The Master Surname Index (not online) (mostly burials in Alberta cemeteries) of the Alberta Genealogical Society lists some 60 Batke names including;
Hazel BATKE, 1908 1979
Josie Belle BATKE, 1903 - 1979
Warren BATKE, 1906 - 10 May 1993
all buried next to each other in the Canrose Cemetery.
There are also several Batke burials in cemeteries at Bonnyville.
For further research please contact the AGS Research Services Committee of the Edmonton Branch,
http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/abgensocThe Edmonton Branch
http://agsedm.edmonton.ab.caLocal History Books and other things
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canab/index.htmlLocal Alberta History Book Collection and go to the bottom - "Search For Keyword" and check the box "Look for exact phrase"
http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/ Alberta Vital Statistics
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/gs/services/vpe/index.cfmYou can order death papers, however when ordering this you are given 2 options - the Certificate,
or a "Certified Photographic Print of the Registration of Death" which usually gives more information than that fancy Certificate.
Canada National Archives
http://www.archives.ca/02/0201_e.htmlCanada Online Phone
http://canada411.sympatico.ca/ or
http://www.canada411.ca/Peter
for the AGS