Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Fitzpatrick) Gorsuch, a 33 year resident of Malden and former longtime resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a lengthy illness. She was 81 years old.
Betty was born in Boston on October 27, 1932, a daughter of the late Edward J. Fitzpatrick and Helen (Manning) Fitzpatrick. She grew up in Charlestown where she was educated in the Boston Public School system. Betty was a homemaker most of her adult life and took pride in caring for her husband and daughter.
Betty is the beloved wife of 64 years to Thomas O. Gorsuch. She is the devoted mother of Sheila Gorsuch Sillari of Malden. She is the loving Nana to Charles Sillari Jr. and his wife Laurie of Wakefield and Lindsay Blumsack and her husband Brian of Stoneham and her great-grandchildren Charlie, Sofia, Matthew Sillari and Robby Blumsack. She is the beloved sister of Marion Hughes, Ann Fitzpatrick, Robert Fitzpatrick, Joseph Fitzpatrick and the late Helen Geno, Dorothy Pratt, Edward, William, John, Warren, Paul, Gerald and Francis Fitzpatrick. She is the loving God mother to Charles Pratt of Charlestown and survived by many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Betty's Funeral on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 9 A.M. from The Carr Funeral Home, 220 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown followed by her Funeral Mass in St. Francis De Sales Church, 313 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown at 10 A.M. Burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden. Visiting hours Friday, June 20, 2014 from 4 to 8 P.M. in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make a memorial donation in Betty's name to ALS Association, Massachusetts Chapter, 315 Norwood Park South, First Floor, Norwood, Mass. 02062.