Tillie Bartel
Mathilda (Tillie) Bartel, 88, died April 15, 2004, at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita.
Born Sept. 13, 1915, near Hillsboro, she was the daughter of Emil and Marie (Ewert) Rempel.
She was a school teacher.
On Jan. 30, 1942, she married R.J. Bartel at Brudertal Mennonite Church, rural Hillsboro.
She was a member of Trinity Mennonite Church.
Survivors include her husband, R.J., of Hillsboro; two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Lila Bartel of Topeka and Robert and Sharon Bartel of McPherson; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Bill Johnson of Newton; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Trinity Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, with Pastor Tim Kliewer officiating.
Burial was in Johannestal Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.
A memorial fund has been established with the church children's library fund.
