Marlene J. Bartholomew, of Kearny, died January 28, 2014. She was 79. Visiting Friday from 4-8 p.m. at Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Dive Kearny. Service Saturday 10:30 a.m. in First Lutheran Church and burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery. www.armitagewiggins.com
Marlene was active with The First Lutheran Church. She was a Lab Clerk for many years at West Hudson Hospital and worked as a receptionist for Dr. Peter Taddeo before retiring.
Wife of the late Dale Bartholomew, she is survived by her children and their spouses; Dale and Laura, Glenn and Phyllis, Thomas and Richard and Jean Bartholomew, Catherine and Stephen Peterson and Hope and Arturo Gonzalez. Sister of William and Harry Von Busch, she is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers kindly consider a donation to The Summit Speech School.