Carolyn BARTHOLOMEW

1918 - 2017

BARTHOLOMEW, Carolyn G. 1918-2017 Carolyn Davidson Getz Bartholomew, 99, died December 16, 2017 at Amber Ridge in Moline, IL. She was born October 20, 1918, the daughter of Harry William and Carolyn Ainsworth Getz of Moline and the sister of Henry, William, John, Sara, Pamela, Cicely, Barbara, Thomas and Deborah. Carol graduated as salutatorian from Moline High School in 1936 and attended Smith College in Northampton, MA. She was married in 1939 to William L. Bartholomew in Moline, and they made their homes in Rock Island and Rockford, IL; Detroit and Birmingham, MI; Boca Raton and Delray Beach, FL. Carol loved her family and friends; Michillinda, the cottage colony on Lake Michigan, where the Ainsworths and Getzes have spent summers since 1895; Italy, reading, crossword puzzles, good movies, knitting and needlepoint; elegant clothes, dogs, small children, the singing of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, dark chocolate, and V.O. with a twist. She is survived by four children: Sara Garton, of Aspen, CO; Judith Royer, of Old Snowmass, CO; Steven (Sara) Bartholomew, of Davenport, IA; Thomas (Elizabeth) Bartholomew, of Juno Beach, FL. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her nine siblings; her husband, William; her son, Henry Bartholomew; and her grandson, Robert Bartholomew. Mom or Aunt Carol or Gram will be missed by her enormous family. There will be no local funeral service or visitation. A private memorial gathering will be held later in the year at the family summer cottage in Michigan. Donations can be made in her memory to the local public television station of your choice.