Obituary of Dorothy Bartzak Krech

Dorothy Bartzak Krech, 91, of Lawrenceville died April 20, 2015 at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton, NJ surrounded by her children. Born March 21, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ she graduated from Lincoln High School in Jersey City and was then employed by the Prudential Insurance Company in Newark, NJ and later the Colgate Palmolive Company in Jersey City. Dorothy also volunteered as a teacher’s aide at the Sister Georgine Learning Center for Special Education in Trenton for more than 30 years. Daughter of the late Joseph Bartzak, Sr. and Eva Turinchak Bartzak; mother of the late Judy Krech who died during childbirth; wife of the late Walter Krech to whom she was married to for 64 years; and sister of the late Michael Bartzak; Dorothy is survived by her son, Robert Krech and his wife Karen, daughter Jane Krech and daughter Dorothy Monfre and her husband Dr. Stephen Monfre. Dorothy loved spending time with her four grandchildren, Andrew Krech, Faith Krech, Garrett Monfre and Evan Monfre. Dorothy is also survived by her three brothers, Joseph Bartzak Jr., William Bartzak and Robert Bartzak. Funeral services for Dorothy will begin on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 9 AM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Rd., Lawrenceville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM at the Church of St. Ann, Lawrenceville, NJ. Entombment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery Mausoleum, Hamilton, NJ. Relatives and friends may call on Sunday, April 26, 2015 from 3 to 5 PM at the funeral home. The family respectfully asks that any memorial contributions be sent to Special Olympics New Jersey, Inc., 1 Eunice Shriver Kennedy Way, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 or at www.sonj.org