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Barbara C. Bartkowiak

Born: 2/25/1945
Died: 1/5/2020
Age: 74
Community: Grand Blanc, MI

BARTKOWIAK, Barbara C. – Of Grand Blanc, age 74, died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at home.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Mr. Nathanael DeSota officiating.

Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Lake Fenton School District to be used for IT Scholarship in Barbara’s name c/o Michael Bartkowiak.

Visitation 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Barbara was born in Flint, Michigan on February 25, 1945, the daughter of the late Edward J. and Lucille I. (Poole) Arseneault.

She married Richard Bartkowiak on February 27, 1965 at Bethany United
Methodist Church and he preceded her in death in 1999.

Barbara was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was devoted to her family.

She had a passion for computer technology. She started her career in 1988 at GISD and as her knowledge grew, so did her responsibilities, eventually becoming the Technology Director for GISD.

Barbara and 2 other colleagues formed a technology consulting company in 1999, ultimately accepting the offer of District Technology Director of Lake Fenton Schools in 2002, retiring in 2015.

Surviving are children, Dawn (Dale) George,
Ann (Timothy) Sevo and
Michael (Michelle) Bartkowiak;

grandchildren, Alan (Jenn), Matthew, Heather (Jeremy), Katie (Michael), Ryan, Mary (Alexander), Cassidy, Courtney (Tim) and Cameron;

great-grandchildren, Jay, Patrick and Arya;

sister, Christine (Perry) Brown;

brother-in-law, Ronald Husted;

sister-in-law, Janet (Carl) Thomas;

several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; granddaughter, Nicole; sister, Sally and her parents.

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Flint, MI 48507

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Visitation
Date:   1/7/2020
Time:   4:00 PM
Visitation 4-8 p.m. Tuesday , January 7, 2020 and 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 until the time of the service at 11 a.m. at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint.
 
Funeral Service
Date:   1/8/2020
Time:   11:00 AM
 
Location:   Swartz Funeral Home & Cremation Center
1225 West Hill Road
Flint, MI 48507

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