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Claire Fitzgerald Obituary

Claire M. Fitzgerald
Naugatuck - Claire M. (Marrone) Fitzgerald, age 85, loving wife of William E. Fitzgerald, passed away peacefully at Waterbury Hospital on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street, Naugatuck. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Watertown. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 10-11 a.m., prior to the service. To send an online condolence, share a memory, or view the entire obituary, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com .

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Published by Republican American on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Feb

3

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Naugatuck Valley Memorial - Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home

240 North Main Street, CT 06770

Feb

3

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Naugatuck Valley Memorial - Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home

240 North Main Street, CT 06770

Feb

3

Service

12:00 p.m.

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Platt Road, CT 06795

Funeral services provided by:

Naugatuck Valley Memorial - Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home

240 N Main St, Naugatuck, CT 06770

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