Obituary: Scott Alan Batten, 58

Scott Alan Batten
(November 6, 1964 – June 6, 2023)
Scott A. Batten, 58, of Waterford, Wisconsin, went home to be with his Lord on June 6th, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born to parents James and Janice (Erickson) Batten, on November 6th, 1964, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His family moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin in 1978 when Scott was 13 years old. Scott graduated from Whitewater High School and continued his education at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater becoming a computer programmer. Scott was employed at Aurora St. Lukes, then later employed at US Bank for the past 25 years.

He married Anita Biesterveld in 1990. Scott became the stepfather to Anita’s daughter, Jennifer Walenton. Scott and Anita had one daughter (Kylee) in 2001. They divorced in 2018. Scott enjoyed traveling with his family. His favorite locations were Hawaii, Aruba & Israel. While in Israel, Scott planted a tree in his late father’s memory.  Scott’s interests included building and flying model airplanes, woodworking and building Lego sets.

Scott stated he would like to be remembered as “A Christian man who loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and who tried his best.”

Scott is survived by his daughters, Jennifer (Quinn) Walenton of East Troy, Wisconsin, Kylee Batten of Waterford, Wisconsin; granddaughters, Angelita and Kiana Walenton; mother, Janice (Erickson) Batten; two sisters, Jaime (Greg) Goelz, Wendy Batten;  three aunts, Judith Erickson, Jeanne Peterson, Janice Murphy; three nieces, Samantha Biesterveld, Ainsley and Ashlyn Goelz; and two nephews. Maxford Biesterveld, Kyan Goelz; and a great-nephew Koeden Biesterveld.

Scott was preceded in death by his father James Batten; Grandparents, Einer and Doris (Carlson) Erickson, Harold and Ruth (Anderson) Batten. 

Nitardy Funeral Home in Whitewater assisted the family with arrangements.

Service to be held at
First English Lutheran Church
401 W. Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190
Tuesday June 20th, 2023
Visitation 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Service 12 p.m.

Interment Service to follow at
Hillside Cemetery
400 S. Wisconsin Street, Whitewater, WI 53190

Luncheon will be served following interment service.

In lieu of flowers the family would like donations to go to 88Charlies to keep the love of planes alive in the youth, teach restoring vintage aircrafts, teach flying, and valuable life lessons.

Donate Here: https://www.88charlies.com/take-action

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