Claudia Virginia Bartlett

Claudia Virginia Bartlett, 97, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday,March 3, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, on Friday, March 7th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Brian Noble, Assembly of God Church, will officiate, with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Friends may call on Thursday from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Coffelt Funeral Service. Virginia was born in Idaho Falls, ID on January 1, 1911 and attended school there. She graduated from high school in Bridgeport, NE; She lived in Bridgeport, NE; Bell Fouche, SD; and Alliance, NE working for Northwest Bell. In 1942 she worked at Farragut Naval Base as a telephone operator, and later as a long distance operator for AT and T. On Jan. 1, 1944 she married Percy Bartlett in Libby, MT and they made their home in Sandpoint, ID. She also worked as a census taker and as a volunteer for the March of Dimes. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church and was a long time Sunday school Teacher. She served as President and Sect/Treasurer for the Women’s Ministries of the Church. She enjoyed her church, reading, crossword puzzles, crocheting, and knitting. Her son Neal Bartlett of Rockford, IL, 4 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews survive her. Her parents, her husband Percy, 2 brothers Warren and Beryl, 2 sister’s Margery and Norma preceded her in death. Memorials may be made to the Assembly of God Church, 423 N. Lincoln, Sandpoint, ID in memory of Virginia.