A memorial service for Daniel Schatz will be held at 11AM on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the St. Theodore Catholic Church. Father Gene Stenzel will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will take place at St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery.
Daniel passed away at his home in Twin lakes on Tuesday January 5, 2016. He was 63 years old.
Daniel Louis Schatz was born on May 15, 1952 in Mason, Ohio to Vernon and Elizabeth (Lynch) Schatz. The family moved to Arizona in 1960. At a young age Dan was diagnosed with diabetes but he did not let that affect his childhood. Daniel graduated from New Trier West High School in Northfield, Illinois. He continued his eduation at Iowa State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology in 1976.
On June 15, 1974 Dan was united in marriage to Debra Nash in Decorah, Iowa. To this union three children were born. The family lived in Ames, Iowa until 1980 when they moved to Twin Lakes. Dan worked for Scotsman Ice and Later Progress Castings before becoming a stay at home father where he was happy to spend more time with his children. Dan was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church. He was a Webelos leader in Pack 105 at St. Theodore's and earlier in his life a leader in the Cub Scouts for almost 20 years. In his free time Dan was a history buff. He would often read or watch shows about a certain historical place and often would visit these locations if they were close enough to home. He also liked family history and genealogy. He would gather all of the information he could at family reunions and would make photo albums of all of his findings. In his earlier years he enjoyed canoeing, car shows, restoring cars, and 70's rock music. One of his greatest accomplishments was his hiking and camping in the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon while a Boy Scout in Arizona. Dan had a wonderful sense of humor, loved telling and hearing jokes and was full of puns that only dad's would say...a traditition sure to be passed down to his children. Dan's biggest joy in life was his grandson, Carter.
He is preceded in death by both his parents and his mother-in-law and father-in-law.
He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years Debra of Twin Lakes, 3 children, 2 grandsons, 3 siblings, 3 sisters-in-law and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other loving relatives.
Photo and obituary published by Bonnerup Funeral Service
