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Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL: Clarence H. Potthast, 88, ofHighland, died Friday March 2, 2007 at Highland Health Care, inHighland. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday March 5th and 8:00 to9:30 a.m. Tuesday March 6th, at the Meridith Funeral Home in Highland.A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the ImmaculateConception Church in Pierron with Rev. Carlos Bohorquez officiating.Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Pierron. Mr. Potthast was born May 1, 1918 in Pocahontas to Henry J. and Ida E.(Koch) Potthast. On April 26, 1943 he married Blanche M. (Bellm)Potthast at St. Paul Catholic Church in Highland. She preceded him indeath April 12, 2005. Mr. Potthast grew up in rural Pocahontas and attended the ImmaculateConception School in Pierron. He was a Corporal in the Army Air Corpsin World War II serving as a Sheet Metal Specialist from 1942 to 1944.He and his wife operated a dairy and grain farm southeast of Pierronfor over 52 years. He also owned and operated the Thick-n-Thin Lumbersaw mill east of Pierron that he had purchased from his Uncle JoePotthast in 1949. In 1995 he and his wife moved to Highland. Much of his life was dedicated to baseball as he built numerous areabaseball diamonds including those at Glik Park, P.I.C. Park, and evena full size baseball field on the family farm. He coached many Khouryleague and Women’s softball teams and was Founder/ Manager of theHighland-Pierron Merchants intercity baseball team. He invented a basedriving device that was patented for installing bases on balldiamonds; "The CH Base Anchor and Driver System" still being soldtoday. Mr. Potthast was a member of the Highland-Pierron Fire Department forover 30 years, and was instrumental in forming the Pierron ImprovementClub (P.I.C.). He was a member of the Bond County Board, Mid AmericaDairy Association, Knights of Columbus, Optimist Club, Holy NameSociety and Choir member at the Immaculate Conception Church inPierron. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather. He enjoyed singing, making and sharing popcorn, andtelling a story to everyone he knew. Survivors include seven children: Patricia L. (Willie) Frey, KathleenE. (Neal) Quitmeyer, Clarence H. "J.R." (Marcia) Potthast, Jr. all ofHighland, Allen L. (Kathy) Potthast and Roger J. (Sharon) Potthast ofPocahontas, Diane M. (Gary) Bargetzi of Highland, and Robert M. (Nyle)Potthast of Crystal Lake, IL. 20 grandchildren; Gayle Frey (specialfriend Kristen Bond), Tricia (Brad) Rembisz, Mindy (Steve) Fenton,Kevin Quitmeyer (special friend Nicole Jakel), Abbey Quitmeyer,Breanne, Brooke, Alyssa and Kara Potthast, Tessa, Allyn "Ali", Kathryn"Katie", and Sam Potthast, Kyle, Luke, and Kristin Potthast, Brendanand Morgan Bargetzi, and Amanda and Spencer Potthast. 2 stepgrandchildren; Bria Veitel and Jamie Jo Palenchar. 7 greatgrandchildren; Lauren, Ashlyn, and Madison Fenton, Hayden and WadeQuitmeyer, William Potthast, and Riley Frey. 1 step great grandchildErin Fenton. 2 brothers; Velmar J. (Helen) Potthast and Marcellus J."Weakie" (Ellie) Potthast of Pocahontas and 2 sisters; Sr. Mary E."Mitz" Potthast of Wheaton, IL and Imelda G. "Milly" Bosshart ofChicago, I He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Raymond W.Potthast, two sisters; Valeria J. "Fay" Goestenkors, and Eleanor C.Goestenkors. Memorials may be made to the Alexian Brothers Center for BrainResearch (Autism/Dementia), Masses to Fr. Richard Potthast in Uganda,East Africa, the Pierron Improvement Club (P.I.C.) Park, or the C.H.Potthast Baseball Memorial Fund.
Michael
McTiernan
