Obituary: Eunice Callahan Schatzle

Eunice Callahan Schatzle, 98 years of age, recently passed away on Oct. 16, 2016. Eunice died of natural causes. She was a devote Catholic. She was a longtime resident of Danbury/Sherman, Connecticut. She was born on Dec. 12, 1917, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, of parents George and Mary Callahan.

Eunice’s late husband was Francis D. Schatzle Sr. They had six children; their oldest son, Francis D Schatzle Jr., passed away in 2016. Eunice is survived by her five children, Eunice Laverty, Daniel Schatzle, George Schatzle, Paul Schatzle and Rosemary Wilsen of Ocoee, Florida. Eunice had 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Eunice was a graduate of Boston University and Western Connecticut State College. Eunice was a schoolteacher, having started her teaching career at Danbury High School in Danbury, Connecticut. Then she taught at various parochial schools in the Danbury area and, lastly, retired from the New Fairfield, Connecticut School System.

Eunice was a very dedicated member of the American Association of University Women in the Danbury, Connecticut, Chapter.

Eunice lived in retirement, proudly on her own, in her condo in Tequesta, Florida, to be near her two sons, George and Paul, and their families. Eunice did volunteer work in the community. Eventually, Eunice became a resident of a Brookdale Assisted Living Facility in Ocoee to be close to her daughter, Rosemary, and son-in-law, Fred Wilsen. We are thankful to her Brookdale family for the loving care they showed her over the past two years.

A graveside service is planned at the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Danbury, Connecticut.