Noreen Bartelt

Noreen Bartelt September 6, 1934 - July 24, 2010

Noreen A. Bartelt, age 75 of Waseca, died on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Lake Shore Inn of Waseca, from complications of multiple sclerosis and cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, July 28th at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca with Fr. Marty Schaefer, Celebrant. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at McRaith Funeral Home in Waseca, and will continue on Wednesday morning for one hour prior to services, at church. Noreen Agnes was born on September 6, 1934 in Waseca, Minnesota to Joseph and Mary (Glynn) Keeley. She was a Janesville High School graduate. Noreen was united in marriage to Richard Chester Bartelt on February 19, 1955 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Janesville. She and Dick raised their family, and resided in Waseca their entire married life. For a short time Noreen worked for Herter''s in Waseca, and for the last 15 years she employed by Sacred Heart Catholic School as head cook for the school lunch program. She was a member of the Waseca American Legion Auxiliary Unit #228. Noreen was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca. She enjoyed baking, cooking, playing cards and fishing (gambling). Noreen enjoyed time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Noreen is survived by her children Robert (Valerie) Bartelt of Ellendale, Jerry (Debbie) Bartelt of Waseca, Karen Johnson of Waseca, Kathy (Brian) Dulas of Waseca, Daniel (Linda) Bartelt of Jupiter, FL, William Bartelt of Tulsa, OK, and Colleen (Tim) Cutting of Port St. Lucie, FL; by her 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren; by her sister Mary (Ron) Branson of Monterey, CA and her brothers Phil (Shirley) Keeley of Waseca, and Joe (Ruth) Keeley of St. Peter; by her sisters-in-law Mary Keeley of Wabasha, Phyllis Werner, and Jeannie Mittelsteadt, and her brother-in-law James (Helen) Bartelt, all of Waseca; by many nieces and nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband Dick on March 4, 2004; by her grandchildren Angie Johnson and Darren Bartelt; by her parents, her sister Dorothy at infancy and her brothers James Keeley, Dennis Keeley, and Eugene Keeley.