Donald Fitz Fitzpatrick Sr , October 17, 1930 — April 06, 2018

Donald Fitz Fitzpatrick Sr (Marquette, Michigan, MI) October 17, 1930 April 06, 2018 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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Birth date: October 17, 1930

Death date: April 06, 2018

Death place: Marquette, Michigan(MI), USA

Funeral Home: Fassbender Funeral Home

MARQUETTE, MI – Donald J. “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, Sr, age 87, of Marquette, entered eternal life Friday, April 6, 2018, at UP Health System-Marquette, in the loving, comforting care of his family. Born October 17, 1930, in Marquette, a son of James William and Sarah (White) Fitzpatrick, Sr., Don was raised in Marquette and entered the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. Upon his discharge, Don was employed as a merchant seaman on the Great Lakes for eighteen years.

One interesting sidelight,… Read More » Don was offered a position on the Edmund Fitzgerald, but turned down the offer and thereby avoided the tragic consequences that followed. During his whole life, Don was drawn to the Great Lakes and had great respect for their mighty, majestic beauty and awesome power. For the last twenty-three years of his working career, Don was employed at Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company as a Concentrating Plant attendant, retiring from the Tilden Mine.

Don was an avid walker, taking daily walks often up to ten miles, frequented the Big Boy on a daily basis, enjoyed fishing, but his greatest joy was attending his children’s and grandchildren’s sporting events. Don was an avid and devoted Detroit sports fan, rooting for the Pistons, Tigers, Red Wings, and Lions. Don is survived by his sons, Donald J. Fitzpatrick, Jr of Marquette and Douglas J. (Cindy Petrocik) Fitzpatrick, Sr of Negaunee; his grandchildren, Joshua Frye and Douglas J. (Lisa Staffaroni) Fitzpatrick, Jr; great-grandchildren, Mikinzee, Lea, Carter, and Grace Fitzpatrick; special friend, Bobbi Ann Frye; his siblings, James W. Fitzpatrick, Jr and Joan T. Blemberg; several nieces and nephews.

Don was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Glen Fitzpatrick; sister-in-law, Dolores Fitzpatrick; and brother-in-law, Joseph Blemberg. Arrangements for a memorial service at a later date will be announced. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Norlite Nursing Center Actvity Fund, 701 Homestead Street, Marquette, Michigan 49855.

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death notice Donald Fitz Fitzpatrick Sr October 17, 1930 — April 06, 2018

obituary notice Donald Fitz Fitzpatrick Sr October 17, 1930 — April 06, 2018

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