John was the second of seven children of Thomas A. Fitzgerald and Mary Devaney Fitzgerald.
He married Emma Mary Moninghoff in 1910. They had nine children: James in 1911, Mary in 1913, Harry about 1917, Thomas in 1918, Helen in 1920, Lawrence about 1923, E. Martin about 1925, and Rita in 1928. There was a ninth child who didn't survive.
John's wife died in 1931, and John remarried soon after. His second wife's name is unknown. He lived in Milford, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
In his early days, John was a boatman on the Delaware Canal in Bucks Co.. For most of his working life, John was a mill wright at Riegel Paper in Milford. He was a founding member of St. Edward the Confessor Roman Catholic Church in Milford.
John died a tragic death. His car stalled on the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing, and it was hit by a train before he could get out.
Obituary #1 from the Easton Express, July 27, 1966, p. 1:
John H. Fitzgerald, 82, of 124 Frenchtown Road, Milford, was killed last night when his stalled car was struck by a freight train at the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Riegelsville, N.J.
According to witnesses, Fitzgerald was almost out of the car when it was struck broadside by the first of three diesel locomotives pulling a southbound 68-car freight train.
Fitzgerald was thrown 25 feet from the point of impact, police said. His car was dragged along the east side of the tracks for about 90 feet.
Fitzgerald was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Gerald H. Nadeau of Riegelsville, Pa. The accident happened shortly before 7 p.m.
Fitzgerald was on his way to a medical appointed at Dr. Nadeau's office.
The body was ordered taken to the Hagerty Funeral Home in Phillipsburg by Warren County Physician Dr. Neumann C. Marlett. It was later transferred to the Johnson Funeral Home in Frenchtown. Dr. Marlett was to perform an autopsy today.
Dr. Marlett said the apparent cause of death was a fractured skull and internal injuries.
Fitzgerald was headed westward on the Warren Glen-Riegelsville road when he drove onto the crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hammerstone Sr. told state police at Washington they were sitting on their porch and witnessed the accident. They said the warning lights were flashing and the bells were sounding as Fitzgerald drove onto the crossing. The crossing has no gates, state police noted. A motorist behind Fitzgerald's car did stop, they said.
The Hammerstones told state police it appeared as if Fitzgerald was getting out of the car when the diesel struck it.
William E. McFadden, of 382 Warren St., Phillipsburg, was the train engineer. His cousin, James T. McFadden, of 275 Mercer St., Phillipsburg, was the brakeman.
Trooper Charles Kratt is conducting the investigation.
The Phillipsburg and Riegelsville, Pa., emergency squads were at the scene.
Mr. Fitzgerald was employed 42 years as a millwright at the Milford plant of the Riegel Paper Corp., retiring seven years ago.
Born in Upper Black Eddy, he was a son of the late Thomas and Mary Devaney Fitzgerald. He lived in Milford 50 years.
He was a founding member and trustee of St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford. He also was a member of the Holy Name Society of the Church, St. John's Society, Marienstein, and the Quarter Club of Riegel.
Survivors include three sons, Harry J., Flemington; Lawrence, Milford, and E. Martin, Bakersfield, Calif.; three daughters, Mary, wife of Frank Cowell, Milford; Helen, wife of Frank Shoudt, with whom he resided, and Rita, wife of William Tinsman, Milford; four sisters, Emma, wife of Jerome Moninghoff, Upper Black Eddy; Mrs. Mary Templeton, Phillipsburg, and Mrs. Margaret Aeegan [sic.] and Mrs. Catherine Baker, both of Trenton; three stepsons and five stepdaughters; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Church Road, Spring Mills, Milford R.D., followed by a Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford.
Obituary #2 from the Easton Express, Aug. 1, 1966, p. 28:
A Solemn High Requiem Mass for John Henry Fitzgerald, 82, Milford, N.J., was celebrated Saturday in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford. Mr. Fitzgerald was killed Tuesday when he his stalled car was struck by a freight train at the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Riegelsville, N.J.
