Lynn Bartlett

(From Weng Funeral Chapel)

Lynn Ann Marie Kritikos Bartlett, 73 of Wyandotte, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at her home. Lynn was born on October 28, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan to Charles and Patricia (Trumble) Konefe.

Lynn was united in marriage to John Kritikos on December 12 1987. He preceded her in death on August 3, 2002. She then Married Jess E. Bartlett on January 18, 2008. He survives. Other survivors include , her children, Emmanuel Kritikos, Jamie Kritikos, Nicholas Kritikos, Kelly Kish, Kevin Kish, Kira March, Jeremy Bartlett, Robyn Udoviqh, Bridgette Larimore, Tiffany Alexander, Gabriella Kritikos, Rex Kritikos, Allie Glathar, Bethany Hanna, Katrina Carter, Randy Kritikos, thirty three grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Al Rogelle, and a son, Joshuah Bartlett. 

For those who know Lynn, it is no surprise how she loved life and how passionately she loved all the people in her life. She did not have foster children or step children or adopted children; they all are her children. And their children her grandchildren. Any one she came in contact with that needed help of any kind got it from her. As a therapist she advocated for anyone who was marginalize in any way and would make certain they got the consideration they deserved. She was a servant as well, serving as chamber of commerce president helping clean up the city, she planted trees on the moors in England and helped build a mission in Morrocco. She cared little about where one has been or what they had done just what they were going to do now and helped many that otherwise would have been over looked achieve goals that had given up on. The fundraisers she directed and assisted with are to numerous to mention. Friends of her children never had to concern themselves with being hungry or doing without. She understood that sometimes people simply need someone to sit beside them during the difficult parts of their lives and she spent most of hers doing just that. With heavy hearts and a lifetime of beautiful memories, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Lynn Ann Marie Kritikos Bartlett.

Hers was a life truly lived. She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, partner, therapist, helper, and friend. She experienced incredible love and heartbreaking loss, yet continued through life with strength, determination, and an extraordinary capacity to love.

One of the greatest examples of her determination was completing her bachelor’s degree in England while raising three young children. She showed her children that motherhood did not mean giving up on your dreams and that, even when life was difficult, you kept moving forward.

That strength and compassion followed her into a career she truly loved. Being a therapist was more than a job to her—helping people was part of who she was. She listened, encouraged, guided, and cared for people when they needed someone most.

Above everything else, she loved her family. Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were among the greatest joys of her life, and she loved watching her family grow through each new generation.

And if you ever spent a holiday with her, you knew exactly how she showed that love—she cooked up a storm. Her kitchen was filled with food, conversation, laughter, and the beautiful chaos of having everyone together. Those meals were never just about food; they were about gathering the people she loved around one table.

Her life was also a beautiful love story. She knew the joy of loving someone deeply and the devastating pain of losing a husband. Yet after such tremendous loss, life gave her the unexpected gift of love again.

She found another amazing man—not someone who replaced the love she had lost, but someone who gave her a beautiful new chapter. Their story even included an unforgettable proposal in front of the Coke machine at Paddington Station in London. An ordinary place became part of an extraordinary memory our family will always treasure.

And when the final chapter of her life came, he was still there, loving her and standing beside her at the end.

Her life reminds us that a heart can break and still find room to love again. That we can survive unimaginable loss and still find joy. That helping others matters. And that sometimes love is found in the simplest moments—around a crowded holiday table or even beside a Coke machine in a busy train station.

Her absence will be felt deeply. We will miss her during the holidays, when we need her advice, and in all those ordinary moments when we instinctively wish we could call Mom.

But she leaves behind something death cannot take: her legacy.

Her compassion lives in the people she helped.
Her determination lives in her children.
Her love lives in her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
And her traditions will live around our family tables for generations.

We will tell her stories, laugh about the good times, cook the foods she taught us to make, and make sure the generations who come after us know exactly who she was.

Mom, you loved deeply, survived tremendous loss, helped countless people, built a beautiful family, and showed us that even after heartbreak, life can still give us another beautiful chapter.

We will miss you more than words can express, but what a beautiful story you gave us to tell.

Rest peacefully, Mom. Your love will continue through all of us.

Visitation
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Weng Funeral Chapel,Inc.
605 South Main
Jasper, MO 64755

Funeral Service
Thursday, August 20, 2026
10:00 AM
Weng Funeral Chapel,Inc.
605 South Main
Jasper, MO 64755

Burial
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Nashville Cemetery