Theora Olivieri Fitzmorris' Obituary
Theora Olivieri Fitzmorris passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at the age 83 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.
Beloved wife of Lawrence C. Fitzmorris for 61 years. Mother of David Lawrence Fitzmorris (wife Barbara), Paula Gail Fitzmorris Ellis (late husband Joseph), Linda Kay Fitzmorris Maureau (husband David), and the late Brenda Jane Fitzmorris. Grandmother of David Louis Fitzmorris, Christopher Lawrence Fitzmorris (wife Fawn), Nicholas Shawn Fitzmorris (wife Melanie), Ashley Lynn Maureau, Kaylee Marie Maureau and Ashlie Gail Ellis. She is also survived by five great grandchildren.
She was a graduate of Loyola University in 1950, served as a Medical Technician and retired from Sunrise Pediatrics. She was a member of Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church. A native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Covington, LA for the past 25 years.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral service from E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM. Visitation on Wednesday from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM and on Thursday from 9:00 AM until service time. Interment in Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery.
The family would like to thank the staff of Forest Manor Nursing Home and St. Tammany Hospice who cared for her over the years.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 6417, Alexandria, LA 71307-6417 (www.alz.org).
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