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Barbara G. Fitzmaurice

Published: November 1, 2013 4 Condolences

Barbara

1942 – 2013

Putnam – Barbara (Meyer) Fitzmaurice, 71, of Providence Pike, died Monday, October 28, 2013 at UMass Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Thomas C. Fitzmaurice for 43 years.  Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Craft) Meyer.

Barb spent her life caring for others.  She was a nurse at New Britain General Hospital, the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain and worked as a visiting nurse for the last ten years of her career in Ohio. She was a member of Interfaith Stitchers and loved swimming at Koinonia, where she made many wonderful friends.  She enjoyed crosswords, sewing, reading, gardening and playing Spider Solitaire on her computer.  She loved spending time with her three cats, Sandy, Taffy, and Gabby.

In addition to her husband, Barb is survived by her son Sean Fitzmaurice and his wife Gwenn Gaumond of Woodstock, CT and her daughters, Kathy Fancher and her fiancé John Flick of Madison, OH, and Kelly Fitzmaurice of Bristol, CT. Barb also leaves behind four step children, Michelle and her husband Mark Byram of Madison, OH, Tom and his wife Diane Fitzmaurice of Cleveland, OH, Laura and her husband Boyd Arrington of Perryburg, OH and Tim and his wife Patty Fitzmaurice of Elyria, OH. She took great pride in her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also had several special nieces and nephews. Barb was predeceased by her sisters Doris Kubiak and Florence “Flossie” Samida and by her furry companions, Dusty and Dandy

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Barbara’s family from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam, followed by a Funeral Service at 11:30 am in the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For memorial guestbook visit www.GilmanAndValade.com.

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Condolence Messages

  1. Mike Kubiak

    November 1, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Aunt Barbara..I’m sorry I couldn’t make that last ride to see you before you had to go…but actually you aren’t gone…you live in our hearts forever…

  2. Michelle Byram

    November 1, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    Barb will forever hold a special place in my heart and will be dearly missed.

  3. Angie Atwood

    November 5, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    Barbara, my dear friend for 39 yrs what wonderful memories I have of all the yrs we have remained friends even though we were miles apart we still kept in touch by phone n most recently email what’ a wonderful visit we had at the beach last summer.thank u for being such a great friend.u will be truly missed but will always have a special place in my heart luv u.now. N forever, A

  4. Lynn Singleton

    November 9, 2013 at 9:31 am

    I miss Barbara terribly at swimming class. She and I often shared information and support on our chronic illness, RA. We also talked a lot about her cats, food and of course “the garden”. She was a great lady. God bless your family.

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