Shawano Leader
December 28, 2000
Frederick "Fritz" Bartelt, age 99, of Meadow View of Bonduel, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Shawano.
Frederick was born May 6, 1901, in the Town of Washington, to the late Herman and Maria (Bahr) Bartelt. Fred and his brothers, Frank and Ed, and baby sister, Rose resided on a farm on Hwy. VV in Shawano County. In 1938, Fred married Margaret "Marge" Jensen. Fritz and Marge had two children, Judy and Tom. When on his own, he moved to the City of Shawano and in 1949 Fred and his family moved to a cottage on Washington Lake, where he remained to live for 30 plus years. For the past five years Fred resided at Meadow View of Bonduel. Throughout his working career, Fred farmed, worked for the Shawano County road department, acted as a sheriff's deputy and owned the 400 Bar in Shawano.
He is survived by: a daughter, Judy (Bartelt) Alford of Gillett; a son, Tom Bartelt of Gillett; four grandchildren, Tami Otto (Mike Bergner) of Pulcifer, Tina (Otto) Gipp (Jim) of Clintonville, Hamby Alford (Bert Loberger) of Gillett, Jesse Bartelt of Bonduel; six great-grandchildren, Chris Otto, Jesse and Heather Bergner, all of Pulcifer, Shannon Elertson, Jerome and Ashlee Gipp, all of Clintonville; a niece, Karen (Bartelt) Engelman of Newald; a nephew, Jim Bartelt of Brown Deer. He was preceded in death by: his wife, Margaret (Marge Jensen) Bartelt; his parents, Herman and Maria (Bahr) Bartelt; brothers, Frank and Ed Bartelt; a sister, Rose Nuhlicek; a sister-in-law, Ethel (Lemke) Bartelt.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Dec. 29, at 1:00 p.m. at Zastrow Funeral Home in Cecil with the Rev. Sarah Hartman officiating. Friends may call on Friday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of services. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Shawano.