Helen Margaret Davis Fitzgerald

Helen Margaret Davis Fitzgerald, age 94, of La Grande, died April 10, 2015 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral will be held on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in La Grande. Those who wish may make contributions in her memory to the Casey Eye Institute or the First Presbyterian Church.

Helen was born on September 1, 1920, the daughter of Merton Alonzo and Eleanor Grace (Hall) Davis at Hot Lake, Oregon. She attended schools in Union and graduated with the class of 1938 from Union High School. On September 3, 1939 she married James Patrick 'Pat' Fitzgerald in Union. They made their home in La Grande where they opened and operated a green house and flower shop. Helen enjoyed running the flower shop for many years and later was partners with her daughter, Julie. She worked well into her 80's. When her children were young she was a 4-H leader, a Brownie leader and a Cub Scout Den mother. She was very involved with her children and later her grandchildren, never missing an event or activity they were involved in. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Junior Art Research Club. She loved art aa was a wonderful painter.

Survivors include her children, Kathleen and Paul Curtis of Pendleton, Jeanne and Bill Firstenburg of Woodland, Washington, Brian David and Ella Fitzgerald of Dupont, Washington and Julie Ann and John Bodfish of La Grande; sisters, Carolyn and husband, Ron, Young of La Grande and Jody Pfeifer of Medford; grandchildren, James Choate-Deeds, Scott Deeds, Todd Spence, Jill Snyder, James Patrick Fitzgerald, Shea Marie Fitzgerald, Kipp Curtis, Mathew Curtis and his wife, Amber; Katelin Fitzgerald Lacoste, John Davis Bodfish, Erin Bodfish, Logan Joseph and Lindsey Moors; great grandchildren, Paxton, Camden, Chase, Hunter, Alana, Keanen, Justice, Aiden, Collins,Kayden, Kendall, Maddox and Jaxon. She was preceded in death by husband, Pat Fitzgerald, her son, Patrick and brother, Ermie Davis.

Arrangements were provided by Daniels~Knopp.

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