Carolyne Frances Bartels dies at 81
Carolyne Frances Bartels age 81 of San Tan Valley, Ariz., formerly of Fredericksburg, died of natural causes on Saturday, Mar. 4, 2017 at the home of her daughter, Karla.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2017, at Peace United Church of Christ, Fredericksburg with Rev. Burt Williams presiding. Interment will be held at Cedar Valley Garden of Memories in Cedar Falls with Doug Courtney, David Brown, Will Newsome, Mark Perkins, Joshua Brown, Tanner Brown, Ryan Matthews and Phillip Kvamme serving as pallbearers.Friends may greet the family 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Visitation continues an hour prior the service at the church on Monday. Online condolences for Carolyne's family may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.comCarolyne Frances Bartels was born September 1, 1935 at the family home in Cedar Falls, IA. The daughter of Merle and Orleane (Clouse) Fry. She attended schools in Cedar Falls.On May 21, 1955 she was united in marriage to Helmuth Bartels, to this union four daughters were born. She worked as a nurse's aid at St. Joseph Hospital in New Hampton, Sumner Hospital and Sunrise Guest Home in Fredericksburg. Carolyne also worked at Caseys General Store and farmed with her husband until 1976.She is survived by four daughters, Susan (Doug) Courtney of New Bern, N.C., Sharon (David) Brown of Newton, Bonnie (Will) Newsome of Lincoln, Mo, Karla (Mark) Perkins of San Tan Valley, Ariz; one sister Carol Wolfgram of Newton; seven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Helmuth on Sept. 23, 2016; one grandson, Jaydon; two sisters Dorothy Morgan, Deletha Immerzeel.