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Mary Kathleen “Kay” Fitzgerald

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Birth	:	10 Sep 1939 Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Aug 2020 Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Saint James Cemetery, Clare, Webster County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5691986, -94.3644028
Description	:	Mary Kathleen "Kay" Fitzgerald September 10, 1939 ~ August 1, 2020 Mary Kathleen "Kay" Fitzgerald, age 80, passed away of natural causes, on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at St. Patrick's Hospital, Missoula, Mont. Kay will be interred on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Saint James Cemetery in Clare, Iowa. Her grave will be located directly between her parents, Edward Peter and Kathleen Mary Fitzgerald, and her little sister, Elaine Fitzgerald. A long time Madison, Wis., resident, Kay was born in Armstrong, Iowa, on Sept. 10, 1939, to Edward and Kathleen (Callahan) Fitzgerald. She graduated... Read More	Mary Kathleen "Kay" Fitzgerald September 10, 1939 ~ August 1, 2020 Mary Kathleen "Kay" Fitzgerald, age 80, passed away of natural causes, on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at St. Patrick's Hospital, Missoula, Mont. Kay will be interred on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Saint James Cemetery in Clare, Iowa. Her grave will be located directly between her parents, Edward Peter and Kathleen Mary Fitzgerald, and her little sister, Elaine Fitzgerald. A long time Madison, Wis., resident, Kay was born in Armstrong, Iowa, on Sept. 10, 1939, to Edward and Kathleen (Callahan) Fitzgerald. She graduated from Armstrong High School in 1957 and attended Briar Cliff College, Sioux City, Iowa, attaining a degree in Business Education with an emphasis in Accounting in 1961. She married Donald Severson of Ruthven, Iowa, on June 9, 1963. They had two children, Thomas John in 1966 and Diane Marie in 1969. They lived in Emmetsburg and Madrid, Iowa, and two summers in Greeley, Colo., before relocating to Madison, Wis., in December 1972. Kay lived and worked in Madison for the next 41 years, before following Tom out to Missoula, Mont., for her retirement. Kay worked at Ray-o-Vac Corp. for a brief stint once her children were in elementary school, before becoming a legal secretary for the Madison law firm Bakken, Feifarek and Taylor. In the late 1980s she began working as a payroll clerk and librarian for the Biochemistry department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she remained until her retirement in 2008. Kay was a very musical person, having played the piano and bassoon from an early age. While still in school she began playing the organ for St. Mary's Catholic Church in Armstrong. She played the organ for many churches over the years: Our Lady Queen of Peace, St. Mary's Hospital, St. James' and most notably, St. Joseph's Church, all of Madison. She had a beautiful soprano voice and sang in church, the UW Choral Union and the Diocesan Choir of Madison. She played the organ and occasionally sang for many a wedding and funeral over the years. Kay was always smiling and had a kind word for everyone. She loved to laugh and share funny things on Facebook. She got the gift of the gab through her Irish heritage and was always available for a chat. She was the living embodiment of her favorite prayer, "The Prayer of St. Francis": She brought love, hope, light, and joy to the world. She always consoled, understood and loved everyone. She pardoned everyone, and gave everything. It is in dying that she is born to eternal life. She is preceded in death by her parents; her beloved brother, Eugene Fitzgerald; and her niece, Colleen McNamara. She is survived by her two children, Tom (Barb) Severson, Missoula, Mont., and Diane Severson (Magnus) Mori, London, UK; her grandsons, Samuel Fitzgerald Severson and Dante Igino Mori; her sister-in-law, Marjorie Fitzgerald; and many cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends. She was a second mother to many. She will be missed by so many. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Kay's name to St. Patrick Hospital, c/o Providence Montana Health Foundation, 502 W. Spruce St, Missoula MT, 59802, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1905 W. Beltline Highway, Madison, WI, 59713, Briar Cliff University, 3303 Rebecca St., Sioux City, IA, 51104, or the American Diabetes Association. [Source: Wisconsin State Journal; August 6, 2020]

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Mary Kathleen “Kay” Fitzgerald's memorial is located at: Saint James Cemetery, Clare, Webster County, USA.
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Mary Kathleen “Kay” Fitzgerald death on 1 Aug 2020 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 42.5691986
Longitude: -94.3644028

Family Members:

Parent

Edward Peter Fitzgerald

(1893 - 1961)

Kathleen Mary Callahan Fitzgerald

(1900 - 1988)

Spouse

Siblings

Eugene Francis Fitzgerald

(1931 - 2000)

Elaine Mary Fitzgerald

(1934 - 1936)

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