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- Stella (Tracinski) Bartos, 97 years old, passed away on November 10, 2016 at Northgate Manor. She was born in Niagara Falls on November 10, 1919, the daughter of the late Casimer and Agnes (Barscz) Tracinski. She attended Holy Trinity Parochial School and was a graduate of Trott Vocational High School. Stella and her late husband, owned and operated Bartos' Esso Gas Station on Third Street for over 50 years where she was the bookkeeper. She also worked for the Board of Elections as a custodian who set up voting machines at polling places throughout the City of Niagara Falls. For many years she volunteered at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. She was a member of the former Holy Trinity Church and a current member of Divine Mercy Parish. Stella enjoyed crafting, sewing, attending Niagara University Basketball games and watching the New York Yankees, but her greatest enjoyment in life was caring for her family. Stella is survived by her children, Mary Ann (Theodore) Casamento of the Town of Niagara, Henrietta (Jack) Ingham of Niagara Falls and Kenneth (Linda) Bartos of Lewiston; nine grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, M. Joseph Bartos; her brother, John Tracinski; and her sister, Genevieve Pils. Friends may call on Sunday from 2-5 PM at the LABUDA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 356 Portage Road, where funeral services will begin at 9:00 AM on Monday, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 AM at Divine Mercy Parish, corner of Niagara and 24th Streets with Rev. Jacek P. Mazur officiating. Interment in Holy Trinity Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Niagara Hospice, Inc. or Heart, Love and Soul.
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