Mildred Fitzgerald, age 88, completed her journey on this earth in comfort and peace surrounded by family and the loving staff at the Ellen & Peter Johnson Hospice Care in Madison on Monday, March 9, 2009.
She was born to Irvan and Florence (nee Truckey) Labine in Pound, WI on May 14, 1920.
Millie graduated valedictorian of Coleman High School, Class of 1938.
She married John E. Fitzgerald on July 5, 1942 in Glendale, Calif. She raised her family in Manitowoc, WI as a member of St. Boniface Parish and worked at Holy Family Hospital. She later owned and operated Millie's Park Cafe and subsequently retired to Albuquerque, N.M. where she enjoyed volunteering at the Barrett House Women's Shelter and helping those in need. She spent her final years in Prairie du Sac.
As a strong and fiercely independent woman, Millie quenched her never-ending thirst for knowledge through her love of the written word and fed her insatiable appetite for exploration by traveling from Alaska to Africa. She expanded her heart by seeing the world through other's eyes and tended her spirit through her sharing with others.
She is survived by sister Alveda Goertz of Manitowoc, WI;
brother Clement Labine of Little Rock, Ark.;
eight children: Mary (Jack) Kleiber of Seattle, Washington; Sharon (Luka) Mulenga of Lusaka, Zambia, Africa; Kathy Wright of Boca Raton, Florida; Barbara (Lawrence) Obrien of Carp Ontario, Canada; Renee (Douglas) Downing of Pittsville; Colleen (Jon) Loritz of Valders; John (Sandy) Fitzgerald of Montello; and Kevin (Lori) Fitzgerald of Prairie du Sac;
22 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Millie was preceded in death by her parents; husband John Fitzgerald; life partner Casimir Flejter; infant brother and two brothers Clayton Labine, Harold Lester Labine and sister Sylvia Charlton.
A service to celebrate Millie's life will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, at The Pfeffer Funeral Home, 928 S. 14th Street, Manitowoc. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services.
©The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, WI notice.
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She was born to Irvan and Florence (nee Truckey) Labine in Pound, WI on May 14, 1920.
Millie graduated valedictorian of Coleman High School, Class of 1938.
She married John E. Fitzgerald on July 5, 1942 in Glendale, Calif. She raised her family in Manitowoc, WI as a member of St. Boniface Parish and worked at Holy Family Hospital. She later owned and operated Millie's Park Cafe and subsequently retired to Albuquerque, N.M. where she enjoyed volunteering at the Barrett House Women's Shelter and helping those in need. She spent her final years in Prairie du Sac.
As a strong and fiercely independent woman, Millie quenched her never-ending thirst for knowledge through her love of the written word and fed her insatiable appetite for exploration by traveling from Alaska to Africa. She expanded her heart by seeing the world through other's eyes and tended her spirit through her sharing with others.
She is survived by sister Alveda Goertz of Manitowoc, WI;
brother Clement Labine of Little Rock, Ark.;
eight children: Mary (Jack) Kleiber of Seattle, Washington; Sharon (Luka) Mulenga of Lusaka, Zambia, Africa; Kathy Wright of Boca Raton, Florida; Barbara (Lawrence) Obrien of Carp Ontario, Canada; Renee (Douglas) Downing of Pittsville; Colleen (Jon) Loritz of Valders; John (Sandy) Fitzgerald of Montello; and Kevin (Lori) Fitzgerald of Prairie du Sac;
22 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Millie was preceded in death by her parents; husband John Fitzgerald; life partner Casimir Flejter; infant brother and two brothers Clayton Labine, Harold Lester Labine and sister Sylvia Charlton.
A service to celebrate Millie's life will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, at The Pfeffer Funeral Home, 928 S. 14th Street, Manitowoc. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services.
©The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, WI notice.
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Mildred Fitzgerald, age 88, completed her journey on this earth in comfort and peace surrounded by family and the loving staff at the Ellen & Peter Johnson Hospice Care in Madison on Monday, March 9, 2009.
She was born to Irvan and Florence (nee Truckey) Labine in Pound, WI on May 14, 1920.
Millie graduated valedictorian of Coleman High School, Class of 1938.
She married John E. Fitzgerald on July 5, 1942 in Glendale, Calif. She raised her family in Manitowoc, WI as a member of St. Boniface Parish and worked at Holy Family Hospital. She later owned and operated Millie's Park Cafe and subsequently retired to Albuquerque, N.M. where she enjoyed volunteering at the Barrett House Women's Shelter and helping those in need. She spent her final years in Prairie du Sac.
As a strong and fiercely independent woman, Millie quenched her never-ending thirst for knowledge through her love of the written word and fed her insatiable appetite for exploration by traveling from Alaska to Africa. She expanded her heart by seeing the world through other's eyes and tended her spirit through her sharing with others.
She is survived by sister Alveda Goertz of Manitowoc, WI;
brother Clement Labine of Little Rock, Ark.;
eight children: Mary (Jack) Kleiber of Seattle, Washington; Sharon (Luka) Mulenga of Lusaka, Zambia, Africa; Kathy Wright of Boca Raton, Florida; Barbara (Lawrence) Obrien of Carp Ontario, Canada; Renee (Douglas) Downing of Pittsville; Colleen (Jon) Loritz of Valders; John (Sandy) Fitzgerald of Montello; and Kevin (Lori) Fitzgerald of Prairie du Sac;
22 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Millie was preceded in death by her parents; husband John Fitzgerald; life partner Casimir Flejter; infant brother and two brothers Clayton Labine, Harold Lester Labine and sister Sylvia Charlton.
A service to celebrate Millie's life will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, at The Pfeffer Funeral Home, 928 S. 14th Street, Manitowoc. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services.
©The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, WI notice.
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She was born to Irvan and Florence (nee Truckey) Labine in Pound, WI on May 14, 1920.
Millie graduated valedictorian of Coleman High School, Class of 1938.
She married John E. Fitzgerald on July 5, 1942 in Glendale, Calif. She raised her family in Manitowoc, WI as a member of St. Boniface Parish and worked at Holy Family Hospital. She later owned and operated Millie's Park Cafe and subsequently retired to Albuquerque, N.M. where she enjoyed volunteering at the Barrett House Women's Shelter and helping those in need. She spent her final years in Prairie du Sac.
As a strong and fiercely independent woman, Millie quenched her never-ending thirst for knowledge through her love of the written word and fed her insatiable appetite for exploration by traveling from Alaska to Africa. She expanded her heart by seeing the world through other's eyes and tended her spirit through her sharing with others.
She is survived by sister Alveda Goertz of Manitowoc, WI;
brother Clement Labine of Little Rock, Ark.;
eight children: Mary (Jack) Kleiber of Seattle, Washington; Sharon (Luka) Mulenga of Lusaka, Zambia, Africa; Kathy Wright of Boca Raton, Florida; Barbara (Lawrence) Obrien of Carp Ontario, Canada; Renee (Douglas) Downing of Pittsville; Colleen (Jon) Loritz of Valders; John (Sandy) Fitzgerald of Montello; and Kevin (Lori) Fitzgerald of Prairie du Sac;
22 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Millie was preceded in death by her parents; husband John Fitzgerald; life partner Casimir Flejter; infant brother and two brothers Clayton Labine, Harold Lester Labine and sister Sylvia Charlton.
A service to celebrate Millie's life will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, at The Pfeffer Funeral Home, 928 S. 14th Street, Manitowoc. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services.
©The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, WI notice.
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