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Louise B. (Belcourt) Bartholomew, wife of Robert “Bob” Bartholomew, died on April 30 at Shoreline of Clinton-Memory Care Community after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Born in Meriden on Aug. 31, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Ella (Trudeau) Belcourt. She was a Meriden resident most of her life before retiring with her husband to Pottersville, New York, for a quiet but active retirement for almost 20 years. Most recently she resided in Ivoryton.

Louise graduated from Meriden High School in the class of 1950. Mrs. Bartholomew was a parishioner of both Holy Angels and St. Laurent Church in Meriden. She was a quiet, soft-hearted, constant presence in her children’s young lives. Louise was proud to be a housewife and mother. She was an owner of The Picture Framer in Cheshire.

Besides her husband, she will be lovingly missed by her four children, Candace “Candy” Bialczak, Joe Bartholomew and his wife Gail, Robert A. Bartholomew II, and Christian Bartholomew and his wife Rose. She leaves behind eight grandchildren, Aimee, Abigail, Joel, Robert III, Ryan, Cariese, Matthew, and Nicholas. Louise is also survived by five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son-in-law Thomas Bialczak and her brother Peter Belcourt.

Arrangements were under the direction of the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 E. Main St., Meriden, CT 06450. Contributions in Louise’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Resource Center of Connecticut, Inc., 1261 S. Main St., Plantsville, CT 06479. For online condolences, please visit jferryfh.com.