Fitzgerald, Gertrude F.

1934 - 2022  (88 years)

• Name	Fitzgerald, Gertrude F.
  Birth	1 Nov 1934	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 01a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 02, page 01a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	FITZ.G001
  _FGRAVE	246205710
  Death	4 Dec 2022	Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterGreenville, Bond County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Kirkland Cemetery, Montgomery County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I26741	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Fitzgerald, Addison 'Addie',   b. 15 Jun 1898, Illinois d. 8 Sep 1954 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Allwood, Bessie M.,   b. 14 Dec 1910, Missouri d. 13 Apr 1972 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F11442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fry, Thomas Charles
  Family ID	F19491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Nov 1934 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 4 Dec 2022 - Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterGreenville, Bond County, Illinois Burial - - Kirkland Cemetery, Montgomery County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  GF. F. Fertrude F. Fry, age 88 of Sorento, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Greenville. Funeral will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2022, at the Donnell - Wiegand Funeral Home in Greenville. Interment will follow at Kirkland Cemetery, Sorento, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Donnell - Wiegand Funeral Home in Greenville. Memorials may be made to the Sorento Baptist Church. Gertrude Fitzgerald, the daughter of Addie and Bessie Mae (Allwood) Fitzgerald, was born November 1, 1934 in Flora, Illinois. She was raised in Clay City, attended the local schools, and graduated from Clay City High School with the Class of 1954. Gertrude worked at Watson's Drug Store in Olney, Illinois, then got married and moved to Granite City, Illinois. Gertrude and Thomas Charles Fry were united in marriage on May 29, 1954 in Olney, Illinois. They started a family in Granite City and moved to Sorento, Illinois in the 1970's. She worked for Hampton's Nursing Home for 37 years. Gertrude and Thomas were members of the Sorento Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her parents, husband Thomas Charles Fry in 1985, son Jeffery J. Fry, son Robert Lee Fry, and siblings: Irma Webb, Velda Mae Kimmerle, Billy Webb, and grandson Harvey Fry, and great-grandson Leon Fry.

  
  

• Sources

  [S225] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 02, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 2). [S15662] https://findagrave.com, Obituary, Fry, Gertrude F., 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246205710/gertrude-f-fry) (Reliability: 2). [S7454] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fitzgerald, Bessie M. and Addie, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24199857/addison-fitzgerald), none. (Reliability: 2).