RUTH FITZPATRICK

FITZPATRICK, Ruth Of Dedham, formerly of Brighton and Jamaica Plain, passed away peacefully, on September 3, 2023, at age 90. Ruth was born to Charles and Edith Wheeler on their farm in North Reading. She was predeceased by her dear siblings, Helen Porter, Alice Milbury and Edward Wheeler. Beloved wife of the late Cornelius Fitzpatrick; they raised their six children in Brighton, Susan DeBacker (Matthew) of Athens, Georgia, Pamela Fadden (Robert) of Dedham, Michael Fitzpatrick (Susan) of Windsor, California, Charles Fitzpatrick of Jamaica Plain, Betsy Fitzpatrick (Harry Grill) of Brookline and Kate Fitzpatrick (Itzhak Perry) of Cambridge. Cornelius passed away in 1972. Ruth took great pride in her 20-year teaching career, many of those years spent at the Rogers Middle School in Hyde Park. In 1991, she married Anthony Macolini and they enjoyed many happy years together, until his passing in 2004. Ruth's love for her family was boundless. In addition to her children, she leaves 11 adoring grandchildren, Jason, Bartholomew, Gregory, Todd, Chris, Emily, Nick, Evan, Lauren, Avery and Corey and 13 great-grandchildren, all of whom will forever treasure tender and loving memories of mom, grandma and GG. Visitation from 9:00 to 10:00am, on Monday, September 18, at the Lehman Reen McNamara Funeral Home, 63 Chestnut Hill Avenue, BRIGHTON, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30am, at St. Columbkille Church, 321 Market Street, Brighton. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton. Lehman Reen & McNamara 617-782-1000