Edward F. Fitzsimmons

Edward was born in Chicago in 1954. He attended elementary school at Saint Juliana in Chicago and high school at Notre Dame in Morton Grove. His family moved to Wisconsin so Ed’s last year of high school was at Adams Friendship High School. He was proud, and boasted of being on the football team at Notre Dame. Ed moved back to Illinois.

Edward was very responsible and always held a job. As a teenager he worked in the kitchen at Bethany Terrace Nursing Home in Morton Grove, he was employed with UPS in Franklin Park from 1974 to 1997, and then went back to his trade as a Carpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Union Local 10 and then retired. After he retired, he still worked part-time at Circle K for over 6 years.

He loved spending time at the cottage in Wisconsin, enjoyed nature, animals, and loved being outdoors. Fishing and bird watching were among his favorites. Ed had a lot of patience to do small repairs and remodeling projects.

He was a good man with a gentle heart and a proud father and grandfather.

Edward is survived by his spouse of 31 years, Lesley Fitzsimmons; his children Patrick (Sarah) Fitzsimmons and Kelli Fitzsimmons; his stepdaughter, Carrie (Tom) Frederickson; his grandchildren, Stephen and Kenny; step-grandchildren, Layla and Dylan; as well as his brother, George Fitzsimmons; sister, Dorothy (Steve) Stroschein; brother, Robert Fitzsimmons; sister-in-law, Marie Fitzsimmons,nee Bogseth; brother-in-law, Paul (Cindy) Turner; sister-in-law, Valerie (William) Kosmieja; brother-in-law, Ronald (Linda) Sigle; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Katharine, nee Allgaier and Francis Fitzsimmons; brother, James Fitzsimmons; sister, Margaret “Magi” Turner; sister-in-law, Susan Fitzsimmons, nee Abbruscato; and father-in-law/mother-in-law, Helmut and Georgene Sigle.

The family would like to thank JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington for the care and compassion they showed Edward in his final days.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life Service Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10:00 am at Living Hope Church, 777 Meacham Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Edward’s honor to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital at: www.stjude.org or to: American Diabetes Association at: https://diabetes.org/ or to: American Cancer Society at: www.cancer.org or to: American Lung Association at: www.lung.org or to one of your favorite charities.