Elizabeth Rose Bartle

Elizabeth Rose (Fortney) Bartle, 77, of Friendship, Wisconsin, formerly of Janesville, Wisconsin, died on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at her home. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 4:00 PM, Sunday, May 7, 2023 at the Rosman Funeral Home, 1125 E. Cranston Road in Beloit, Wisconsin. A visitation will continue on Monday, May 8, 2023 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, from 10:00 AM until the time of the service at Noon. Pastor Mary Ann Floerke will officiate. Burial will be at Big Patch Cemetery, rural Platteville. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com Elizabeth was born on May 19,1945 in Belmont Township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, daughter of Orville and Alice (Mohlman) Fortney. She was united in marriage to James C. Bartle on June 12, 1965 at First English Lutheran Church, Platteville. He preceded her in death on February 1, 2020. Elizabeth worked as a secretary at Bud Weiser Chevrolet, Beloit. She then went to work as an accountant/bookkeeper for Finnegan’s RV in Beloit for many years. Elizabeth’s life centered around her family, children and grandchildren. She always enjoyed getting together for family gatherings. She enjoyed gardening, board games, especially Aggravation, where she could get quite competitive. She was a good cook where she could make great meals out of anything. She was known for her deviled eggs and potato salad. To her family and friends, Elizabeth was known as the “ Paper Copy Queen”. Elizabeth is survived by her two children; Paul Bartle and Brenda (Paul) Spencer; five granddaughters, Ashley (Ian) Larson, Morgan Spencer, Chalyse (Gerald) Beecher, Chantel (Robert Copp) Spencer and Chelsea Spencer; great-grandchildren, Alexander Spencer, Kelsey Wellnitz, Brooklyn Larson, Rylin Beecher, Chloe Larson, Cecelia Wellnitz, Caileigh Spencer, Remy Beecher, Lucille Wellnitz, River Beecher, Rozie Copp, and Nova Hemphill; two sisters, Barb Myers, and Jeanette (Cletus Russell) Hull, sister-in-law, Patti Fortney; mother-in-law, Alice Buckingham-Heim and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, James; her parents, brothers, Joe Smith and Jack Fortney, brothers-in-law, David Hull and Eugene Myers and nephew, Billy Jack Myers.

Elizabeth Rose Bartle

May 19, 1945 - April 30, 2023