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Marjorie Irene Fritz
Arlin and Marjorie met and were married in 1943. Together they had three daughters. Arlin was in the military so they traveled to many places. They settled in California for 15 years, Minnesota for 20 years and finally in Mill Creek, WA for 20 years.
Mom was a very giving and loving person. She took in strangers, helped raise her grandchildren and raised her great-grandson until he was 19. She gave money willingly to those who needed it. She gave everything to her family and friends. She was called Mom by many because they never knew her name, as she was introduced by her daughter Judy as Mom.
In the last five years Judy had the chance to get to know her mom as her equal. It has been our privilege to care for her. She had a great sense of humor that showed through. She will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by husband, Arlin; two daughters, Sandra and Sue; and her parents.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy (Stan) Crane; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
Services will be held at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 9225 212th St. SE, Snohomish, WA 98296, on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 11 a.m.
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Teri Bosch
June 3, 2011
I first met Marjorie Fritz in 1986 when I began to date her grandson, Joe. He had recently moved to Washington from Missouri and stayed briefly at his grandparents home in Redmond.
I had a 2 year old son when Joe and I met. We were a few weeks into dating and it was time to go to the Fritz home for dinner and meet the family. My first impression of Marjorie: She had the longest hair I’d ever seen AND she didn’t look old enough to be a Grannie. Marjorie made us feel at home as soon as we arrived. My two year old was rambunctious and I was a nervous wreck. Their home was beautiful, immaculate and had oodles of knickknacks within his reach. Marjorie insisted there wasn’t anything he could hurt. Those words were barely out of her mouth when a plant solarium went crashing to the floor. That day, I saw what I’ve seen for the last 25 years of marriage with Joe, Marjorie was on my son’s side. It was her fault for leaving it in a place he could get to.
I had lost all of my grandparents some time ago. I had jokingly told Marjorie that she was going to have to step in where they left off. She was honored to do so, she said. AND DID SHE. I never felt the lack of DNA, she always made me feel like family.
She once told me she always wanted to be a nurse, but started her own family and was THEIR nurse instead. Well, it seemed to fit her because there was never a lack of injuries that needed tending. She was a natural born caregiver.
The holiday family meals were epic. Side note: she made the best fried chicken around, seriously!
Even at Grannie’s sickest, she still cared and worried about her families well being. How were WE all getting along?
She knew where she was going and said she was ready to go. Very matter of factly. She never sugar coated anything. You always knew how she felt about something because she told you. I admire that trait.
I find comfort in knowing where she is now. Together with Arlin, Sandy, Sue and so many other family members and friends that left before she did.
I will love and miss her always and feel so honored to have had her in my families life. She really was the heart of this family.
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