Obituary for Bryan Bartsch at Carrier Family Funeral Home & Crematory

Bryan Bartsch, 71 of Windham, NH died Monday, November 28th, 2022 at his home from Parkinson’s Disease.

Bryan was born in Cambridge, Ma to Alfred (Bill) Bartsch and Ida F (Fitzemeyer) Bartsch. He grew up in Medford, MA. He graduated from Medford High School, where ran track and acquired the nickname of Sparky Harris. His fellow teammates continued to be his best friends up to the time of his death. After graduation from Medford High, he attended Northeastern University for a short time before joining the US Navy. He served in the Navy for 30 years. He was stationed overseas in Germany, England, Bahrain, and Diego Garcia. In the States: Connecticut, Rhode Island,Virginia ,Maine and Maryland. His last duty station was the White House in Washington, DC. He enjoyed his job so much that he went to work for the Navy at the NSA Fort Meade, MD.

Bryan was a loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and loyal friend. He enjoyed playing softball and playing golf. He always followed the Boston sports teams, no matter where he was stationed in the world.

He is survived by his loving wife, Lynn (Plant) Bartsch of Tewksbury, MA, whom he met on a blind date in 1972, they traveled the world together.They would have been married for 50 years on May 12, 2023.

Son: Bryan David and his wife Liz of Baltimore, MD

Daughter: Heather (Bartsch) Mullon and her husband David Mullon of Crofton, MD

His beloved grandchildren: Lucas Mullon, Rachel Mullon and Addyson Bartsch

Siblings: Janet (Bartsch) Connors of Medford, MA and Joan (Bartsch) Lonnberg of Medford, MA;

nephews, nieces and cousins and numerous friends all over the world.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to t2t.org and michaeljfox.org.