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Jay Rollan Bartling was born May 9, 1952 at Burke, South Dakota to Gerhardt and Joan (Inglett) Bartling of Lucas, SD and he died March 6, 2025 at the Winner Nursing Home in Winner South Dakota at the age of 72 years.

Jay attended Hall elementary school in Lucas until the family moved to Herrick, SD where he finished elementary at Butte Valley school.   He attended Burke High School where he participated in football, basketball, track and FFA.  He graduated from Burke in 1970 and attended SDSU on a ROTC and football scholarship.  He graduated from college in 1974 with a degree in both Biology and Agriculture.

He then pursued his military career where he was stationed in Germany.  There he met Dominique Gauthier and they were united in marriage. To this union they were blessed with two children, Odessa Lynn and Anthony Mickael.  After his tour in Germany, Jay continued in the army stationed in  Virginia, Indiana, Kansas and Colorado.  He was promoted to Major and eventually retired from the army.

After retirement, Jay got certified in secondary education and began teaching science and coaching the sports he loved.  He influenced many scholars and athletes at Burke, Springview, Lake Andes and Martin Schools.  After he retired from teaching he and his daughter Honey lived on his acreage near Burke, SD where he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and tinkering on his many projects.

He is preceded in death by his parents Gerhardt and Joan Bartling and his infant brother Morris Dean.

He is survived by his children: Anthony and Melissa (Jones) Bartling of Novato, California; Odessa Godoy of Portland, Oregon; Honey Bartling of Herrick, SD and Dawson Bartling of Gregory SD; a friend,  Candace Luby; his siblings Mike and Jan (Bartling) Simunek of Hot Springs, SD  Sherri Raschke and friend Dale York of Herrick, SD, Bart and Julie (Drey) Bartling of Gregory, SD, Doug and Laurie (Bartling) Wernke of Lennox, SD,  Matt Bartling of Herrick, SD and Dean and Krista (Bartling) Holliday of Orchard, NE; his grandchildren Sadie and Brynnlee Bartling of Novato, CA and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services for Jay Bartling, age 72, of Herrick, SD will be held on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Burke, SD.  Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery of Burke.  There will be a prayer service on Thursday at 4:00 PM at the Church and visitation will continue until 6:30 PM.