Submitted by:  John C. Monk

Mildred I. Batten

Sept. 14, 1918 - Aug. 6, 2009
ROCHESTER - Mrs. Mildred I. Batten, 90, of 912 Sunflower Lanes, formerly of South Bend, IN, passed away at noon on Thursday, Aug. 6th, in Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. Mildred was born in Macy, IN, on September 14, 1918, the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Alice (Glasford) Chapin. On June 17, 1944, she married William Batten in South Bend; they later divorced. With a construction and public accounting background she was a project cost accountant for the former American Sterilizer Company in Erie, PA. They manufactured hospital equipment and installed in hospitals across the USA and overseas. They also built additions to hospitals. From 1989-1998 she was an auditor for Robert Half International, Kalamazoo, MI, during the building of the IN/TEK and IN/KOTE plants near New Carlisle, IN. Mildred also sub-contracted for Penrod Tax Services. She was a member of the Greater Erie National Accountants Association. Mildred was also a member of the Grace United Methodist Church of South Bend, where she served as past treasurer of United Methodist Women and as Mary-Martha circle leader. Mildred is survived by a daughter, Jean Batten of Richmond, IN. She was preceded in death by her parents. A celebration of the life of Mildred I. Batten will be at 2 p.m. today, August 11th, in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th Street, Rochester, IN, with Pastor David Schrader officiating. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Interment will be at Ebenezer Cemetery.

Published in South Bend Tribune on August 11, 2009