Elinor J. Bartels, (nee Herzig) passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Pitman Manor in Pitman. She was born in Hawleyville, Connecticut on April 20, 1926. She resided in Point Pleasant Beach before moving to Manasquan in 1948 and more recently to Pitman NJ.
Elinor was a graduate of Point Pleasant Beach HS. She was a former Girl Scout leader in Manasquan and was an active member of the Manasquan United Methodist Church for over 50 years, serving as Communion Steward for 15 years. She was a former circle leader, co-president and president of the women’s organization. Elinor also volunteered for many years at the Manasquan VNA Thrift Shop.
She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Bartels, her parents, and sisters Mary Alice Searle and Minna Herzig.
Surviving are her two sons, Douglas W. Bartels, Lehighton Pa, and Richard Bartels, Albia Iowa, and her daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Harry Harrison, Pitman, NJ and three grandchildren, Rachel Bartels DeMicco, Michael and Pamela Harrison and one great grandson, Julius DeMicco.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 11:00am at Manasquan United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends in the Church from 10:00am until the time of the funeral.A livestream of the service will be provided through the Manasquan United Methodist Church Facebook page starting at 11:00 AM on Monday.
Interment will follow in Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan.
In lieu of flowers, a contribution to the William T. Norris scholarship fund of the Manasquan United Methodist Church would be appreciated.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall Twp.