ARMELLA M. BARTKOSKI

Armella M. Bartkoski, age 71, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away at home on Monday, July 22, 2019.

A Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 (Rosary to be held before Mass) with the Funeral Mass to be held at 11:00 a.m. all at Coronation of Our Lady Parish at 13000 Bennington Ave., Grandview, Missouri 64030. Inurnment will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 1150 N 38 St, Kansas City, Kansas 66102

Armella was born on February 2, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas. She was the daughter of Alexander J. Unrein and Anna (Marton) Unrein. Armella grew up with one younger brother, Timothy and one younger sister, Paula. Shortly after graduating from Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas, she was joined in marriage with her husband Gerald J. Bartkoski on February 8, 1969. Together they were blessed with a daughter, Laura. Later in life being blessed with five grandchildren, who were the light of Armella's world.

As a woman of Catholic faith, Armella was a member of Coronation of Our Lady Parish in Grandview, Missouri. While she and Gerald were as active as they could be in the church, Armella devoted much of her time to supporting her five grandchildren in their interests and activities. In life, Armella's family is what stood closest to her heart. However, a passion for cooking is what identified her as a loving mother and wife. It was very important to her to keep family recipes alive and passed on to her family for future generations. At any gathering, especially Thanksgiving or Christmas, Armella insisted on being involved in the planning and preparation alongside her daughter, sister, sister-in-law, and nieces. Armella will be missed for many reasons, above all, because of how actively she loved her family. She was many things to many people.

Armella is preceded in death by her parents, Alexander "Alex" J. Unrein and Anna Unrein.

She is survived by her loving husband of over fifty years, Gerald J. Bartkoski; daughter, Laura M. Brown (husband Douglas) and their precious children Anna, Molly, Cooper, Gemma, and Bridgett Brown; brother, Timothy F. Unrein (Diane), loving nieces Jessica, Jennifer, Hillary, and Heather and their spouses and children; sister, Paula A. McRorey (Robert) loving nephew Kyle; and many precious grandnieces and grandnephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Sister Doris Engeman of Franciscan Servants of the Holy Family, P.O. Box 7251 Shawnee Missouri, Kansas 66207 srdoris@kcfranciscans.org; Kansas City Hospice, 1500 Meadow Lake Pkwy #200, Kansas City, Missouri 64114 https://www.kchospice.org/donate/ ; Coronation of Our Lady Parish, 13000 Bennington Ave., Grandview, Missouri 64030.

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278