Mrs. Martha Katherine FitzGerald

Martha K. FitzGerald died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on June 12, 2023 in Towson, MD. Martha was the beloved wife of the late Paul F. FitzGerald and is survived by her four cherished sons, Vincent FitzGerald and his wife Jean, Patrick FitzGerald and his wife Lauri, Robert FitzGerald and his wife Susan & William FitzGerald and his wife Colleen. She is also survived by her seven loving grandchildren, Kelly FitzGerald and her husband Mike, Greg FitzGerald and his wife Molly, Hillary Gilson and her husband Corey, Nate FitzGerald and his husband Mike, Liam FitzGerald and his wife Jenna, Kieran FitzGerald, and Darby FitzGerald. Martha is predeceased by her parents, Maxwell and Mary Frances Williamson, and her sisters Mary Maxine Sullivan, Frances Warren and Nancy Grieb. She is also survived by her eight great-grandchildren and many dear nieces and nephews. At the time of her passing, she was 97. Martha, affectionately called “Mart” by her children, “Gram” by her grandchildren, and “Marty” by her friends, was born & grew up in Flushing, NY. She graduated from the College of Misericordia and then taught second grade at Sacred Heart Elementary school in Bayside, NY. She met her future husband, Paul F. FitzGerald, a naval officer, in Flushing, NY through an introduction from a close friend. They were married in December of 1950 in Flushing, NY. She and Paul spent 20 years as a Navy family, moving from New York to various Naval bases along the U.S. East Coast, including Glen Cove, NY, Charleston SC, Westfield, NJ, Newport, RI and Annapolis, MD, among others. They relocated to Towson, MD in the 1960s during Paul’s last tour of duty in Baltimore, where they remained and raised their family. Martha restarted her teaching career as a third-grade teacher in the Baltimore County school system, then as a teaching assistant at the Greenspring Montessori School, and as a volunteer at Calvert Hall College H.S. Throughout her life, she focused on taking care of her family. She enjoyed playing tennis at the Valley Country Club, cruising the family’s 40’ sailboat, Alert, on the Chesapeake Bay, and later in life playing bridge, writing and walking her Boston Terrier, Beans. Most recently, she resided at the Pickersgill Retirement Community in Towson, and enjoyed her time there with many friends. A devout Catholic, Martha was a parishioner of the Church of the Immaculate Conception since the family moved to Baltimore in 1966. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 200 Ware Avenue, Towson, MD 21204 on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 11AM. In lieu of flowers, the family will appreciate contributions to the Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21031.

Mrs. Martha Katherine FitzGerald

January 3, 1926 - June 12, 2023