Zdenek "Sid" Bartos, 85, of Hinsdale, formerly of Cicero, passed away Oct. 25, 2019.
Sid was born in Czechoslovakia in 1933. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was very proud to be an American and was a patriot. He fled Communist Czechoslovakia in the dark days of the Cold War in the early 1950s. He truly understood and appreciated what freedom really meant.
He is survived by his wife, Daniela "Dana" Bartos, nee Kotyk; his children, Omar "Brad" (Ramona) Bartos and Roger (Brooke) Bartos; his grandchild, Avery Bartos; and all of his relatives in the Czech Republic.
Services are pending. Interment is private
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Czech Catholic Mission, 9415 Rochester Ave., Brookfield, IL, 60513.
