Elaine Bartels

Elaine was born on Sept. 14, 1941, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Carol “Skinner” and Annabel (LeDocq) Trulock.

Elaine married Ernest Bartels on May 5, 1962, in Niagara, where they were lifelong residents. Elaine worked many years as a bus driver at the Niagara Public Schools and retired from there in 2006.

She continued driving school bus for several years part-time for Lar-El Bus Company in Kingsford.

Elaine was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Niagara. She had many close friends and colleagues whom she loved and cherished spending time with, and her family was her world.

Elaine is survived by her husband, Ernest of Niagara; daughter, Kathy (Dave) Beauchamp of Niagara; three sons, Ricky (Jeanne) Bartels of Kingsford, Gary (Elizabeth) Bartels of Fort Worth, Texas, and Randy (Marisa) Bartels of Milton, Wis.; eight grandchildren, Danielle (Tyler) Steczynski, Lindsey (Eric) O’Connell, Gavin Bartels, Grant Bartels, Chantel (Nathan) Engel, Tannar Sandberg, Kristin Willman, Jordan Bartels; and seven great-grandchildren, Bianca Amundson, Athena Lemberopoulos, Ashtyn Engel, Jade Steczynski, Emersyn Thom, Colton Wynne, Caison Wynne.

Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, Carol and Annabel Trulock; her brother, Kenneth Trulock; sister, Judith Lantagne; and grandson, Michael Willman.

Visitation will be on Saturday, Nov. 11 from noon until 1:30 p.m. at the Jacobs Funeral Home-Niagara Chapel in Niagara. Funeral Services will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Rev. Fr. Felix Abano Jr. will officiate.

Friends may leave condolences and tributes to Elaine’s family at www.jacobsfuneralhomes.com.

The family has chosen Jacobs Funeral Home and Cremation Services-Niagara Chapel to honor Elaine’s legacy of life.