Olsen, Cliff Tank, Loyd Borkowski, Lowell Stribe, Lyle Arp, and Richard Crandall.
Military honors were provided by Emil Ewoldt Post 22 of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517, Manning, Iowa.

Eugene Friederich "Gene" Schatz, son of Jacob and Katherina (Bertsch) Schatz, was born January 21, 1914, in Scotland, South Dakota. He was the youngest of ten brothers and sisters. In April of 1924, he was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Scotland, and was later confirmed there in June of 1928. He graduated from Scotland High School in 1932. In 1933 he moved to Willows, California, and worked as a mechanic for several years.

In 1937, Gene was united in marriage to Helen Stone. One daughter, Sandy, was born to this union. This marriage ended in 1940.

On December 20, 1941, Gene married Grace Jensen in Carson City, Nevada. Two children, Gene and Jennifer, were born to this union. The family moved to Manning, Iowa in 1942, and shortly thereafter, Gene enlisted in the Navy. He attended steam fitting/welders school and spent three years repairing ships that had been torpedoed. After returning from the service, he again worked as a mechanic in the Petersen Garage and then the Bock Garage. He then opened his own business, the Schatz Body Shop, retiring in 1975.

Gene was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church. He served in various capacities with the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Manning School Board, Manning Community Chest, and New Hope Village. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing and traveling.

On November 11, 1996, Gene entered the Manning Plaza Nursing Home in Manning, where he died March 1, 1999. He reached the age of 85 years, 1 month and 11 days.

Besides his parents, Gene, was preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer Schatz, in 1982; brothers: Carl, Adolph, Robert, Ted, Emil and Herman Schatz; sisters: Magdelina, Elizabeth, Kate and Ida.

Gene is survived by his wife Grace Schatz of Carroll; a son, Gene Schatz and his wife Betty of Whitney, Texas; a daughter Sandy and her husband Wally Dean of Willows, California; five grandchildren: Heather Bressman of Whitney, Texas; Hillary Schatz of Houston, Texas; Perry Bronner of Chico, California; Teresa and Laura Bronner of California; three great-grandchildren; and by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Eugene Schatz is buried in the Manning Cemetery.
Section H Row #11 north - south.