Obituary of William E Barthel

William Ernest Barthel, "Little Bill" passed away at 69 years of age on January 6, 2015 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He was born to Cecelia Alice and Rudolph William Barthel in Elk River, Minnesota on July 16, 1945. William was wed to Pamela Jo on July 4, 1987 in Elk River, Minnesota; they were married for 27 years. William lived in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota until 1990; Vergas, Minnesota until 2000; Park Rapids, Minnesota until 2008 and moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona in 2011. William was employed at Little Bill's Repair in Monticello, Minnesota; commercial snow-plowing, dump truck and landscaping in Elk River, Minnesota, as well as Barthel's Resort in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was always staying busy by working and looking for that next job. He was known as a workaholic and a home renovator. William is survived by his mother, Cecelia Barthel of Elk River, Minnesota; wife, Pamela Jo Barthel; son, Klinton Barthel of Frazee, Minnesota; three daughters, Kris Barthel of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Tina Wassermann (Eric) of Zimmerman, Minnesota, and Kelly Barthel of Palisade, Minnesota; four brothers, Donald Barthel of Big Lake, Minnesota, Paul Barthel (Mary) of Elk River, Minnesota, Gordy Barthel of Montana, and Dick Barthel of Oregon; two sisters, Shirley Roste (Mike) of Long Prairie, Minnesota and Debbie Jensen of Remer, Minnesota. William leaves behind five grandchildren, Brandon, Jacob, Bailey, Rick, Dylan. He was preceded in death by his father, Rudolph. The funeral service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, 1605 McCulloch Blvd. S, Lake Havasu City, Arizona at 10:30 AM on January 16, 2015. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory. Thoughts and condolences may be sent to Barthel's family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com.