Melvin A. Bartels, age 82, of Monee, beloved husband of Eileen, nee Dahl; dearest father of Beverly (Bill) Martin, Wayne (Margaret) Bartels, Orlynn Bartels, Ralph Bartels and Jeffery (Dixie) Bartels; loving brother of the late Welmer Bartels; fond grandfather of Mark, Andy, Amy, Lauren, Eric, Shawn and Jessica Bartels, Kevin and Julie Martin. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hirsch Funeral Homes Memorial Chapel, 183rd and Harlem Ave., Tinley Park. Visitation Monday 11 a.m. until time of service 12 noon at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 295 Sauk Trail, Frankfort. Entombment Skyline Memorial Park, Monee. Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Building Fund or American Cancer Society, South Cook Office, 6720 W. 167th St., Suite 3, Tinley Park, IL 60477. 708-532-4700.
