Staff Sgt. Justus S. Bartelt, 27, of Polo died Friday, July 16, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Justus was born July 4, 1983, in Dixon, the son of Steven Bartelt and Jeannie (Bartelt) Kyker. Survivors include his father, Steven; mother, Jeannie (Kendall) Kyker; sisters, Shayann and Simber Bartelt and Kellen Kyker; grandparents, Joann and Farrel Wright, Bob and Delores Massey, Richard and Mary Ellen Rowland and John (Adrienne Hiatt) Bartelt; and great-grandmother, Ruby Rowland. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Linda Bartelt; and a sister, Vanaca Jo.
Staff Sgt. Justus S. Bartelt, 27, of Polo died Friday, July 16, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Justus was born July 4, 1983, in Dixon, the son of Steven Bartelt and Jeannie (Bartelt) Kyker. Survivors include his father, Steven; mother, Jeannie (Kendall) Kyker; sisters, Shayann and Simber Bartelt and Kellen Kyker; grandparents, Joann and Farrel Wright, Bob and Delores Massey, Richard and Mary Ellen Rowland and John (Adrienne Hiatt) Bartelt; and great-grandmother, Ruby Rowland. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Linda Bartelt; and a sister, Vanaca Jo.