The Rev. Francis Coan was the celebrant. Interment was in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Haycock Run. The pallbearers were Frank Cowell, Jr., Harry Cowell, Frank Shoudt III, John Shoudt Jr., Harry Fitzgerald Jr., William Tinsman Jr., Lawrence Fitzgerald and Donald Tinsman.
The funeral was conducted from the Johnson Funeral Home, Milford R.D.
Sincere thanks go Mimi, who kindly transcribed the obituaries for uploading here, and to Dolores Maxwell for graciously finding, photographing and uploading John's gravestone photo.
I would be more than happy to transfer this memorial to a descendant. Please click on my name, below, to email me.
He married Emma Mary Moninghoff in 1910. They had nine children: James in 1911, Mary in 1913, Harry about 1917, Thomas in 1918, Helen in 1920, Lawrence about 1923, E. Martin about 1925, and Rita in 1928. There was a ninth child who didn't survive.
John's wife died in 1931, and John remarried soon after. His second wife's name is unknown. He lived in Milford, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
In his early days, John was a boatman on the Delaware Canal in Bucks Co.. For most of his working life, John was a mill wright at Riegel Paper in Milford. He was a founding member of St. Edward the Confessor Roman Catholic Church in Milford.
John died a tragic death. His car stalled on the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing, and it was hit by a train before he could get out.
Obituary #1 from the Easton Express, July 27, 1966, p. 1:
John H. Fitzgerald, 82, of 124 Frenchtown Road, Milford, was killed last night when his stalled car was struck by a freight train at the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Riegelsville, N.J.
According to witnesses, Fitzgerald was almost out of the car when it was struck broadside by the first of three diesel locomotives pulling a southbound 68-car freight train.
Fitzgerald was thrown 25 feet from the point of impact, police said. His car was dragged along the east side of the tracks for about 90 feet.
Fitzgerald was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Gerald H. Nadeau of Riegelsville, Pa. The accident happened shortly before 7 p.m.
Fitzgerald was on his way to a medical appointed at Dr. Nadeau's office.
The body was ordered taken to the Hagerty Funeral Home in Phillipsburg by Warren County Physician Dr. Neumann C. Marlett. It was later transferred to the Johnson Funeral Home in Frenchtown. Dr. Marlett was to perform an autopsy today.
Dr. Marlett said the apparent cause of death was a fractured skull and internal injuries.
Fitzgerald was headed westward on the Warren Glen-Riegelsville road when he drove onto the crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hammerstone Sr. told state police at Washington they were sitting on their porch and witnessed the accident. They said the warning lights were flashing and the bells were sounding as Fitzgerald drove onto the crossing. The crossing has no gates, state police noted. A motorist behind Fitzgerald's car did stop, they said.
The Hammerstones told state police it appeared as if Fitzgerald was getting out of the car when the diesel struck it.
William E. McFadden, of 382 Warren St., Phillipsburg, was the train engineer. His cousin, James T. McFadden, of 275 Mercer St., Phillipsburg, was the brakeman.
Trooper Charles Kratt is conducting the investigation.
The Phillipsburg and Riegelsville, Pa., emergency squads were at the scene.
Mr. Fitzgerald was employed 42 years as a millwright at the Milford plant of the Riegel Paper Corp., retiring seven years ago.
Born in Upper Black Eddy, he was a son of the late Thomas and Mary Devaney Fitzgerald. He lived in Milford 50 years.
He was a founding member and trustee of St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford. He also was a member of the Holy Name Society of the Church, St. John's Society, Marienstein, and the Quarter Club of Riegel.
