Roxie Eileen Bartel

It is with sadness that we announce the death of our mother, Roxie Eileen Bartel on October 25,2023. Roxie was a wonderful mother  who was always there for us. Our home was always warm and welcoming; she made sure that we always felt safe and loved. She and our father, Jim, had a long and loving marriage. In their later years, they supported each other in a way to provide a good example for us all. Roxie worked as a secretary for various companies before motherhood, and she worked as a medical secretary to pay for our education. She was very active in church in all the places that they lived and volunteered as a Sunday School teacher, leader of the church women’s group, and church financial secretary, as well as being active in the church prayer chain. Other volunteer activities included serving as a Cub Scout Den Mother and secretarial work with Volunteers in Medicine. Survived by daughter, Janice (Michael) Murphy of Columbia, MD and son, Robert (Sherry) Bartel of Westerville; grandchildren, James and Matthew (Barbara) Murphy, Allison (Richie) Whitford and Kristen Bartel. Preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, James L. Bartel, parents, Clayton and Edna (Crumlick) Barden, sister, Mary Jane Miller and brother, Ken Barden. Friends may call at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4686 E. Walnut Street, Westerville Friday, November 17, 2023 from 11 a.m.-12 noon followed by a service at 12 noon, Rev. Jonathan Bull, officiating. Interment St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.