Wanda Elizabeth Bartusiak

Wanda E. Bartusiak VIRGINIA BEACH - Wanda Elizabeth Bartusiak, 87, of the 2400 block of Indian Hill Road, passed away Feb. 18, 2009. A native of Chester, Pa., and trained as a registered nurse, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Janina Rogala and the widow of Czeslaw A. Bartusiak Sr. She was a member of the Thoroughgood Homemakers Association and loved the opera, gardening, cooking and caring for her grandchildren. She is survived by her two daughters, Marcia Bartusiak and her husband Stephen Lowe of Sudbury, Mass., and Jane A. Bailey and husband R. Michael Bailey of Virginia Beach; a son, Czeslaw A. Bartusiak Jr. and wife Ann Marie of Newport News; eight grandchildren, Christopher, Andrew and Elizabeth Grussendorf, Brian and Michael Bartusiak, Daniel and Angela Bailey and Rebekah Schroedter; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Christine Swieblewski of Norfolk. She was predeceased by a daughter, Victoria Grussendorf. A Mass of the Resurrection will be conducted at St. Pius X Catholic Church Tuesday at 1 p.m. with Father Venancio R. Balarote Jr. officiating. The burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Catholic Relief Services, 228 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, MD 21201-3413. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.