Lawrence G. Fitzpatrick
06/16/2010Lawrence G. Fitzpatrick,
87, formerly of Olive Avenue, DuBois, died Tuesday at Christ the King
Manor, DuBois.
He was born Jan. 9, 1923 in DuBois, a son of the late George
and Velma McMaster Fitzpatrick. On Nov. 11, 1946, he was married to
June D. DeWyer Fitzpatrick. She preceded him in death in August of 2004.
He served in the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant for the Airborne division
in the European Theater during World War II. He was awarded the Purple
Heart, two Bronze Stars, the Silver Star and various other military
awards.
He retired from Penelec; prior to that, he worked in the
family sheet metal business for many years.
He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic
Church. He was also a past member of the James J. Patterson Post 813
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the George D. Montgomery American Legion
Post 17 in DuBois. He enjoyed Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.
Survivors include a daughter, Wendy Hanslovan of DuBois;
three sisters, Rose Marie (Walter) Rafferty of Jacksonville, Fla., Marion
(Keith) Smith of Rockville, Md., and Rita (Eugene) Martini of DuBois;
two brothers, James Fitzpatrick of DuBois and Earl Fitzpatrick of Mechanicsburg
and two granddaughters
He was also preceded in death by a son, Larry Fitzpatrick and two sisters,
Betty Cavalier and Barbara Fitzpatrick.
FITZPATRICK: Lawrence G., formerly of Olive Avenue, DuBois, died
June 15, 2010. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today
at the Goble-Baronick Funeral Home Inc., DuBois. A Scriptural Wake Service
will be held at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home. The DuBois Area Honor
Guard will conduct a ritual service at 9:15 a.m. Thursday at the funeral
home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday
at St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr.
Richard Siefer as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Catherine's Cemetery
where full military honors will be accorded by the members of the DuBois
Area Honor Guard. Memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American
Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.
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courtesy Ed & Lana London)
Grave marker for Lawrence G.
Fitzpatrick in Saint Catherine's Cemetery, Du
Bois (Clearfield County), Pennsylvania
Lawrence registered for the
draft in DuBois, PA on 30 June 1942 and ws
inducted into the Army at Altoona, PA on 19
October 1942.
On 18 January 1950, Lawrence
submitted this application for the
Pennsylvania WWII Veterans Bonus. He
was credited for 15 months of domestic
service and 22 moths of foreign duty netting
him a $480 bonus.
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