Teresa, youngest of 6 children, was born on May 13, 1940 in Poland and immigrated to the United States in 1949 after enduring the horrors of WWII and the imprisonment of her family. Teresa was a wonderful Mother, Nana and Great-Nana, wife and daughter and absolutely cherished her family. Teresa lived her life serving others and her faith in our Lord’s teachings took priority in her life. As a charter member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Smithfield, NC, she volunteered in numerous functions including serving as a Eucharistic minister. Teresa supported her community and served as a counselor for a call-in suicide line where her love of life and God helped to save others. Prior to moving to High Point, N.C. a year ago, she and her husband JR lived in Clayton, NC. Teresa loved nature, long drives in the country to admire the scenery, and never missed an opportunity to travel.
Teresa was proceeded in death by her parents Michael and Marianna Lindner; half-sister Genia Lindner, brother Joseph Lindner, sister Judy Paluskawicz.
Teresa leaves behind in the capable hands of our heavenly Father, her husband of 62 years Hawthorne Wilson Fitzgerald Jr. (JR); daughter Suzanne Fitzgerald Parker; son Robert Wilson Fitzgerald; grandchildren Courtney Edwards, Catherine Crayton, Tyler Fitzgerald, Claire Parker, Wesley Fitzgerald; great grandchildren Emma and Eli Crayton, as well as sister Sylvia Lindner Mutton and brother Michael Lindner.
A Funeral Mass for Teresa will be on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 11 am, Saint Ann's Catholic Church, 4057 US-70 Business, Clayton, North Carolina. Interment will follow in the Pinelawn Memorial Gardens, 4488 W. Vernon Ave.,Kinston, North Carolina.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sechrestdavisphillipsavenue.com for the Fitzgerald family.
