Vernon Bartel

Services for Vernon Bartel, 93, who died May 20 at Salem Home, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, Hillsboro. Pastor John Werner will officiate.

Born June 16, 1931, at Salem Hospital, he spent his early years on a farm near Elmdale, attending a one-room school a mile from home before the family moved to Hillsboro, where he played football and attended high school for almost a year.

At age 16, he joined the Navy. Returning home, he attended barber school and opened Vernon’s Barber Shop in Hillsboro. He also worked elsewhere in Kansas and in Arizona.

He was a member and past commander of the Hillsboro American Legion Post.

Survivors include children Susan, Karen, Bill, and James; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.

A memorial has been established with Salem Home.