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Elizabeth May <I>Batten</I> Massouris

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Elizabeth May Batten Massouris

Birth
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Death
11 Dec 2011 (aged 89)
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
section 16, lot # 152, grave # 2
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Elizabeth May Massouris, age 89, of Council Bluffs, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011, at 5:45 a.m., in Omaha, Neb.

She was born November 27, 1922, in Council Bluffs, to Floyd and Clara Colton Batten and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, in 1940. During World War II, Elizabeth spent two and a half years welding in a ship yard in Portland, Ore., and one and a half years at Scientific Radio in Council Bluffs, making Radio Crystals for the military. She retired from Mutual of Omaha as a Supervisor after 32 years of service, on May 31, 1979. Elizabeth is a longtime member of Broadway Christian Church, Eagles Club, and The Center.

Elizabeth is preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Clara Batten; husband, Phillip J. "Sonny" Massouris, in 1992; and her brother, Leo Batten.

Survivors include daughter, Katherine Taylor and husband, Mike, of Council Bluffs; three grandsons, Phillip, Brent and Shawn Taylor; six great grandsons, two great granddaughters, three great great grandsons, one great great granddaughter; sister, Evelyn Greenwood; nieces and nephews.

Visitation with the family, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Funeral services Wednesday, 1 p.m., at the Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel. Pastor Jann Osborn, Broadway Christian Church, Officiant. Elizabeth will be laid to rest with husband Phillip in Walnut Hill Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at Broadway Christian Church. Memorials are suggested to Nebraska Polio Association and Broadway Christian ChurchObituary & Photo is from the Daily Nonpareil
Elizabeth May Massouris, age 89, of Council Bluffs, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011, at 5:45 a.m., in Omaha, Neb.

She was born November 27, 1922, in Council Bluffs, to Floyd and Clara Colton Batten and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, in 1940. During World War II, Elizabeth spent two and a half years welding in a ship yard in Portland, Ore., and one and a half years at Scientific Radio in Council Bluffs, making Radio Crystals for the military. She retired from Mutual of Omaha as a Supervisor after 32 years of service, on May 31, 1979. Elizabeth is a longtime member of Broadway Christian Church, Eagles Club, and The Center.

Elizabeth is preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Clara Batten; husband, Phillip J. "Sonny" Massouris, in 1992; and her brother, Leo Batten.

Survivors include daughter, Katherine Taylor and husband, Mike, of Council Bluffs; three grandsons, Phillip, Brent and Shawn Taylor; six great grandsons, two great granddaughters, three great great grandsons, one great great granddaughter; sister, Evelyn Greenwood; nieces and nephews.

Visitation with the family, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Funeral services Wednesday, 1 p.m., at the Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel. Pastor Jann Osborn, Broadway Christian Church, Officiant. Elizabeth will be laid to rest with husband Phillip in Walnut Hill Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at Broadway Christian Church. Memorials are suggested to Nebraska Polio Association and Broadway Christian ChurchObituary & Photo is from the Daily Nonpareil


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