Patricia Batemen Obituary

Patricia Bateman, 85, died on Monday, September 22, 2009, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Bateman; brothers Robert Finnegan and George Finnegan, and sisters Frances Finnegan, Mary Jane Clark and Arlie Mae Plichta. Survivors include loving children--son Peter Bateman and wife, Diana, of Albuquerque and their children Dina Kline, Sarah Johnson, Jennifer Myers and Daniel Martinez; son Dean Bateman of Atascadero, California; daughter Deborah Bateman of Albuquerque and her daughter Michaela Bateman; brother Donald Finnegan; and sisters Dorothy Smolen, Jeanne Camden and Elaine Rogers. Patricia was born on October 15, 1923, in Washburn, Wisconsin, moved to Downers Grove, Illinois in 1931, and married Ralph Bateman there in 1947. Patricia was a member of the Downers Grove Woman's Club and the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Ralph and Patricia retired to Prescott, Arizona in 1985. In 2004, they relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico to be close to family members. Memorial service was Thursday, September 24 at Reflections Funerals and Life Celebrations, 2400 Washington Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505-884-5777). Contributions in memory of Patricia Bateman may be made to the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (www.infantwelfare.org).