DODGE CITY – Anthony "Tony" Franklin Bartello, 85, died Thursday, August 15, 2024 at SunPorch of Dodge City.

He was born June 20, 1939 at Springfield, Illinois, the son of Tony and Ann M. (Burris) Bartello.  He received his Master in Nursing from St. Louis University and in 1965 he joined the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War.  He moved to Dodge City in 1973 and was a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at Trinity Hospital, Dodge City Regional Hospital and Western Plains Medical Complex all Dodge City until retiring in 2012.

He was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 4th Degree member of Knights of Columbus Council 2955 and American Legion all in Dodge City as well as the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and National League for Nursing.

Survivors include: his son, Paul Bartello, Tulsa, Oklahoma; 2 daughters, Adrianne Miller and husband Joe, Dodge City and Aimee Rucks and companion, Doug Akers, Tulsa, Oklahoma; 2 grandson, Jake Miller and Sam Rucks; a brother, Gary Patterson and wife Janet, Riverton, Illinois; and close family friend, Thomas Littlejohn, Las Vegas, Nevada.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his step-father, John Patterson, a brother, John Bartello and a sister, Mary Ann Craycraft.

Vigil service followed by Knights of Columbus rosary will be at 7:00 pm Monday, August 19, 2024 both at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.  Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am Tuesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe with Fr. Wesley Schawe presiding.  Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, with military honors by the SWKS Veterans Funeral Honor Guard.

The family suggests memorials to Hospice of the Prairie or SunPorch of Dodge City both in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.