James ‘Jim’ Anthony FitzgeraldJames “Jim” Anthony Fitzgerald, 79, formerly of Kimmell, died at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at Mason Health Care Facility in Warsaw.
Jim was born June 1, 1943, in Mentone, to Iris Charlotte Luckenbill Fitzgerald and Thomas Francis Fitzgerald. In 1962, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany until his honorable discharge in 1963.
In 1963, Jim married Shirley Zehner in Plymouth. Jim later married Sharon Metz on March 17, 2008; she died in 2012.
Jim’s life will be celebrated with a funeral service at 1 p.m. Friday, March 3 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. A graveside service will follow at Mentone Cemetery in Mentone, with military rites conducted by members of the American Legion Post #49, V.F.W. #1126 and active duty members of the Army Honor Guard.
Friends and family may visit prior to the service from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be directed to the American Heart Association, 6500 Technology Center Drive, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46278.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
