Bartel, Anna Vogt (1865-1961)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1961 Nov 30 p. 7

Birth date: 1865 Sep 7

text of obituary:

Pioneer Resident Dies at Corn, Okla.

Corn, Okla. — Mrs. P. H. Bartel, 96, one of this community's oldest residents, died at her home on Nov. 21. Funeral services were held Nov. 25 at the Corn M. B. Church.

One of the pioneers of this area, Mrs. Bartel was born in Russia and homesteaded with her husband on a farm south of Gotebo. In 1911 they moved to a farm four miles south of Corn, and later lived in the town for a number of years.

Her husband passed away several years ago.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1961 Dec 21 p. 8

text of obituary:

MRS. P. H. BARTEL

Anna Vogt Bartel was born on Sept. 7, 1865, the first born of five children of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Vogt who lived in Rudnerweide, South Russia. Because of persecutions for their Christian beliefs as Mennonites, the family came to America in 1879. Anna was 13 years of age at that time.

The first year in the new country, the family lived with uncle Jacob Vogt at Henderson, Neb., later moving to a farm near Burrton, Kan. Here she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized by the Elder Abraham Schellenberg when she was 18 years of age. She was received into the Mennonite Brethren Church and was a faithful member all her life.

On June 13, 1890, Anna was united in marriage with Peter H. Bartel of the Ebenfeldt community near Hillsboro, Kan., with whom she shared her life for 49 years, raising eight children and often remembering the four infants who preceded them in death.

After their marriage, they lived on a sandy river farm near Burrton, Kan.. Here the oldest six children were born. On Thanksgiving Day in 1902, they moved from Kansas to Oklahoma, in two covered wagons, reaching Grandmother Vogt's house at Corn on Christmas morning. The following February, mother, father and children moved to a new settlement near Cooperton, Okla., where they experienced the joys and hardships of pioneer life for nine years.

During these years near Cooperton, they helped to organize a church which met in a small schoolhouse. Father Bartel was the preacher and Henry Rempel and Gustav Kiesau were his assistants. Despite the many duties involved in raising a large family, mother was always a faithful preacher's wife.

In order to provide a better social environment for the family (three more children had been born while living near Cooperton), they moved to a farm south of Corn, Okla. in 1910. Here the youngest daughter was born. The Lord prospered their work and living became easier. When the last son married, they retired from active farming and moved to the town of Corn in 1933.

On March 26, 1940, our Lord called home our father from his active life as husband, father, farmer and church worker.

Because of her love for Christian education, mother opened her home in Corn to grandchildren and other young people so that they could attend Corn Bible Academy. Upon the death of Father Bartel, Esther voluntarily accepted the responsibility of caring for mother.

Our mother's life was a mission of prayer. When her oldest daughter-in-law was claimed by death, her mother-heart was open for the baby grandson whom she kept for four years. In spite of illness, she cared for her large family and in love included her father Vogt and mother-in-law Bartel in her home.

She also loved to travel, the highlight being the trip she took by jet plane to California last July which was made possible by the grandchildren in California. While there, she attended the family reunion of her oldest son and her granddaughter's silver wedding anniversary.

Her often repeated desire to be with her Lord was fulfilled on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 6:45 a.m. when her Christian spirit very peacefully followed the beckoning hand of the Savior. God in His grace permitted her to reach the age of 96 years, two months and 14 days.

Those who are thankful for having shared her life are five daughters: Mrs. Helena Peters, Mrs. Anna Kliewer, Mrs. Sara Janzen, all of Corn; Mrs. Susie Andrian of Cordell, and Esther Bartel of Enid; three sons: Cornelius V. Bartel of Reedley, Calif., Peter V. Bartel of Fairview, Okla., and Henry J. Bartel of Weatherford, Okla.; three daughters-in-law; four sons-in-law; 37 grandchildren, 77 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren (which makes a total of 124 direct descendants plus 38 descendants by marriage — a complete total of 162 descendants), and many relatives and friends. Four children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild preceded her in death. — The Family.