Edward "Moe" Bartoli

Edward Bartoli Obituary

BARTOLI Edward "Moe" Bartoli. The family announces with great sadness Moe's death, after a long and courageous battle with cancer on November 29, 2007 at S.R.H. Laurentian Site. Born in Sudbury, Canada, December 18, 1936 to immigrant parents Argeo and Tersilla Bartoli (predeceased). He was the beloved husband of Beverley (Miller) and father to Leslie (Glenn) Mastrodicasa of Millis, MA. and Michael (Joanne) Bartoli of Sudbury. Cherished grandfather to Hillary, Zachary and Shelby Mastrodicasa and Vanessa and Michaela Bartoli. Brother of Julia (Fred) Cundari (both predeceased) and Dan (Anne) Bartoli of Sudbury and uncle to many nieces and nephews. Moe was actively involved in sports, leaving Sudbury at the age of seventeen to pursue his hockey career. For the next 26 years he played in the E.P.H.L., A.H.L. and the I.H.L. His most memorable years were those he spent in Columbus, Ohio as a player, Coach and General Manager of the Columbus Checkers, Seals and Owls franchises. Moe leaves a rich legacy to hockey fans in Columbus and was proud to be invited as the honored guest to the first game of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the N.H.L. He spent his off seasons in sales at Star Bottling Works and upon his return from hockey in 1979 worked there until his retirement in 1985. Moe will be sadly missed by all those whose paths he crossed. Resting at the Lougheed Funeral Home, 252 Regent St. at Hazel St. Sudbury, ON., Canada. Funeral Mass in Christ the King Church, 30 Beech St. Sudbury, Monday, December 3, 2007 at 10 a.m. Cremation at the Park Lawn Crematorium. Donations to the Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated. Friends may call 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday December 2, 2007. Flowers, donations and messages of condolence may be made online at www.lougheed.org "Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries"

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Published by The Columbus Dispatch on Dec. 1, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Edward Bartoli

5 Entries

Hillary Mastrodicasa

December 23, 2007

I miss my grandfather a lot. I think about him every second of everyday. My family has a rose in our house that will be there to represent his presensce, when it dies we will imedietly replace it. The first one still hasn't died. He's a really special person. I miss you and love you Moe Moe.

David Hoermle

December 4, 2007

I have always been proud to say I attended Moe Bartoli's summer hockey school in 1968. Moe and his staff were good to us kids and taught us how to play soccer too! I know young players today have many more advantages than I did in Columbus playing the sport, but they did not learn the game from Moe. I know now that I have the advantage of having known this wonderful man.

Dave Heilman

December 3, 2007

Dear Bartoli Family,

I grew up in Columbus and went to many, many Checkers, Owls and Seals games as a youth. My favorite hockey player of all time was and still is Moe Bartoli. He was Player/Coach and was just tough as nails, played extremely hard and was a real thrill to watch those many years ago. I will never forget going to the old Coliseum and watching those games. I was able to go to a hockey clinic put on by the Checkers and got to meet Moe, I was only 10 or 11 but what an absolute thrill that I remember like yesterday, also met Kerry Bond, Al White and many other Checkers at the time.

My extended family has vacationed at Chiblow Lake in Iron Bridge Ontario every year since the early 1950's and the former owner of the camp Carl Sloan played youth hockey with Moe in Sudbury when they were growing up and always had some good stories. My neighbor at our little Lake Erie summer place Bob Woodward was also Sudbury born and raised and knew Moe growing up. Everyone I have ever met from the Sudbury and northern Ontario area knew Moe Bartoli and to a person had great things to say about Moe. I was thrilled to see him at the opening night Columbus Blue Jackets game a few years ago. Moe brought hockey to Columbus and Columbus to hockey.

My sincere sympathies on your loss but please take some comfort in knowing that literally thousands of people in the Columbus Ohio area will never forget good old Moe Bartoli. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

With Deepest Sympathies,

Bradley T. Jones

December 3, 2007

The Columbus Checkers really was the seed for all the Youth hockey here in Columbus. The CAHA was begun back in the late 60's and was made up of teams that played in the Colliseum and at the OSU ice rink. Moe and the Checkers were a great inspiration for it all and really brought the idea of hockey to Columbus. I know because I was one of those kids. I'm 55 now and still play when I can, and it has been a very big part of my life. Today there are several rinks available in Columbus, and leagues for kids, men, women, and even mothers! There are several high school teams now and guess what, we now have a NHL team! Something us hockey players always thought would be great but were always told that it would never happen here. So you can see that Moe's legacy really has affected a great number of people, many of whom have never even heard of him. He will be missed by those who do know who he was.

Dick Marshall

December 1, 2007

My condolences go out to the Bartoli family

I met Moe while he was in Columbus with the Columbus Owls Hockey team
I was a salesman, delivery driver for Pepsi Cola at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.

Moe was very nice to me.
He gave me tickets to the game and souvenirs from the Owls.
To this day I cheerish them.
A very nice and humble man he was.
Also I would like to express my thanks to Eric Griesemeir
I think that is how it is spelled.
He was the equipment manger at the time in the mid-70's

If he is still with us please let him know he was a true friend to me.

Thank you for the memories.

May God Bless,

Dick Marshall
Pepsi Cola Driver who delivered to the Columbus Checkers and Owls