Shirley Ann (Buller) Bartel
Newton - Shirley's life began on
December 8, 1935, the daughter of Bill and Esther (Brown) Buller in
Hillsboro, Kansas. She graduated from Hillsboro High Class of 1953.
She married Lee Bartel on October 10, 1953 in Hillsboro.
Shirley worked as a clerk at Clark
Pharmacy and as a presser at Miller's Cleaners and when it changed
ownership to Och's Cleaners in Newton. She loved attending arts and
craft shows with the three of her five sisters. They traveled to
Branson, Missouri and War Eagle in Arkansas and all of the smaller
craft fairs locally. They would always end up with matching
sweatshirts and purses. Her yard and flowers were always immaculate
and she loved decorating her yard for every holiday and season.
Shirley loved to bake zwieback and sticky buns on Saturdays. At
Thanksgiving her pumpkin pie was always the best.
Her loving family includes her husband,
Lee Bartel of Newton; daughters and their spouses, Terrie and Gery
Lock of Hesston, Sandy and Jerry Puckett of Whitewater, Cindy and
Mike Bohannan of Augusta; grandchildren, Chris (Regina) Lock, Amber
(Torey) Hett, Brandon Puckett, Janie (Danny) Becker, Dustin Gehring,
Jessica Bohannan, Matthew (Kaylee) Bohannan; great-grandchildren,
Conner, Makenzie, Rylee, Makilynn and Keaton Puckett, Ryker and
Ripley Becker, Max, Dexter and Stella Seymour, Tuff Gehring, Everly
and Maverick Bohannan, Shanese London, Shanae Myrick (Tyler Lofton),
Shaquia Barnes, Sebastian and Sabrea Lock; one great grandson,
Zadrian Graham; sisters, Betty (Jim) Larson of Tacoma, Washington,
Helen Entz of Newton and Beverly (Dean) Hicks of Grass Valley,
California.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; sisters, Virginia "Ginnie" Edmiston and Norma
Grothe. Shirley passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 5, 2022
at the age of 86 years old.
Her family will gather with friends on
Tuesday, January 11, from 12 noon - 1:00 with her service following
at 1:00 both at Lamb Funeral Home, 120 S. Main, Whitewater, Kansas
67154. Interment will be in Haven of Rest Cemetery in Hillsboro at
3:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to
an organization of your choice in memory of Shirley. Please sign her
online guest book and leave a memory of Shirley at www.ymfh.com.
