William Fitzgerald

William "Bill" Fitzgerald (CW3 Army Ret.), 76, passed away September 18, 2015 at his home in Elizabethtown. He was born on September 25, 1938 in Owensboro to William S. and Evalena Waltrip Fitzgerald.

Bill retired from military service after more than twenty years in the U.S. Army and three Vietnam tours of duty. He then retired as a Field Engineer Manager for General Dynamics. Bill loved fishing, NASCAR and his dogs. His reputation as a great griller served him well as a volunteer cook at "Warm Blessings" in Elizabethtown. Bill was also a talented handyman installing wooden flooring and fixing whatever needed to be fixed.

He was preceded in death by both parents as well as three of his sisters: Ina Ruth Freels, Ida Elizabeth Ford, and Nora Marie Fitzgerald.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Patricia VanWinkle Fitzgerald; children: son, Jeffrey L. Fitzgerald (Jennifer) of Ridgefield, CT; daughter, Jennifer Aleshire (Vernon) of Elizabethtown; a sister, Mary Evelyn Ray of Leitchfield; three grandsons: Kevin and Jesse Aleshire and Noah Fitzgerald; and four greatgrandchildren: Ethan, Jocelyn Tillie, Lyla, and Elliot Aleshire.

The funeral will be at 12 noon on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 in the chapel at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and from 10:00 am Wednesday at the funeral home. Roger Freels, a nephew, will officiate along with Glenn Amerson. Entombment at Owensboro Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made to the "Wounded Warrior" fund and Hospice.