Catherine Lorine Bartnikowski

Left behind to honor her memory is her husband, Stanley Bartnikowski; children Krystyna (Heath) Westfield and Stephen (Emily) Bartnikowski; grandchildren Edward, Sebastian, Gwendolyn, Walter, Everett, and Bridget; siblings Sam (Dolores) and Theresa (Jim) Colgin; nieces Lucy (James) Grindele, DorAnn, Katie Light, Amy Ward, Emily (Jim) Tankersley; nephews Jimmy (Cindy) Leonard, Michael (Kim) Leonard, Sean (Nikki) Ward; and numerous cousins and other family members.

She is preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Leonard and nephew, Johnny Leonard.

During her formative years she attended grammar school at Our Lady of Perpetual Help; attended high school at both Our Lady of Good Counsel and North Dallas High School and finally completing her education at El Centro College.

Cathy spent many years working as an insurance sales representative for Liberty Mutual and other companies, as well as many independent and State Farm agents. She met the love of her life, Stan Bartnikowski at the Vincentian Club, a Catholic singles organization, in 1970 and got married on October 2, 1971. They moved with his job to the Chicago area, then to the Washington, D.C. area until finally returning to Dallas in 1985.

She was a charter member of the Perot Museum and an active member of Art and the Meadows Museum. With her husband, Cathy enjoyed visiting each of the 50 states, as well as multiple countries in Europe. She volunteered extensively at St. Ann’s Church in the Good Samaritan group.

She enjoyed the arts and this was proven by her ability to create wreaths and ornaments for area craft fairs, attending the Dallas Summer Musicals, and occasionally catching an opera.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked to please consider donating in her memory to the National Alliance of Mental Illness using this link: https://donate.nami.org/cathyb