Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Blatt, Duane G. 2004
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2 Nov 2004

Duane G. Blatt, age 65, of Muir, passed away on October 31, 2004.  He was born 
on April 14, 1939 in Peck, the son of John and Leota (Wiess) Blatt.  Mr. Blatt 
began his career teaching in the Pewamo-Westphalia School District, where he 
coached football and basketball.  After that he operated the State Farm 
Insurance Agency in Westphalia for 37 years and coached the P-W Golf team from 
1980-1995, receiving coach of the year honors in the State of Michigan twice.  
Duane was an exceptional human being who was a member of St. Mary Catholic 
Church, and the Westphalia Knights of Columbus St. Jude Thadeus Council #2890.  
He served on the Westphalia Fire Department for many years and during a portion 
of that time served as the fire chief.  He was preceded in death by his parents.

Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Nina, whom he married on January 16, 1960; 
five children, Laurie (John) Stillman of South Riley, Katherine (Jack) VanBuren 
of Muir, Daniel (Christine) Blatt of Brighton, Cheryl (Phil) Allen of Muir and 
Deborah (Ed) Johnson of Kansas City, MO; 10 grandchildren; one great-
grandchild; two sisters, Belva (Rex) Kennedy of Ashburn, GA and Sharon (John) 
Williamson of Laingsburg; many nieces and nephews.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Cecilio Reyna, 
Pastor at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Westphalia.  Rite 
of Committal will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Westphalia.  The family 
will receive friends at the St. Mary Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia Street, 
Westphalia, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.  There will 
be a Scriptural Wake Service held at 8 p.m. Wednesday.  For those desiring, 
memorial contributions may be made to Sparrow Hospice, in memory of Mr. Duane 
G. Blatt.  Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 
Portland.


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