- Date Of Birth: March 9, 1930
- Date Of Death: June 20, 2017
- State: Nebraska
Della May (Little) Bartels, 87 years of age, of Beatrice, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at her home. She was born on March 9, 1930 in Crab Orchard to Val and May (Hammond) Little. Della attended Crab Orchard High School. Della worked several places including the Busy Bee Café and Campbell Soup Company.
Della is survived by a daughter, Judy Cihal of Beatrice; 2 sons, James Thomas Bartels and wife Janet of Creighton, Lorin Bartels and wife Bonnie of Beatrice; 9 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; 9 great-great grandchildren; 5 sisters-in-law, Marceline Little of Beatrice, Alberta Little of Crab Orchard, Betty Little of Topeka, Kansas, Roberta Pageler of Missouri, Rose Little of Adams; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter, Sheila Bartels; 6 brothers, Darwin, Bill, Joe, Arlie “Mike”, Val D., Don; and a sister, Dorothy Haney.
