Bartel, Leonhard F. (1887-1951)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Aug 9 p. 6

Birth date: 1887 Aug 16, Kansas
Date of Death: 1951 August 16, Kansas

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— Leonard [sic] F. Bartel, 63, hatchery operator at Hillsboro and a brother of Albert C. Bartel of Newton, died Monday morning at the Hillsboro hospital following a cerebral hemorrhage suffered on Saturday. A daughter, Mrs. Theo. S. Klassen, also resides in Newton.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Aug 23 p. 9

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LEONHARD F. BARTEL

Leonhard F. Bartel, son of Leonhard and Aganetha Funk Bartel, passed away at the Salem Hospital. Hillsboro, Kans., on August 6, 1951, at the age of 63 years, 11 months and 20 days.

He was born on August 16, 1887, on a farm near Hillsboro, Kansas. At the age of 19 years, on September 6, 1906, he was baptized by Rev. J. S. Hirschler and united with the First Mennonite church in Hillsboro, where he has remained a faithful member and worker until his death.

In 1913 he left Kansas for Chinook, Montana where he homesteaded two years. Then he returned to be united in marriage with Emelia Schroeder on May 8, 1915. After their marriage they left for Montana to live on their homestead; however, in 1916 they returned to make their home on a farm near Hillsboro.

To this happy union four children were born: Norma, (Mrs. Theodore S. Klassen) of Newton: Lenora, (Mrs. Abe E. Neufeld) of Inman; Betty (Mrs. Kenneth C. Jost) of Oklahoma City; and Carl, who has just returned from serving with the U.S. Navy.

We shall always remember him as a kind and loving husband and father, and a faithful and tireless worker at his occupation.

During his life he has always shown an unselfish devotion towards the church and has proven this to us by his active participation in church work, serving the church as deacon for several terms.

He leaves to mourn his departure his wife Emelia, four children, three sons-in-law, one daughter-in-law, four grandcildren [sic], four brothers, Albert, Heinrich, Peter and Jacob, and a host of relatives and friends. — The family.

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MLA Personal Photos Collection

Biographical note:
Hillsboro, Kansas
Son of Leonhard and Aganetha (Funk) Bartel (wife 1)
Married Emelia Schroeder 1915, Hillsboro, Kansas
Farmer, Poultry businessman -- Montana; Hillsboro, Kansas

Bethel alumni note:

Photo holdings:
Individual
With wife
See Albert C. Bartel (1889-1958) for group photo
See Leonhard Bartel (1849-1919) for family photo

Sources:
Desc. of Heinrich Bartel ... 2006, p. 127 & 149
Grandma Online Profile #23518
Find A Grave 171438752