Tracy M. (Maycroft) Bartell, age 53, of Wayland, died Thursday, Dec. 8.
She was born on Jan. 10, 1969, in Muskegon, to David and Linda (Schnipke) Maycroft. Tracy attended Updyke Elementary, Ravenna Middle and graduated from Ravenna High School in 1987. She worked as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home and as a mental health worker in a group home as well as various other jobs that she enjoyed.
Tracy loved reading, watching reality TV and scary movies. She attended church and Bible studies, enjoyed gardening, talking and spending time with friends and family. Tracy was born and raised as a Catholic, and later became a faithful member of Moline Baptist Church in 1987. She had a great sense of humor, and was a great dancer and loved music.
Tracy married Thomas Bartell on June 1, 2001.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Bartell; parents, David and Linda Macroft; mother and father-in-law, Donna and Steve; sisters, Wendy Gornick Maycroft and Wanda (Maycroft) Passenier and their respective spouses, Larry Passenier and Joy Gornick-Maycroft; nephews, Larry and Derek Passenier; Joey’s partner, Briona and Derek’s wife, Emalee; sister-in-law, Dawn; Niece, Cassandra; pets, Dolly; special friends, Gail and Joyce; and numerous other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Pearl and Helen Maycroft; maternal grandparents, Lenus & Ardith Schipke; stepson, Johnny; niece, Erica Ann; pet, Ruby; family members on Tommy’s side; and several close friends she’s known since high school as well those she had known after high school.
A memorial service will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Moline Baptist Church. A light luncheon will be provided. A graveside service will take place at Sullivan Township Cemetery in Ravenna, in the spring of 2023.
To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Tracy’s online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.MichiganCremation.com
