FITZGERALD, Shirley R. (nee Rehm) 1924-2006

FITZGERALD, REHM, HEIFNER

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 5/24/2006 at 20:00:58

A Memorial Service for Shirley Ruth (Rehm) Fitzgerald, age 81, of Osage, and formerly of Iowa Falls, was held on Friday, May 19, 2006, at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, with Rev. John Moser officiating.

Shirley passed away in her sleep on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Shirley was born September 13, 1924, at Hebron, North Dakota, the daughter of Martha (Heifner) and Harry C. Rehm, Sr.

She spent a 40 year career in nursing, working in doctor's offices, hospital OB-Gyn and psych departments, and finally in geriatric care. Her last three years were spent in the facility from which she retired, and where her own late mother had lived. Per her wishes, her body was donated to the University of Iowa.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents Martha and Harry C. Rehm, Sr.; two older brothers, Fred Rehm and Harry Rehm, Jr.; and her ex-husband, Robert Lowell Fitzgerald.

She is survived by a sister, Maryella Menely of Portland, Oregon; her only son, Michael K. Fitzgerald of San Francisco, California; numerous cousins, co-workers, and friends throughout the United States.

Arrangements were made by the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, Iowa -- Phone: (641) 732-3706.

[ Original version posted May 24, 2006 on www.mcpress.com - Mitchell County Press ]