Wednesday, May 18, 2011

James F. Barth

James F. Barth passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the age of 54 at Wheaton Franciscan Cardiovascular Department, after suffering a heart attack. He was born on April 24, 1957, son of the late George and Josephine (Nee: Kaplan) Barth. He lived in Racine his entire life and enjoyed going to casinos.

Survivors include his sister, Jean (Gregg) Nelson; niece, Erika (Luke) Haase; nephew, Tony (Sarah) Eschmann; great-nephews, Kaleb Thompson, Carter Eschmann; great-niece, Kayla Saavedra; and unborn great-niece or nephew due in November. He is further survived by special friends, Ron Kuehn Sr. and Emily Chavez; other relatives and friends.

A Memorial Service will be held Monday, May 23, 2011, at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Private interment will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery, Hwy 32. Relatives and friends may meet with the family Monday at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until time of service at 6 p.m.

Jim’s family would like to thank the doctors and nurses and staff in the ICU at Wheaton Franciscan for taking care of him during this difficult time. You are all angels and may God bless each one of you. A special thank you to Ron and Emily for being his lifelines. Jim cherished each of you. We are grateful to you both for being there for him.

“I love you, big bro.”

Please see Sunday's Journal Times for a complete notice.

MARESH-MEREDITH & ACKLAM FUNERAL HOME
803 Main St., Racine  (262) 634-7888

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Jim was my first love and he'll NEVER be forgotten. I love\miss you everyday Jim! R.I.P ❤��