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James Bartmess Obituary
Born: January 3, 1945
Died: November 10, 2016
Jim was born in Milwaukee on January 3, 1945, and spent his childhood there and in Queens, New York. He attended Southern Illinois University where he received his BS in Business/Economics. In 1967, James married his college sweetheart, Susanne, and they moved to Chicago where Jim began work at Standard Oil Corp. in their credit department. He had a successful career at several companies in sales/ marketing, and later started a business providing office services. Jim and Sue enjoyed many happy years in St. Charles where they raised their children, Brian and Laura.
Jim was intelligent, spiritual and empathetic, with a great sense of humor. He was a talented writer and painter who took time to notice the beauty in the world. While Jim spent much of his life in the Chicago area, he moved to Sarasota over 25 years ago where he loved going to the beach, relaxing, and enjoying the weather.
Jim is survived by his children, Brian Bartmess (Natalie) and Laura Goeglein (Ted), four grandchildren; Dylan, Amanda, Michael, and Dora; his sisters; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 25 years, Susanne; his parents; and a younger sister.
Jim was a one-of-a-kind person who will be missed very much by all who knew him.
Services will be held on November 17th at 11:00 am at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 101 S. 6th Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174. Relatives and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00am.
To honor Jim's life, donations can be made to KishHealth System Hospice or the Brain Injury Association of Florida
www.kishhealth.org/donate/ or
www. biaf.org/
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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April 26, 2017
Sorry for your loss. I am trying to get hold of Brian Bartmess. I apologize for using this site, but I am out of ideas. We bought Jim's Camry and we need some information to get the title. Please call me at 941-924-7700 - Scott Foster
Beverly Zimmerman
January 7, 2017
I met Jim in 2011 (Sarasota). When he became my landlord, we also became friends. He was a special man with a warm quick sense of humor. He helped people where and how he could. He will be missed. I wish his family all the best at this time in their lives, he loved them dearly.
Doug Vandemark
November 17, 2016
Jim never met a stranger...everybody was a friend. He will be missed and remembered as, "one of the good guys"!
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