Lily L. Bartosch, 83, Albert Lea

Published 12:00 am Thursday, February 13, 2003

Funeral services for Lily L. Bartosch, age 83, of Albert Lea, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 17, at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. The Rev. Kent Otterman will officiate. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes in the spring. Visitation is one hour prior to the services at Bayview.

Lily died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center.

Lily Louise Bartosch was born Oct. 5, 1919, to Fredrick and Fannie (Stevens) Reed in Hindon, England. In the early 1940s, she married Arthur Bartosch, who was serving in the U.S. Army in England during World War II. The couple moved back to Albert Lea in 1946, retiring to Detroit Lakes in 1970. Lily returned to Albert Lea in July 2002 and was a resident at Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center. She enjoyed reading and going on walks with her dog, &uot;Tippy.&uot;

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Survivors include Lily’s daughter, Jean Sorenson and her daughter Laurie Dahl and husband Brent and their children, Caleb, Ethan and Anna, all of Albert Lea; son, David Bartosch and wife Renae and their children, James and Jonathon Bartosch, and Shana Costello and her children, Damon and Ravon, all of Forest Lake.

Lily was preceded in death by her parents: Fannie and Fredrick Reed; husband, Arthur; and sisters: Beatrice and Nellie.