Beth Schatz

Mrs. Schatz was born March 10, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Eli & Sydelle Siegel Abrams.

Beth grew up in Brooklyn and in Matawan, New Jersey, where she graduated from Matawan Regional High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1978 at Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey). Beth moved to New York City to work as a Registered Nurse at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, first as a Medical/Surgical Nurse, then later as a Psychiatric Nurse. In New York she met William C. Schatz through a mutual acquaintance, and they were married on April 17, 1983 in Hazlet, New Jersey. Beth and her husband moved around frequently, living in Georgia, South Carolina (where she both worked as a Psychiatric Nurse and studied for a Masters Degree in Nurse Psychiatry), New Jersey, Florida, California, and back to Florida. Beth also earned a Masters in Nutritional Biochemistry at the University of Florida in 1994. She worked for a time as a Nutritionist at Putnam Community Hospital in Palatka, Florida, before being forced to leave the workforce due to disability.

Beth enjoyed reading fiction, books on spirituality, energy medicine, spiritual development, and Native American culture. Beth was a lifelong New York Mets fan. An animal lover, Beth supported many charities that promoted animal welfare and the natural world.

She is survived by William, her husband of 36 years, her brother Dr. Brian Abrams of Palm Coast, and a nephew, Scott R. Abrams.

Family and friends will be received Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home, 511 Old Kings Road South in Flagler Beach, where a memorial service will be held at 8:00 PM.

Condolences may be sent to www.craigflaglerpalms.com