Church on August 14, 2020.
Mary C. Fitzgerald was born on October 29, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late John and Ann Leonard Fitzgerald. She is preceded in death by her three brothers, Stephen L., John and Thomas E. Fitzgerald.
Ms. Fitzgerald was a lifelong resident of St. Louis, attending Loretto
Academy H.S. and later Webster University, where she earned a Bachelor
of Science degree. Throughout her life Ms. Fitzgerald maintained
countless friendships, many formed from her childhood and young adult
life in the historic Compton Hills neighborhood of St. Louis where the family
lived before relocating to Richmond Heights in the early 1960’s.
Ms. Fitzgerald continued her father’s legacy of working for a railway
during her 40+ years as a devoted employee of Manufacturer’s Railway
Company (div. of Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.), until she retired in the early
1990’s. Ms. Fitzgerald’s enthusiasm as a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and
of the Budweiser brand never waned. Very late into her life she remained
active in many social and cultural clubs, and she volunteered for several
philanthropic organizations including Birthright STL. Ms. Fitzgerald was a
devoted Roman Catholic, and for many decades a member of Little
Flower Catholic Church in Richmond Heights, MO.
Though Ms. Fitzgerald never married, she played an important role in the
lives of her nephew, nieces, dearest friends and her many godchildren.
She was especially close to her brothers, her niece Jane Fitzgerald Hylton
of Festus, MO and her great-nephew Justin G. Hylton of Dalton, GA. We
will all greatly miss our spirited, generous, witty and gracious “Mary Fitz”.
The family of Ms. Fitzgerald would like to thank each member of the
Delmar Gardens staff and the Pathways Hospice staff (especially hospice
nurse Christina D.), each of whom lovingly cared for her at the end of her
life.
A memorial service and life celebration will be announced at a later
date, following a private interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Memorials maybe made to: THE SERRA CLUB OF ST. LOUIS, 5200 GLENNON DRIVE, ST.
LOUIS, MISSOURI 63119.
DONATIONS
The Serra Club of St. Louis5200 Glennon Drive, St Louis, Missouri 63119
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