Martha E. Bartel

Martha E. Bartel, 96, of Sheboygan, went home to heaven Wednesday morning, September 21, 2022 at Terrace Place where she had been residing.
Born January 25, 1926 in Morrison, WI, Martha was a daughter of the late Edgar and Johanna Natzke Blauert. She attended Zion Lutheran School where she was taught by her father and attended DePere High School. On June 14, 1947, she was united in marriage to Marlin O. "Mike" Bartel at Zion Lutheran Church in Morrison, They were married for 64 years before Mike preceded her in death on July 1, 2011.
Martha was a homemaker who enjoyed raising her family. She previously worked as an assembler at Allis Chalmers Super Charger in Milwaukee. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Sheboygan. She enjoyed going for walks, reading and playing sheepshead. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family.
She is survived by her children, Robert, Sheboygan, Jeanne (Jeffrey) Andersen, Sheboygan, and Paul (Paula), Grafton; her daughter-in-law, Rosie Bartel; eight grandchildren, Shawn (Monica) Mathes, Chad (Abby) Mathes, Beverly Bartel, Sandy Bartel, Steven Bartel, Chris (Michelle) Bartel, Richard (Glecy) Bartel, and Michele Lyons; a step-grandson, James Andersen; thirteen great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; her sisters, Lois Zeamer and Arlene Stolte; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Besides her parents and her husband, Marlin, she was preceded in death by her son, David; daughter-in-law, Laura; her four sisters and eight brothers.
Funeral services for Martha will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1121 Georgia Avenue. Family and friends are welcome at the church on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will take place in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
A memorial fund has been established in her name for Sheboygan Lutheran High School.
The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Terrace Place and the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for all of their loving care and support.
The Olson Funeral Home & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Martha's arrangements.
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