ADDRESS: Aspirus Care & Rehab, Medford
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 2:08 PM Saturday, April 28 at Aspirus Care & Rehab, Medford where she had resided for the past 5 months
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 3 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford
OFFICIATING: Father Phil Juza
INTERMENT: Interment of her cremated remains will take place at 2:30 PM on Thursday, May 3 at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Neillsville
VISITATION: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Thursday, May 3
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: May 20, 1928 at Forest River, North Dakota
EDUCATION: St. John’s Elementary School, Pisek, ND & Stetsonville elementary schools
MARRIAGE: June 5, 1948 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Neillsville to Chester D. Bartelt and he preceded her in death July 21, 1970
PRINCIPLE EVENTS IN LIFE: In 1937 she moved with her family to the Neillsville and Goodrich areas. After her marriage, they resided in the Rockford, IL area where she worked for many years in retail sales for J. C. Penny’s in Machesney Park, IL until her retirement in 1983. In 2012 she moved to Athens to reside near her daughter. She enjoyed crafts, flower gardening, bird watching and puzzles.
MEMBER OF: She attended Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford; She was a lifelong member of the Loves Park, IL VFW Auxiliary
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Josephine (Marvin) Evatt of Mt. Vernon, MO; Carol (Chuck) Chamberlain of Concrete, WA; Valerie Risch of Athens; Sharon Yuda of Tucson, AZ; Chester Bartelt, Jr. of Brooklyn, WI
CHILDREN DECEASED: Son – Mark Bartelt; Granddaughter – Loretta Goodman
# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 9 GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 7
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Anna Faye Aumann of Neillsville & Virginia Zugich of Elkhorn, WI
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brothers – Twin, Vivian Votava & Jim Votava; Sisters – Harriet Behr & Veronica Risch
DECEASED FATHER: James Votava DECEASED MOTHER: Albina Josephine (Dvorak) Votava
OTHER INFORMATION: -For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
