Paul "Papa" Bartosz

September 19, 1930 - January 31, 2017

Paul Bartosz, known to his family as "Papa" passed away on January 31, 2017. Paul was born in Salem, Oregon and spent many years in the Willamette Valley farming, working for St. Luke's Catholic Church in Woodburn, and enjoying his family. The son of Joseph and Clara Bartosz, he married Isabelle Zielinski in 1953 and they raised three daughters together. After her death in 1983, he married Kathleen Kuensting and became "Papa" to her four children as well. In 1990, he retired and he and Kathleen moved to Willapa Bay in Washington. There they spent 26 years enjoying peace and quiet except when their seven children and 18 grandchildren came to enjoy the bay, the campfire, and just being together. They also together had 10 great grandchildren and Papa enjoyed knowing that one more great granddaughter will be joining the family in June. As his health declined in the past year, he and Kathleen moved back to Woodburn which allowed him to enjoy many more times with family. A funeral mass will be held on February 7 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Church in Woodburn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Luke's.