Mary Ann (Kielian) Bartusiak, of Morton Grove, Illinois, died Monday, February 26, 2018 while staying with her son in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Mary Ann Bartusiak was born February 2, 1932 in Silver Creek, Nebraska to Joseph and Valeria (Prososki) Kielian. She grew up on a farm near Silver Creek with 13 brothers and sisters. She married a "city boy" Joseph Stanley Bartusiak on January 27, 1951. The couple raised 4 children in Morton Grove, a suburb of Chicago. She also owned and worked a small business for 40 years with her husband. Mary Ann loved travelling the country with her husband in their motor home.
She is survived by:
Children: Terence Terry Lee (Jeanina Elisse) Bartusiak
Judy Ann Wysow
Joseph Daniel (Katherine) Bartusiak
Michael Wayne (Mary) Bartusiak
12 Grandchildren
17 Great-Grandchildren
Sisters: Irene (Lonnie) Kava
JoAnn (Ambrose) Placzek
Theresa (William) Tarnick
Brother: John (Sharon) Kielian
She was preceded in death by:
Parents: Joseph and Valeria Kielian
Husband Joseph Bartusiak
Brothers: Anthony (Josephine) Kielian
Stanley (Esther) Kielian
Louie (Millie) Kielian
Robert (Ursula) Kielian
Alfred (MaryAnn) Kielian
Joseph (Rosalie) Kielian
Dominic (Dollie) Kielian
Sisters: Rose (Adolf) Kresha
Sophie (Jess) Brewer