Section: 320 Lot: 213 Grave: 3
Evan Dean Bachtell
Born: February 10th, 1955
Died: January 21st, 2020
Obituary
Evan Dean Bachtell, age 64, of West Burlington, IA died at 10:07 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA.
Born February 10, 1955 in Burlington, IA, he was the son of Thomas David and Velma Joy (French) Bachtell. He married Mary A. Weiler May 21, 1988 in Burlington.
Evan graduated from Burlington High School in 1973. He was semi-retired, working as a delivery driver for Heritage Park Pharmacy GRMC.
He was a member of West Hill United Methodist Church.
He was a member of the Southeast Iowa Regional Honor Guard, and was retired from West Burlington Fire Department. He also belonged to Skywarn, CERT, and was a member and past master of the Des Moines Masonic Lodge #1 A.F. & A.M.
Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Mary Bachtell of West Burlington; his mother, Velma of Burlington; three brothers, David (Julia) Bachtell of Donna, TX, Darrell (Cindy) Bachtell of Burlington, and Bruce (Della) Bachtell of Crossroads, TX; one sister, Susan (Dennis) Trudo of Mineola, TX; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and brother, Dale.
The funeral service for Mr. Bachtell will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 27th at Lunning Chapel. Rev. David Bracht-Wagner will officiate. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 26th at Lunning Chapel. Masonic Rites will follow at 5:00 p.m.
Memorials have been established for the West Burlington Fire Department and Southeast Iowa Regional Fire Honor Guard.