Donald Bartels Obituary - Wall, New Jersey
Donald James Bartels, Sr., 74, of Manasquan passed away Monday, July 16, 2012 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune with his devoted family at his bedside.  Donald, a proud graduate of Brooklyn Technical Institute, was employed as a Field Engineer at IBM, New York, NY for 37 years before retiring in 1997.  He was born in Brooklyn, NY where he met and married his loving wife, Maureen. Donald served our country in the United States Navy, stationed at the Brooklyn Naval Yard from 1955-1960.  Donald and Maureen raised their large family in Aberdeen, NJ where he was a Communicant and Eucharistic Minister of St. Benedict Church in Holmdel. Donald and Maureen retired to Manchester, NJ.  Donald enjoyed his youth as a Boy Scout, where he developed his lifelong love of the great outdoors, and treasured time spent with his loving family. He frequently visited our national parks, hiking, biking and kayaking. Donald was predeceased by his wife Maureen Corley Bartels in September 1998 and his parents Lloyd and Alice Kenny Bartels. Surviving are his devoted life partner of 13 years Joan Rahill with whom he resided in Manasquan, NJ for the past two years, his 8 loving children Donald J. Jr. of Howell, Michael, his wife, Jean, and their children, Michael and Alexis, of Hazlet, Kevin, his wife, Collette, and their children, Aidan, Emmagrace, Juliana and Tyler of Jefferson Twp., Douglas, his wife, Monica, and their son, Logan, of Toms River, Maureen Thompson, her husband, David, and their children, Patrick and Conor, of Neptune, Kristine Kousoulides, her husband, Chris, of Palm Bay, Fl., Theresa Madden, her husband, Christopher, and their son, Hunter, of Howell, and Kathryn Rusbarsky, her husband, Daniel, and their children, Jacob, Trinity and Luke, of Middletown, as well as his brothers, Lloyd of Maywood, NJ and Kenneth and his wife, Anne, of Beverly Hills, Fl.  Relatives and friends are invited to join the family on Thursday from 2-4 pm and 6-9 pm at O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy 35 at New Bedford Rd., Wall. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Friday, July 20, 2012, at St. Denis Church, 90 Union Ave., Manasquan. Entombment will be at St. Gabriel’s Cemetery, Marlboro.  Donations in memory of Donald can be made to the Cancer Support Community, 613 Hope Rd., Eatontown, NJ 07724 or the National Park Service at donorservices@nationalparks.org.
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