Louise J. Bartow, 74 of Elyria passed away Monday December 5, 2022 at the Main Street Care Center in Avon following an extended illness. She was born May 4, 1948 in Norwalk and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Louise work at the Echoing Lakes Residential Homes as program assistant. She was a member of the Elyria First United Methodist Church and was a volunteer with the Lorain County Metroparks. Survivors include her daughter, Beth Davis; brother and sister-in-law, Clayton and Irene Bartow and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ethan and Lillian Bartow. A Memorial Service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday January 14, 2023 at the Elyria First United Methodist Church, 312 Third Street, Elyria., where all of her friends, relatives, in-laws and out-laws are invited. Private inurnment will be at Collins Cemetery, Collins, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to The Friends of the Lorain County Metroparks, 12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange, Ohio 44050. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home, 38475 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Elyria. Online condolences may be expressed at www.laubenthalmercado.com