Helen Ann Stidham Bartkowiak, 68 years of age, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center – North East. Mrs. Bartkowiak was born February 11, 1943, in Ashland, K.Y. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Survivors include her husband of 13 years Mark Kevin Bartkowiak, of the home; son, Jack Daniel, III and his wife, Roxanne, of Lexington, S.C.; her daughter, Amanda Ward and her husband, Rick, of Albemarle, N.C.; her grandchildren, Kolton Ward and Anna Ward; two sisters, Lucille S. Henry and Erma S. Hicks; and a sister-in-law, Erma Stidham. She was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Stidham. Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Bartkowiak family.