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Painesville Location

1000 Mentor Avenue Painesville, Ohio 44077

Willoughby Location

38001 Euclid Avenue Willoughby, Ohio 44094

Mentor Location

6330 Center Street Mentor, Ohio 44060

Wilma Bartholomew

05/24/1924 — 07/13/2020

Wilma Bartholomew with a beautiful smile while her photo is being taken

Wilma Bartholomew, age 96 of Mentor, passed away July 13th, 2020 at TriPoint Medical Center in Concord surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 24th, 1924 in Tilden, Illinois to the late Arthur and Nellie Collins.

Wilma was a proud homemaker. She loved her family and was the matriarch of the family. Family was her greatest treasure.

Wilma is the loving wife of the late Grant Bartholomew; dearest mother of Judy (Ray) DiMattia, Joyce (Randy) McCauley, Wanda (Jim) Goldie, Wendy (Earl) Hickman and the late Janice (Wilferd) Johnson; beloved grandmother of Raymond (Cindy) DiMattia, Denise (Kenny) Morgan, Vince (Michelle) DiMattia, Laurie (Mike) Adams, Marge (Alan) Simpson, Anne DiMattia, Sue (Randy) Ward, Charlie (Marla) Johnson, Lisa (Scott) Hinton and Stacey (Jeff) Kolthammer; great grandmother and great great grandmother of many; sister of the late Arthur Collins Jr., Lydia Nicholas, Ellarae Morris and Charles Russell; aunt of many.

Due to Covid-19, all services are private. Burial at Whitehaven Memorial Park in Mayfield Hts.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Jeff Monreal Funeral Services.

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5 Replies to “Wilma Bartholomew”

  1. Gregg Putzbach July 14, 2020 at 11:50 pm

    Anne, thoughts and prayers to you and the entire family. So sorry for your loss.

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  2. Lynn, Gil Everson and Family July 14, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    Prayers and love sent to all Aunt Wilma’s Family. A wonderful, loving and gracious woman and she will truly be missed. Loved her wonderful Christmas Cards. Thinking of you all at this time

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  3. Daughter of EllaRae and Morris Davis; Cindy July 15, 2020 at 2:01 am

    May God’s loving arms wrap around each of you and bring you comfort and peace at the loss of your loving Mother, MIL, grand mother, etc. May we find solace in the fact we will all be together again as God promised.

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  4. Joe and Carol Carroscia July 15, 2020 at 12:09 pm

    We are so sorry for your loss. We have so many wonderful memories of Wilma and Grant. They were a great example to us. We will miss Wilma and her beautiful Christmas cards. She was absolutely amazing.

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  5. Kathy (Chiarucci) and José Gonzalez July 17, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    Denise and Kenny and all the DiMattias,
    We’re so sorry about the loss of your very beloved Grandma. She was a very special lady. She’ll always be in your hearts.
    Kathy and José

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