Obituary: Bernadine Spielman Bartels - Class of 1938

SARASOTA, FLA. - Bernadine Spielman Bartels, age 86, of Sarasota, Fla., died Wednesday, May 17, 2006. Born March 15, 1920, in Madison, Wis., she was a 1938 graduate of Madison Central High School and worked many years at the Buy & Sell Shop in Madison. Survivors include four daughters, Deborah Mc Laughlin and Diana Gregory of Sarasota, Fla., Marcia Stuber of Hill City, Minn. and Marlene Bosben of Madison; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred L. Bartels in 1987. A private graveside service will be held in Madison at a later date.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on June 4, 2006