Larry Bartel

Services for retired construction contractor Larry G. Bartel, 71, who died Friday at Salina Regional Medical Center, will 10 a.m. Thursday at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.

Visitation will be 5 to 7 tonight at Jost Funeral Home, Hillsboro. Burial will be in French Creek Cemetery.  

Born Jan. 26, 1946, in Hillsboro to Albert and Anna (Penner) Bartel, he married Yolanda Boese on Nov. 12, 1966, in Hillsboro and owned and operated Bartel Construction for many years.  

Survivors include his widow; a son, Kevin, of Hillsboro; and two grandchildren.

Brothers Eldon and Vernon Bartel and sisters Margie Reimer, Ruth Bartel, and Euniece Nachtigall preceded him in death.

A memorial has been established with the church.