December 12, 1927 - June 15, 2022
Wanna Lee Bartol Obituary
Wanna Lee (Lael) Bartol passed away at 94 on June 15, 2022.
Wanna Lee was born December 12, 1927 in Almira, WA. Her family relocated to Northport, WA when she was a child. Her family included her six brothers and sisters and a happy farm childhood. Wanna Lee married John ?Jack? Bartol in 1944 and they had seven children? living in mostly in Northport, Spokane, and later Bellevue, WA.
As her children grew, Wanna Lee completed LPN training and worked 14 years at Valley Medical Hospital in Renton, WA in Orthopedics. In 1986, Jack and Wanna Lee relocated back to Spokane, and she embraced her retirement?traveling, participating in many creative endeavors and church and community activities. She was able to attend daily Mass at Assumption Parish and treasured the many relationships she had there.
Wanna Lee especially enjoyed, and was very grateful for, her relationships with her sisters and brothers and their extended families in addition to her own large family. She took particular joy in maintaining a lengthy Christmas card list, including many friends from her early years, and she loved receiving updates from them in return. She always kept her hands busy, loved collecting antiques and making quilts and tending her flowers, and valued the ability to work hard.
Wanna Lee is preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Jack Bartol; her sons Mark, Christopher, and George; granddaughter Sara Ann Kelly; and her siblings Jack, Grady, Wes, and Lillian. She is survived by her daughters Diane Cook, Deborah Graff, Denise Bledsoe, and Jacquie Andersen; sons-in-law Allen Graff and Neil Andersen; daughter-in-law Sue Bartol; her ?son of the heart? Barry Meyer; 13 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; three great great-grandchildren; and siblings Donna Sly and Larry Lael, and many special nieces and nephews.
For the last 18 months of her life, Wanna Lee was cared for by Katerina, Michael and Maria at Faith Adult Family Home and Aaron Misiuk of Cogent Medicine PNW in Spokane. The family is grateful to each of them for their loving care of our mom.
A rosary for Wanna Lee Bartol will be on Wednesday, June 29, 5p.m., Assumption Catholic Church, 3624 Indian Trail Rd., Spokane, WA.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m., Assumption Catholic Church, address above. Internment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Spokane.
Wanna Lee was a longtime member of Assumption Catholic Church in Spokane. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent in her name to Morning Star Ranch, P.O. Box 8087, Spokane WA 99203?0087; or to Assumption Catholic Church, 3624 W. Indian Trail Rd., Spokane, WA 99208.
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