Robert "Bob'Bartz Obit

ROBERT 'BOB' BARTZ, 81, of Ironton, passed away on Jan. 6, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born Nov. 19, 1939 in St. Paul to Michael and Florence (Bly) Bartz.  He graduated from Washington High School and went on to get a degree in electronics from NEI. He worked in his field over 40 years. He started in radio and television repair, and moved on to work at Honeywell and Alliant Tech Systems until his layoff in 1992. He and his wife moved to Ohio to seek work with American Monarch (Japlar/Schauer) where they lived for seven and one-half  years before returning to Minnesota. He worked for Railway Equipment in Delano until being laid off at which point he retired from the field.  He and his wife retired to Crosby, where he lived until his passing.  He took great joy in remodeling homes, well before it was in fashion.  He also enjoyed tinkering, fishing, and spending time with family.  
He is proceeded in death by his parents, a brother, Donald and a sister, Deloris.
He is survived by his wife Lucretia “Lucy”of 30 years, brother Richard of St. Paul, sister Ruth Jerikovsky of Inver Grove Heights, three  sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Deb of Ramsey, David and Bethany of Grand Marais and Justin and Pamela of Butterfield; three daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl and Kurt Nelson of Forest Lake, Emily and Ben Geffre of Minneapolis and Leona and Johnathan Miller of Big Fork; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Deerwood Baptist Church (23546 Forest Road, Deerwood).  A visitation will be held from noon until the time of the service on Saturday at the church.  In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred.
Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.