NAME: John Albert Battcher, Jr. AGE 83
ADDRESS: Louisville, KY
DATE OF DEATH: 6 AM Friday, April 20, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH: Norton Suburban Hospital - Louisville, KY
He was born May 11, 1923 in Marion County, KY.
He was a former bookkeeper of the J-town Gateway, Real Estate broker, and a partner in Peterson-Battcher Lumber Company. He was a distinguished Army WWII veteran, a combat engineer with the 171st division, a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge, a Bronze Star recipient, founding donor of the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and a Kentucky Colonel.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
Father: John Albert Battcher Sr.
Mother: Susie Mae Raley Battcher
1 Sister: Sophie Mae Thompson
1 Brother: Charles Irvin Battcher
1 Grandson: Joshua Albert Greenwell
SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
Wife of 60 years: Rosella Bickett Battcher
6 Daughters & spouses:
Susan & Jonathon Karl Smith - Louisville, KY
Paula Battcher - Louisville, KY
Janet & Bill Robertson - Louisville, KY
Mary Ann & Tom Broadstone - Brookville, OH
Pat & Denny Edmondson - Louisville, KY
Martha & Jim Greenwell - Louisville, KY
2 Sons & spouses:
John Albert Battcher III- Hollingworth, VA
Don & Valarie Battcher - Gratis, OH
3 Sisters & spouses:
Lucille & George Florence - Elizabethtown, KY
Sue Ann & Jim Mattingly - Lawrenceburg, KY
Carolyn Morgan - Bardstown, KY
3 Brothers & spouses:
Billy & Betty Battcher - Raywick, KY
Howard & Amanda Battcher - Louisville, KY
Joe Henry Battcher - Louisville, KY
16 Grandchildren & 7 Great Grandchildren
FUNERAL MASS 10 AM Monday, April 23, 2007 at St. Martha Catholic Church - 2825 Klondike Lane, Louisville, KY
CHIEF CELEBRANT: Rev. Donald W. Springman
BURIAL : 1:30 PM Monday at Lebanon National Cemetery - Lebanon, KY
Military Rites will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard at the cemetery.
VISITATION: 3 PM till 9 PM Sunday at Ratterman Family Funeral Home - 3800 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY
VIGIL: 4 PM Sunday
Arrangements by Mattingly Funeral Home
Charitable contributions can be made to the VFW post in Lebanon KY or Camp Braveheart, P.O. Box 91425, Louisville, KY 40291.