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John Fitch Obituary
John was born on March 22, 1938 in Berea, Ohio, the oldest son of Helen (Burk) and Louis Fitch. He married Linda McDermott and had two daughters; Karen Newrones (Brad) and Bonnie Lane (Brendan); and five grandchildren; Cameron and Allison Newrones, Ryan, Katie, and Eileen Lane.
John graduated from Springfield South High School in 1956, then attended Wittenberg University, graduating in 1960. After college he became a lieutenant in the Air Force serving from 1961 to 1965. After serving in the Air Force he started a career with IBM, where he worked and later consulted for an astounding 58 years.
Services will be private. There will be a casual celebration of John's life, contact the family for details.
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Doug & Mary Lueskow
January 16, 2025
Met John and Linda in 1965 when John was my husband's (Doug) navigator in the Air Force stationed at Griffiss Air Force base. We shared a few meals together when the crew was on alert. Nobody even complained when I cooked deep fried chicken for the first time and it wasn't completely cooked, being a newlywed and new to cooking, The last time we saw John was in April 2013 when we were in DC for a friend's burial in Arlington.
Thank you, Bonnie, for your note, appreciate you letting us know of his passing. Sorry for your loss. Mary & Doug Lueskow
Jim Shaw
September 8, 2024
I had the chance to know John for 30 years and shared an office for 10. He was a class person
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