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Ada Van Gelder Bartlett
GEBOORTE 8 Aug 1921
Hamburg, Germany
OVERLIJDEN 21 Okt 2012 (leeftijd 91)
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
BEGRAAFLOCATIE
Memorial Park Cemetery
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, VS
GEDENKPLEK-ID 116848407
Ada Bartlett, 1921-2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Ada Van Gelder Bartlett, 91, passed peacefully away at her home in Lenoir Woods Village in Columbia on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012.
Columbia Daily Tribune
She and her husband, Robert L. "Bob" Bartlett, have lived in the Lenoir Woods retirement community in Columbia for the past seven years.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Lenoir Woods Epple Chapel. Burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery
Ada Van Gelder was born Aug. 8, 1921, in Hamburg, Germany. Her parents, Maurice and Caroline Van Gelder, were Dutch citizens. The family returned to Holland when Ada was 3 years old and settled in Hilversum, Holland. She graduated from high school there in 1939. Recognizing the imminence of war, her father transferred his business headquarters and moved the family to New York, where they all became naturalized citizens.
During World War II, Ada worked for the Dutch Consulate in New York and later for the Office of War Information as a translator.
She attended Columbia University and graduated in 1948. She then went to work for Time magazine as an editorial researcher.
In June 1950, she traveled to Paris, France, with the intention of finding a job there. She found a husband instead. She met Bob Bartlett in a pastry shop in Paris. Ten weeks later, on Sept. 6, 1950, she and Bob were married in Rome. They went to live in Istanbul, Turkey, where Bob was teaching engineering at Robert College.
Two years later, they returned to the United States with their 3-month-old son, Paul, and settled in Schenectady, N.Y. Two more children were born in Schenectady, Russell M. Bartlett and David V.G. Bartlett.
Corporate transfers led to the family living successively in Chicago, Schenectady, Boston, Baltimore, Columbia, Dayton, Ohio, and retirement in Juno Beach, Fla.
While living in Columbia, Ada attended the University of Missouri and in June 1981, at age 60, received her master's degree in child and family development.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Robert L. Bartlett; three sons and eight grandchildren, Paul Bartlett of Baltimore, wife Gail and sons Daniel and Benjamin; Russ and Sandy Bartlett of Atlanta and children Melissa Lawrence, Kristen and Bradley; and David and Lisa Bartlett of Hallsville and children Asia Klassen, Mason and Tonia. Ada also is survived by brother Edgar Van Gelder and wife Inge of Westport, Conn. Another brother, Joost Van Gelder (survived by wife Nikki) died several years ago. Ada also is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Ada was a veteran traveler and camper. She spoke four languages and loved traveling overseas. She never complained about moving and regarded each move as an opportunity to learn about a different part of the country. She will be sorely missed by all her family and friends.