Son of the late Louis Bartfeld and the late Ruth Greenblatt Bartfeld Olean.
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Stuart Bartfeld grew up in University City and served in the Missouri Air National Guard. He attended the University of Missouri at Columbia and Washington University.

Mr. Bartfeld worked as a radio officer for St. Louis County before he approached Lou Elkins, his childhood friend, about opening a business.

In 1960, Bartfeld and Elkins opened Gateway Electronics Corp. in St. Louis, where they sold military surplus and electronic equipment.

Bartfeld and Elkins started out buying old military surplus electronic equipment and using parts to build ham radios. Soon, ham radio enthusiasts flocked to the Delmar Boulevard shop to buy parts. The store later moved from its original location on Delmar to Vinita Park.

Bartfeld, whose ham radio name was W0IGU, became president of the company while Elkins served as vice president. They later opened similar stores in Denver, Houston and San Diego.

In 1999, Bartfeld retired and moved to San Diego but remained active in the business.
--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; July 12, 2001

Son of the late Louis Bartfeld and the late Ruth Greenblatt Bartfeld Olean.
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Stuart Bartfeld grew up in University City and served in the Missouri Air National Guard. He attended the University of Missouri at Columbia and Washington University.

Mr. Bartfeld worked as a radio officer for St. Louis County before he approached Lou Elkins, his childhood friend, about opening a business.

In 1960, Bartfeld and Elkins opened Gateway Electronics Corp. in St. Louis, where they sold military surplus and electronic equipment.

Bartfeld and Elkins started out buying old military surplus electronic equipment and using parts to build ham radios. Soon, ham radio enthusiasts flocked to the Delmar Boulevard shop to buy parts. The store later moved from its original location on Delmar to Vinita Park.

Bartfeld, whose ham radio name was W0IGU, became president of the company while Elkins served as vice president. They later opened similar stores in Denver, Houston and San Diego.

In 1999, Bartfeld retired and moved to San Diego but remained active in the business.
--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; July 12, 2001