Sheila B. Fitzpatrick

June 6, 1924 - September 21, 2013

Sheila B. Fitzpatrick June 6, 1923 - September 21, 2013 Former Corvallis resident Sheila B. Fitzpatrick died Saturday at Joanna's Elder Care in Corvallis. She was 90. Sheila was born in County Laois, Ireland to James and Margaret (Mollney) Fitzpatrick, then moved to Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1933 following her mother’s death. She loved being Irish and her cousins Martin McCann ( Ireland) and Helen Hefferman (Canada) are her closest living relatives. After being named valedictorian in high school, she attended Anna Maria College and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a mathematics major in 1948. She worked for Catholic Charities in New York as a social worker for two years, then began her professional career at Metropolitan Life Insurance company, where she worked until 1988. After retirement, Sheila moved to Philomath and later to Corvallis. Sheila was a Master Gardener. She also enjoyed photography and bridge. She was an active member of St. Mary's parish in Corvallis and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. A rosary and eulogies will be held Wednesday, October 2, at 7:00 pm at DeMoss Duran Funeral Home, followed by a Wake Service (Irish celebration for all her friends) at 3402 SW Knollbrook Ave in Corvallis. The funeral Mass will be at 10 AM Thursday, October 3, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, followed by a luncheon in the Upper Social Hall and burial at St. Mary’s cemetery. Flowers can be sent to Saint Mary’s Church.