She was born Jan. 26, 1941, in Aurora, the daughter of Clarence and Vida Baker Watkins. She worked in the office of a horse racing track in Stockton, Calif.
He husband, Harry Fitzgerald, preceded her in death.
Survivors include: two sons, Michael Watkins, of Purdy, and David Fitzgerald, of Stockton, Calif.; two daughters, Lisa Fitzgerald, of Stockton, Calif., and Mary Childery, of Ocadia, Calif.; two brothers, Loyd Watkins, of Aurora, and Kenneth Watkins, of Wentworth; two sisters, Peggy Newman, of Wheaton, and Emma Bailey, of Stockton, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Freddie; and one sister, Betty Garbarino.
No services are planned. Arrangements were under the direction of Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home of Aurora.
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