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Irene Elsie Opat Bartels

Birth	:	4 Apr 1919
Death	:	26 Feb 2017
Burial	:	Our Lady Of Lourdes Cemetery, Lourdes, Howard County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2583008, -92.3000031
Description	:	Irene Elsie Bartels, age 97, of Riceville, Iowa passed away at the Riceville Family Care & Therapy Center on February26, 2017. Irene Elsie Opat Bartels was born on the farm near Elma on April 4, 1919 to John and Elsie (Kubicek) Opat. She attended rural schools and received her Normal Training Certificate from Cresco High School. She taught in rural schools in Howard and Paris townships for three years. On February 20, 1943 she was united in marriage to Clarence Bartels in a chapel at Camp Walters, Fort Worth, TX, where Clarence was stationed in the Army She lived with Clarence at... Read More	Irene Elsie Bartels, age 97, of Riceville, Iowa passed away at the Riceville Family Care & Therapy Center on February26, 2017. Irene Elsie Opat Bartels was born on the farm near Elma on April 4, 1919 to John and Elsie (Kubicek) Opat. She attended rural schools and received her Normal Training Certificate from Cresco High School. She taught in rural schools in Howard and Paris townships for three years. On February 20, 1943 she was united in marriage to Clarence Bartels in a chapel at Camp Walters, Fort Worth, TX, where Clarence was stationed in the Army She lived with Clarence at several army camps until he went overseas for three years. Clarence came home from service in January of 1946 and they started farming near Elma and later bought his parent's farm near Maple Leaf. They farmed there until 1998 when they moved to Riceville. Clarence entered the nursing home in Riceville and Irene moved into an apartment. To this union 3 children were born, Fred (Marlys) of Riceville, IA, Jim (Kathy) of Chatfield, MN, Connie (Brad Bucknell) of Cresco, IA, 10 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and 3 great- great- grandchildren. She was a noble woman, housewife, mother, grandmother, farm hand, teacher, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, club member, American Legion member and loved to play cards. She survived cancer three times, an F4 tornado and WWII while dad was stationed in Germany and prayed for everyone always. Today we honor her. Irene is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Clarence, 1 brother, 2 sisters and one grandson.

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Irene Elsie Opat Bartels's memorial is located at: Our Lady Of Lourdes Cemetery, Lourdes, Howard County, USA.
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Latitude: 43.2583008
Longitude: -92.3000031

Family Members:

Parent

John J Opat

(1897 - 1968)

Elsie F Kubicek Opat

(1899 - 1957)

Spouse

Clarence Albert Bartels

(1921 - 2012)

Siblings

Alice Marie Opat Stevenson

(1921 - 2009)

Evelyn Dorothy Opat Flugge

(1925 - 2006)

Wesley J. Opat

(1929 - 2001)

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