John Barta (1945-2019)

BARTA, SCHULTE, LONGMORE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 8/21/2019 at 08:57:22

JOHN 'JACK' JOSEPH BARTA
Cedar Rapids

John "Jack" Joseph Barta, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in his home. A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Norway with Father Ardel Barta and Msgr. James Barta celebrating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at the church. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery near Fairfax. Full military rites will be conducted by the Norway American Legion.
John was born Sept. 18, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Donald L. and Evelyn M. (Schulte) Barta. He was raised on the family farm in rural Norway. He farmed the land for eight years during his last years of high school and all of college. He served in the Army Ready Reserves. He graduated from Regis High School and Loras College. After graduation, he went to work at the Square D Co. in the engineering department. He was united in marriage to Linda Longmore in 1974. They later divorced. In late 1970, he left the farm and transferred to Lincoln, Neb., to establish a new manufacturing facility.
Cedar Rapids Gazette, August 21, 2019