Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Church, 510 E 1st Street, Ankeny, Iowa 50021. Burial in Ankeny Memorial Gardens Cemetery following the luncheon at the church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Stella was born the daughter of Richard and Mary Alice (Flynn) Fitzpatrick on September 17, 1923 in Accrington, Lancashire, England. Stella met and married Aldo Paul Battani in England during World War II. After the war ended, Stella came to the United States to make her home and life with Aldo in Ankeny, Iowa. Stella attended the American Institute of Business, (AIB) and held various clerical positions before spending the majority of her working career as an employee of Ford Motor Company. Stella enjoyed bridge, golf and loved spending time with family and friends.
Stella is survived by her daughter-in-law Susan Battani of Johnston, Iowa, four grandchildren Samantha Grose (Kande), Jacqueline (Doug) Nelson, Kathryn Battani and Alex (April) Battani, and five great-grandchildren Caleb and Cameron Ngalamulume, Josephine (Joie) Nelson and Coby and Charlotte (Lettie) Battani and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Aldo Battani; sister, Monica Adlam; brother, Joseph Fitzpatrick; daughter, Lorraine Battani, and two sons, Michael and Derek Battani.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial contributions be made to Care Initiatives Hospice, 7055 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266, or Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Church, 510 E 1st Street, Ankeny, Iowa 50021.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be left at www.ankenyfuneralhome.com for the Battani family.
