Bartels, Neoma B. (1928-2015)

BARTELS, GERKE, EHLERS, LUSSMAN, HARTH

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/23/2015 at 11:49:23

Neoma B. Bartels
March 21, 1928 - April 30, 2015

Neoma B. Bartels, age 87, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at North Lake Manor in Storm Lake.

Neoma Bertha Gerke, a daughter of Henry and Irene (Ehlers) Gerke, was born in rural Newell, Iowa, on March 21, 1928. Baptized on April 6, 1928, at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Storm Lake and confirmed there on March 29, 1942, she lived her youth in the rural Newell and Storm Lake vicinity and received her education at the Zion Parochial School.

On October 12, 1947, Neoma married Eldo E. Bartels at Zion Lutheran Church. Subsequently, their union was blessed with one son: Daniel Lee. Neoma and Eldo spent their married life in the Storm Lake. Primarily a homemaker, she, also, worked at Ellerbroerk’s Dress Shop in Storm Lake and for many years as a cook at West Elementary School.

In 1951, Neoma and Eldo joined St. John’s Lutheran Church and then became charter members of Grace Lutheran Church when it was founded in Storm Lake. An active member of her church, Neoma participated in the Ladies Aid.

Neoma’s life will always be cherished and loved by her family which includes her son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Desiree Bartels, of Phoenix, Arizona; her granddaughter, Elle Bartels, also of Phoenix, Arizona; and her sisters, Lorna (Willis) Lussman, of Storm Lake, Iowa, and Loraine Harth, of Alta, Iowa; as well as nieces, nephews, other extended family members, and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Eldo, on October 15, 2004.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place Monday, May 4, 2015, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

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