Katherine E. Bartel Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on May 12, 2026, at the age of 78, Katherine E. Bartel (Indianapolis, Indiana) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Katherine farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Katherine is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her father Robert Edward Griffin; her sister Patty; her mother Mary Margaret Griffin; and her friend Patricia. She is survived by: her children, Philip Bartel of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kara Rush (John) of Shelbyville and Mary-Ellen "Mellen" Bartel of McCordsville; her grandchildren, Jonathan Riley, Sean Rush and Erin Rush; her great grandchild Rose Riley; and her brother Robert "Bobby" Griffin of Tampa, Florida.
