Sara M. Batz

January 25, 1930 - April 30, 2022

Sara M. Batz, 92, of Jonestown passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Born in the family home in E. Hanover Twp. on January 25, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. and Ida Mae (Gamble) Kreiser. Throughout her life she worked at Grimes, CF Manbeck, and Jonestown Elementary School as a crossing guard. Sara also worked in her earlier life as a part-time bartender. She attended Lebanon God’s Missionary Church. During her long-lived life, she enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles, cheating in cards and always winning, and watching her “boyfriend” Steve Harvey on TV. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her sons Robert Batz, Thomas Batz, and Randy Batz; daughters Gloria Wanamaker, Darlene wife of Robert Whitman, and Theresa Batz; thirteen grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren; brother Jonas Kreiser; sisters Mary Ann Schaeffer, Ida Kreiser, Helen Heck, and Ethel Lambert; and several nieces. She was preceded in death by four siblings. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the God’s Missionary Church, 2127 Hill Street, Lebanon. There will be a viewing one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Grand View Memorial Park, Annville. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org.