TEWKSBURY: Elsie M. (Goode) Fitzgerald, age 72, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at her home in Chelmsford.
She was the wife of Winthrop S. Fitzgerald who died April 10, 1995.
Born in Lowell on March 15, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Francis A. and Elsie M. (Griffiths) Goode.
Mrs. Fitzgerald was raised and educated in Lowell. She attended St. Patrick’s Grammar School and was graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in 1949. Mrs. Fitzgerald continued her education at the former Lowell Commercial College.
Prior to her retirement in 1995, she was employed as a secretary at U.S.C.I. of Billerica, a division of C.R. Bard Company.
She was a resident of the Summer Place Retirement Residence of Chelmsford for the past 2 years.
Mrs. Fitzgerald previously lived in Tewksbury for over 40 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tewksbury.
She is survived by 1 son; Marc W. Fitzgerald and his wife Diane (Tricone) of Dracut; 1 daughter; Gayle E. Casteel and her husband David of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Calling hours Sunday 3-6 p.m. at the FARMER & DEE FUNERAL HOME, 16 LEE ST., TEWKSBURY. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment at Tewksbury Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions the First Baptist Church, 1500 Andover St., Tewksbury, MA 01876 are appreciated.