Survivors include three sons, Harry J., Flemington; Lawrence, Milford, and E. Martin, Bakersfield, Calif.; three daughters, Mary, wife of Frank Cowell, Milford; Helen, wife of Frank Shoudt, with whom he resided, and Rita, wife of William Tinsman, Milford; four sisters, Emma, wife of Jerome Moninghoff, Upper Black Eddy; Mrs. Mary Templeton, Phillipsburg, and Mrs. Margaret Aeegan [sic.] and Mrs. Catherine Baker, both of Trenton; three stepsons and five stepdaughters; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Church Road, Spring Mills, Milford R.D., followed by a Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford.
Obituary #2 from the Easton Express, Aug. 1, 1966, p. 28:
A Solemn High Requiem Mass for John Henry Fitzgerald, 82, Milford, N.J., was celebrated Saturday in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford. Mr. Fitzgerald was killed Tuesday when he his stalled car was struck by a freight train at the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Riegelsville, N.J.
The Rev. Francis Coan was the celebrant. Interment was in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Haycock Run. The pallbearers were Frank Cowell, Jr., Harry Cowell, Frank Shoudt III, John Shoudt Jr., Harry Fitzgerald Jr., William Tinsman Jr., Lawrence Fitzgerald and Donald Tinsman.
The funeral was conducted from the Johnson Funeral Home, Milford R.D.
Sincere thanks go Mimi, who kindly transcribed the obituaries for uploading here, and to Dolores Maxwell for graciously finding, photographing and uploading John's gravestone photo.
I would be more than happy to transfer this memorial to a descendant. Please click on my name, below, to email me.
John was the second of seven children of Thomas A. Fitzgerald and Mary Devaney Fitzgerald.
He married Emma Mary Moninghoff in 1910. They had nine children: James in 1911, Mary in 1913, Harry about 1917, Thomas in 1918, Helen in 1920, Lawrence about 1923, E. Martin about 1925, and Rita in 1928. There was a ninth child who didn't survive.
John's wife died in 1931, and John remarried soon after. His second wife's name is unknown. He lived in Milford, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
In his early days, John was a boatman on the Delaware Canal in Bucks Co.. For most of his working life, John was a mill wright at Riegel Paper in Milford. He was a founding member of St. Edward the Confessor Roman Catholic Church in Milford.
John died a tragic death. His car stalled on the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing, and it was hit by a train before he could get out.
Obituary #1 from the Easton Express, July 27, 1966, p. 1:
John H. Fitzgerald, 82, of 124 Frenchtown Road, Milford, was killed last night when his stalled car was struck by a freight train at the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Riegelsville, N.J.
According to witnesses, Fitzgerald was almost out of the car when it was struck broadside by the first of three diesel locomotives pulling a southbound 68-car freight train.
Fitzgerald was thrown 25 feet from the point of impact, police said. His car was dragged along the east side of the tracks for about 90 feet.
Fitzgerald was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Gerald H. Nadeau of Riegelsville, Pa. The accident happened shortly before 7 p.m.
Fitzgerald was on his way to a medical appointed at Dr. Nadeau's office.
The body was ordered taken to the Hagerty Funeral Home in Phillipsburg by Warren County Physician Dr. Neumann C. Marlett. It was later transferred to the Johnson Funeral Home in Frenchtown. Dr. Marlett was to perform an autopsy today.
Dr. Marlett said the apparent cause of death was a fractured skull and internal injuries.
Fitzgerald was headed westward on the Warren Glen-Riegelsville road when he drove onto the crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hammerstone Sr. told state police at Washington they were sitting on their porch and witnessed the accident. They said the warning lights were flashing and the bells were sounding as Fitzgerald drove onto the crossing. The crossing has no gates, state police noted. A motorist behind Fitzgerald's car did stop, they said.
The Hammerstones told state police it appeared as if Fitzgerald was getting out of the car when the diesel struck it.
William E. McFadden, of 382 Warren St., Phillipsburg, was the train engineer. His cousin, James T. McFadden, of 275 Mercer St., Phillipsburg, was the brakeman.
Trooper Charles Kratt is conducting the investigation.
The Phillipsburg and Riegelsville, Pa., emergency squads were at the scene.
