Patricia Anne Barthel

April 10, 1925 - September 30, 2020

Patricia Anne (Pat) Carew Barthel, age 95, of Beach, North Dakota passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. A funeral service was held at St. John’s Catholic Church with interment at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Silha Funeral Home of Beach has been entrusted with the arrangements. Pat was born April 10, 1925 to Bill and Anne Carew. She lived with her parents and her six siblings on her Grandmother’s homestead near Alpha, North Dakota. Pat graduated from Golva in 1942. She married Harold Barthel October 5, 1943. They had two daughters, Bonnie and Bobbi. Pat worked as an aid in the Beach school system and as a dispatcher for Golden Valley County. She will always be remembered for her work as tour guide at the Golden Valley County Museum. Her love for the museum was evident in her desire to share it with everyone she met. Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Barthel; her parents, Bill and Anne; six siblings, Hazel Lansing, Bernice Kingsley, Connie Popiel, Edith Wojahn, Richard Carew; son-in-law, Bill Spratte and great-grandson, Jarret Spratte. Pat is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Spratte and Bobbie (Duane) Hildebrant; grandchildren, Meilon (Rhonda) Hildebrant, Susan Spratte, Brian Spratte, Brenda (Greg) Messer, Billy Spratte, Rebecca (Doug) Ueckert, Mitch (Charlotte) Hildebrant; ten great-grandchildren and a very special friend, Janice Schmeling. A huge thank you to “MOM’S GIRLS” and staff at the Wibaux County Nursing Home, your love and care for mom is priceless. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.