Charles Raymond Fitzsimmons

Stereotypist-Newspaper, 1920; Press Man-Printing Co., 1930

Married 19 May 1928 in LaPorte Co., Indiana to Frances Opal Moore
Daughter of Joseph H W Moore and Amanda Alice Durham
Born 24 May 1903 in Tipton Co., Indiana
Died 22 Jul 1957 in LaPorte, LaPorte Co., Indiana

To them was born:

Notes

• Son of Michael and Caroline (Blakeman) Fitzsimmons, both of Indiana.
• Charles' age in the census records: in 1910, age 7; in 1920, age 17; in 1930, age 27.
• Charles appears under the name Ramond in the 1910 census.
• Charles appears under the name Raymond in the 1920 census.
• Charles appears under the initials C. R. in the 1930 census.
• Obituary, LaPorte Herald-Argus, 04 Sep 1984, courtesy of LaPorte County Public Library:
  Charles Fitzsimmons
    Hammond-- Charles R. "Bud" Fitzsimmons, 81, of 528 Lewis St., Hammond, and formerly of LaPorte, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 1984, at 1:45 a.m. at St. Margaret's Hospital, Hammond.
    He was born Dec. 1, 1902, in LaPorte, to Michael and Caroline (Blakeman) Fitzsimmons, and had lived in LaPorte for most of his life. He had lived in Hammond for about one year.
    After 46 years of service, he retired in November, 1964, from his position as press room foreman at the LaPorte Herald-Argus. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and a member and past grand knight of St. Michael Council 1542 of the Knights of Columbus.
    He was married to Frances Moore, who died in 1957. On Sept. 10, 1960, in LaPorte, he married Dorothy Schmidt, who survives.
    Also surviving are three sons, Robert Fitzsimmons of San Pierre, and Robert Buck and Donald Schmidt, both of Hammond; one daughter, Barbara Grube of Yalesville, Conn; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Charles (Mary Kay) Goodall of LaPorte. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Cecil Fitzsimmons.
    The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at St. Peter Catholic Church with Rev. George M. Vrabely officiating. Friends may call at Essling Funeral Home today from 2-9 p.m. and Wednesday until the time of service. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery.
    Parish members and members of the Knights of Columbus will recite the rosary tonight at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Sources

• 1910 - U.S. Census, Indiana, LaPorte Co., Center Twp., LaPorte City, Ward 1, E.D. 82, Sheet No. 5A [=29A], 31-32, 206 State St., 21 Apr 1910
• 1920 - U.S. Census, Indiana, LaPorte Co., Center Twp., LaPorte City, Ward 1, E.D. 113, Sheet No. 7A [=33A], 126-149, 206 State St., 10 Jan 1920
• 1930 - U.S. Census, Indiana, LaPorte Co., Center Twp., LaPorte City, Ward 4, E.D. 46-10, Sheet No. 14A [=136A], 343-356, 616 Rumly St., 11 Apr 1930
• SSDI 308-01-0215