Elsie Fitzgerald 1926-2024

Elsie M. Fitzgerald, 97, of Spring Hill, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2 at Porter Funeral Home, Lenexa. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m.
Elsie was born Nov. 24, 1926 in rural Denison, to Loyd and Flossie (Renfro) Coleman. She graduated from Denison High School in 1945 as valedictorian. She taught school for several years in rural Jackson and Jefferson counties.
She was preceded in death by husbands Delber Robb (1956) and Robert Fitzgerald (1992); her parents; brothers, Everett, Wilbur and Dallas Coleman; and sisters, Shirley Jenson and Marjorie Todd.
She is survived by daughters Cindy (Steve) Gilbert, Omaha, Neb., and Janet (Keith) Hoggatt, Spring Hill; son Gary (Julie) Fitzgerald, Queen Creek, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and Daisy the cat.
In lieu of flowers the family asks for contributions to Community and Family Support Services, Inc., sent in care of Johnson County Aging and Human Services, 11811 S. Sunset Dr., Suite 1300, Olathe, KS 66061; or the Huntington’s Disease Society.
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