Edmund Schatz

Edmund C. “Eddie”

Schatz, 92, Bismarck,

North Dakota, formerly of

Anamoose, passed away

April 29, 2022, at St.

Gabriel’s Assisted Living

in Bismarck, North Dako-

ta. Mass of Christian Buri-

al will be at 10:30 a.m.,

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

at St. Francis Xavier

Catholic Church,

Anamoose. Fr. Thomas

Graner will officiate and

burial will be in the

church cemetery. Visita-

tion will be from 5:00

p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tues-

day, May 3, 2022 followed

by a rosary and parish vi-

gil service at 7:00 p.m. at

the church. Nelson Fun-

eral Home, Drake, North

Dakota is in charge of the

arrangements.

Edmund C. “Eddie”

Schatz was born April 9,

1930 at Drake, North

Dakota, the son of Philip

and Josephine (Kuntz)

Schatz. He lived his first

years in the Balfour area

where he attended coun-

try school. In 1941 he

moved with his family to

a farm northwest of Drake

where he grew up and at-

tended Guthrie Public

School. Eddie began help-

ing his parents on the

farm at an early age.

On November 10, 1953

he was married to Mary

Martin at Orrin. They

made their home north of

Drake where they farmed,

raised cattle, and milked

cows. In addition to farm-

ing, Eddie hauled cattle

for over 40 years. After

moving to Anamoose in

1996, Eddie continued to

haul cattle and assist his

son with the farming

operation.

Eddie was a member of

St. Margaret Mary Cathol-

ic Church of Drake until

moving to Anamoose

when he transferred his

membership to St Francis

Xavier Catholic Church.

He was also a member of

the Knights of Columbus

Council of Drake and the

Harvey Eagles Club.

Eddie is survived by his

wife, Mary; two sons, Ron

(Shirley) Schatz,

Anamoose, and Rodney

(Sara) Schatz, Drake; two

daughters, Renee (Tim)

Sieg, Drake and Rhonda

(Dustin) Krueger,

Bismarck; daughter-

in-law, Paula Schatz, Vel-

va; sister, Rose Koble,

Washburn; and 15

grandchildren and 11

great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in

death by his parents, and

son Roger.