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Joan Patricia BartoszewiczFree Access


Grosse Pointe Woods resident Joan Patricia Bartoszewicz, 89, formerly of Grosse Pointe Farms, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

She was born March 1, 1930, in Detroit, to Frank and Marie Gardzinski and graduated in 1947 from Dominican High School in Detroit. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Siena Heights College in 1950 and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1955. She was a second-grade teacher at Wilkens Elementary School in Detroit and librarian at St. Ambrose School in Grosse Pointe Park.

Joan was an avid bridge player, loved to cook and read and was a member of the Grosse Pointe Farms Boat Club. Most of all, she loved and was loved by her many family and friends.

Joan was actively involved in the community. She was a member of St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church for over 50 years; Sodality at Our Lady Queen of Heaven; the Christian Family Movement at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church; vice president of the Grosse Pointe South High School Mothers’ Club; two-term president of Detroit District Dental Auxiliary; president of the Michigan State Dental Auxiliary; president of the Bon Secours Hospital Auxiliary and served as the gift shop and Sunshine chairperson. She also volunteered with Pregnancy Aide in Detroit and Services for Older Citizens in Grosse Pointe Farms, and was an election commission volunteer/precinct delegate for 33 years in Grosse Pointe Farms.

Joan is survived by her daughters, Paula Barth (Clifford), Lisa Shull (Bart), Tecla Sweat (Matthew), Andrea Montague (Tony), Regina Stormes and Amelia Conlan (Harold); sons, Dr. Leonard Bartoszewicz (Diane), Lawrence Bartoszewicz and Michael Bartoszewicz (Tanya); grandchildren, Michelle, Sarah, Lauren, Robbie, William, Matthew, Michael, Katie, Andrea, Allie, Lizzie, Trevor, Chase, Matthew, Cody and Keely and great-grandchildren, Julia, Emily, Anna, Matthew, Emma, Hannah, Addie, Rowan, Harrison, Ilah, Laney, Ellie, Marley and Lela.

She also is survived by her sister, Margot Dodge.

She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Leonard J. Bartoszewicz.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, April 8, at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, 157 Lakeshore, Grosse Pointe Farms. Visitation begins at 9:30 a.m. at the church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Custom Hospice, 888 W. Big Beaver Road, No. 900, Troy, MI 48084 or The Helm Life Center (formerly S.O.C.), 158 Ridge Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236.