Verna Anna Maria Helena Bartel

September 6, 2021 at 8:49 p.m.
Verna Anna Maria Helena Bartel
Verna Anna Maria Helena Bartel

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Verna Bartel, 89, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., formerly of Winona Lake, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Silvercrest at Deer Creek Senior Living, 13060 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan.

Verna was born Feb. 16, 1932, in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Isaak and Anna Bergen. In 1963, Verna and her husband Wilmer moved to Winona Lake. In 1970, they founded and operated Bartel Printing Co., which is still family owned and operated. After retirement, they moved to John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, Mo.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmer Bartel, of 54 years; her husband, Allen Bowers; two brothers: Tony Bergen and Menno Bergen; and her sister, Edna Booth.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Tony Deaton; her son and daughter-in-law, Murray and Penny Bartel; her grandchildren: Troy (Ashley) Deaton, Cory (Angie) Deaton, Kacy (Charles) Deaton and Mallory Bartel; her great-grandchildren: Maxwell, Olivia, Molly and Trey; her sisters: Emma Jansen and Leona Krause; and her brother, Norman Bergen.  

Arrangements were entrusted to Langsford Funeral Home, Lee’s Summit, Mo.

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The family asks that in lieu of flowers, that donations be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

Verna Bartel, 89, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., formerly of Winona Lake, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Silvercrest at Deer Creek Senior Living, 13060 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan.

Verna was born Feb. 16, 1932, in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Isaak and Anna Bergen. In 1963, Verna and her husband Wilmer moved to Winona Lake. In 1970, they founded and operated Bartel Printing Co., which is still family owned and operated. After retirement, they moved to John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, Mo.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmer Bartel, of 54 years; her husband, Allen Bowers; two brothers: Tony Bergen and Menno Bergen; and her sister, Edna Booth.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Tony Deaton; her son and daughter-in-law, Murray and Penny Bartel; her grandchildren: Troy (Ashley) Deaton, Cory (Angie) Deaton, Kacy (Charles) Deaton and Mallory Bartel; her great-grandchildren: Maxwell, Olivia, Molly and Trey; her sisters: Emma Jansen and Leona Krause; and her brother, Norman Bergen.  

Arrangements were entrusted to Langsford Funeral Home, Lee’s Summit, Mo.

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The family asks that in lieu of flowers, that donations be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
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