Ann Stuart Batchelder

Batchelder, Anne Stuart
January 11, 1920 – October 28, 2009
Anne Stuart Batchelder of Omaha, NE passed away on October 28. She was born January 11, 1920, the daughter of Douglas and Harriet Stuart of Lake Forest. As a young woman she joined the American Red Cross and served in Europe during World War II. It was there she met her future husband, Clifton Batchelder. Three weeks after the war ended, the two married in Germany. They lived in Lake Forest until 1954 when they moved to Omaha, NE. The Batchelders became very involved in Nebraska politics. Anne attended 14 Republican Party national conventions and served as chairwoman of the Nebraska Republican Party from 1975-1979. In 1984 she was inducted into the Nebraska Republican Party Hall of Fame. Mrs. Batchelder was preceded in death by her husband, in 2001. She is survived by her siblings, Robert D. (Lillan) Stuart, Jr. and Margaret (Augustin) Hart of Lake Forest and Harriet (Edson) Spencer of Wayzata, MN; children, Edward Batchelder and Anne Pratt of Omaha, Mary Bequette, Kennard, NE and Lucia Batchelder, Colorado Springs, CO; and 11 grandchildren. Services were held November 2 in Omaha.