Dr. Arnold Joseph Sattler

Dr. Arnold Joseph Sattler, 79, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Dr. Sattler was born January 18, 1931 in Munich, Germany. He attended school at St. Paul in Wolfsberg, Austria, a 900 year old Catholic monastery. He pursued a medical degree at the Medical University of Vienna and graduated in 1957. He took his boards and completed multiple residencies through out the United States from 1957-1962.

In 1965 he married Gabriele Renate Sattler and together they moved to Kabul, Afghanistan to complete a two-year service with CARE-MEDICO to train Afghani doctors. Dr. Sattler reached Kabul by purchasing a Volkswagen Bug and driving it from Vienna, Austria, through Turkey and Iran finally reaching Kabul, Afghanistan (both car and doctor arrived in excellent condition.) Upon completion of the term of service they moved to the United States where Dr. Sattler completed his Board Certification in Internal Medicine. He then began practicing internal medicine, finally settling in Gallipolis, Ohio in 1966, where he and Gabriele began raising a family. There he joined the Holzer Medical Plaza and practiced for over 30 years, followed by a further 9 years at Holzer Clinic. In 1992 he proudly became an American citizen. He retired in 2003 and enjoyed many wonderful trips to Austria with his loving wife, RuthAnn (Luman) Sattler, whom he married January 21, 2000.

Dr. Sattler is survived by his wife, RuthAnn Sattler, Gallipolis, Ohio; son, Dr. Alexander Sattler, Vienna, Austria; daughter, Tanja M. Sattler, San Francisco, California; son Dr. Andrew C. Sattler (Sukey), Puyallup, Washington; former wife, Gabriele R. Sattler, Boulder, Colorado; step-daughter, Lori A. Russell (Greg); step-son, Samuel A. Hamilton (Beth); grandchildren Greg, Samantha, MaryBeth, and Nate Russell; Corey, Claire, and Claudia Hamilton; sisters Flora Schweiger (Herrman), Waidhofen, Austria, Rosemarie Feigel (Peter), Gallneukirchen, Austria; close friends Dr. Sigismund Harder, Guido Girolami, Dr. Rod Hojat, Norbert Grytzka (Erika) Lohmar, Germany; and special caregiver, Dee Clagg.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, February 4, 2010 at St. Louis Catholic Church, 85 State Street, Gallipolis with Msgr. William Myers officiating. Burial will follow in the Tyn Rhos Cemetery near Rio Grande. Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave, Gallipolis on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 PM. Prayer service will be held at 8:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, we kindly ask that memorial donations be sent to:
Ohio Valley Symphony (www.ohiovalleysymphony.org)
P.O. Box 781
Gallipolis, Ohio 45631
or
CARE (www.care.org)
P.O. Box 1871
Merrifield, Virginia 22116-9753.