Joseph Michael FitzGerald

Joseph Michael FitzGerald, 79, of Hanover, Pennsylvania, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026 peacefully at home with his family by his side.

Born July 30, 1947 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Delbert and Mary FitzGerald. He was the devoted husband of Mary FitzGerald. They had been married for 57 years.

Joe had retired from Exelon, formerly BG&E, as a customer support specialist. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed watching Ravens football, Disney trips, family functions, and eating steamed crabs. He was the last of his immediate family.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by son Kevin FitzGerald and his wife Merci, son Jonathan FitzGerald and his wife Wendy, daughter Kristin Green and her husband Richard, and daughter Jillian Forsberg and her husband Ryan, grandchildren Neil Forsberg, Richie Green III, Easton and Presley FitzGerald, and Lillian Ramsey.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, September 9, 12 Noon at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 915 Liberty Road, Sykesville, Maryland. Interment will follow in Lake View Memorial Park with military honors. The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 8, from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the Jeffrey N. Zumbrun Funeral Home, 6028 Sykesville Road, Eldersburg, Maryland.

In lieu of flowers, sympathies may be expressed in the form of contributions to Kidney Cancer, www.donate.cancer.org or to Dementia Society, www.dementiasociety.org.

Online condolences may be offered at jnzumbrunfuneralhome.com.

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