| Funeral Mass for A. Donald Fitzgerald,
79, of Willowick, will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Magdalene
Church, 460 E. 321 St., Willowick.
Mr. Fitzgerald died Jan. 16, 2007, at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland.
Born Nov. 8, 1927, in Detroit, Mich., he had lived in Cleveland before
moving to Willowick 51 years ago. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World
War II, serving in the Seabee Construction Battalion. He was a Grand
Knight of Columbus 4th degree member in Willowick, race car driver/owner
of stock car No. 4, a St. Mary Magdalene parishioner and usher for more
than 30 years, member of American Legion Post 678, and President of
Laketran.
Mr. Fitzgerald served as Willowick mayor for three terms from 1989 to
1995, Willowick police officer from 1956 to 1962, served as Willowick
Council President, was a Councilman for seven years, and served as
Willowick Service Director from 1977 through the 1980s and from 2000 to
2001. He also worked as a detective from 1974 to 1977 for Lake County
Prosecutor Paul H. Mitrovich, was the owner of Fitzgerald Private
Ambulance Service from 1962 to 1975 and Fitzgerald Air Ambulance from
1967 to 1974. Mr. Fitzgerald was a great contributor to the city and
county. He will be dearly missed by all of his loved ones.
Survivors are his wife, Bernadette T. "Betty" (Lalumiere); children,
Martin, Carol (Don) Schedler, Ed (Terry), Donald (Darcy), Susan (Barry)
Rubin, Bruce (Mary) and Judy (Rob) Williams; daughter-in-law, Geraldine
Fitzgerald; son-in-law, James St. John; 16 grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren. His children, Donna St. John and Ronald Fitzgerald,
are deceased. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at
Monreal Funeral Home, 35400 Curtis Blvd., Eastlake. Burial will be in
Mentor Cemetery. The family suggests contributions be made to Hospice of
the Western Reserve, 300 E. 185th St., Cleveland, OH 44119, or the
Alzheimer's Association. Online at www.monreal.com.
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