Barbara Jane Bartels Obituary
The family announces the passing of Barbara Jane Bartels (Independence, Missouri) on August 10, 2026. Barbara Jane, born on May 31, 1942, was part of many shared moments and relationships throughout life. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Barbara Jane Bartels to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Fordyce and Hortense Fordyce; her sister Caroline Walton; her brother-in-law Larry Walton; her sister Beth Shelton; and her son-in-law Blaine Myers.
She is survived by: her husband Kent Bartels; her children, Sherri Oothout, Terri Myers, Chuck Bartels and Andy Bartels; her brothers, Mike Fordyce (Anne) and Dan Fordyce (Steph); her sister-in-law Kathy Thompson; her children-in-law, Bill Oothout, Anne Bartels and Kara Bartels; and her grandchildren, Michele Murphy, Becky Keeley (Jake Keeley), Tanner Myers, Rae Myers, Josh Bartels, Sam Bartels and Charlie Bartels. She is also survived by numerous great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