Mr. Fitzgerald was employed 42 years as a millwright at the Milford plant of the Riegel Paper Corp., retiring seven years ago.
Born in Upper Black Eddy, he was a son of the late Thomas and Mary Devaney Fitzgerald. He lived in Milford 50 years.
He was a founding member and trustee of St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford. He also was a member of the Holy Name Society of the Church, St. John's Society, Marienstein, and the Quarter Club of Riegel.
Survivors include three sons, Harry J., Flemington; Lawrence, Milford, and E. Martin, Bakersfield, Calif.; three daughters, Mary, wife of Frank Cowell, Milford; Helen, wife of Frank Shoudt, with whom he resided, and Rita, wife of William Tinsman, Milford; four sisters, Emma, wife of Jerome Moninghoff, Upper Black Eddy; Mrs. Mary Templeton, Phillipsburg, and Mrs. Margaret Aeegan [sic.] and Mrs. Catherine Baker, both of Trenton; three stepsons and five stepdaughters; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Church Road, Spring Mills, Milford R.D., followed by a Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford.
Obituary #2 from the Easton Express, Aug. 1, 1966, p. 28:
A Solemn High Requiem Mass for John Henry Fitzgerald, 82, Milford, N.J., was celebrated Saturday in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford. Mr. Fitzgerald was killed Tuesday when he his stalled car was struck by a freight train at the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Riegelsville, N.J.
The Rev. Francis Coan was the celebrant. Interment was in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Haycock Run. The pallbearers were Frank Cowell, Jr., Harry Cowell, Frank Shoudt III, John Shoudt Jr., Harry Fitzgerald Jr., William Tinsman Jr., Lawrence Fitzgerald and Donald Tinsman.
The funeral was conducted from the Johnson Funeral Home, Milford R.D.
Sincere thanks go Mimi, who kindly transcribed the obituaries for uploading here, and to Dolores Maxwell for graciously finding, photographing and uploading John's gravestone photo.
I would be more than happy to transfer this memorial to a descendant. Please click on my name, below, to email me.
He married Emma Mary Moninghoff in 1910. They had nine children: James in 1911, Mary in 1913, Harry about 1917, Thomas in 1918, Helen in 1920, Lawrence about 1923, E. Martin about 1925, and Rita in 1928. There was a ninth child who didn't survive.
John's wife died in 1931, and John remarried soon after. His second wife's name is unknown. He lived in Milford, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
In his early days, John was a boatman on the Delaware Canal in Bucks Co.. For most of his working life, John was a mill wright at Riegel Paper in Milford. He was a founding member of St. Edward the Confessor Roman Catholic Church in Milford.
John died a tragic death. His car stalled on the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing, and it was hit by a train before he could get out.
Obituary #1 from the Easton Express, July 27, 1966, p. 1:
John H. Fitzgerald, 82, of 124 Frenchtown Road, Milford, was killed last night when his stalled car was struck by a freight train at the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Riegelsville, N.J.
According to witnesses, Fitzgerald was almost out of the car when it was struck broadside by the first of three diesel locomotives pulling a southbound 68-car freight train.
Fitzgerald was thrown 25 feet from the point of impact, police said. His car was dragged along the east side of the tracks for about 90 feet.
Fitzgerald was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Gerald H. Nadeau of Riegelsville, Pa. The accident happened shortly before 7 p.m.
Fitzgerald was on his way to a medical appointed at Dr. Nadeau's office.
The body was ordered taken to the Hagerty Funeral Home in Phillipsburg by Warren County Physician Dr. Neumann C. Marlett. It was later transferred to the Johnson Funeral Home in Frenchtown. Dr. Marlett was to perform an autopsy today.
Dr. Marlett said the apparent cause of death was a fractured skull and internal injuries.
Fitzgerald was headed westward on the Warren Glen-Riegelsville road when he drove onto the crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hammerstone Sr. told state police at Washington they were sitting on their porch and witnessed the accident. They said the warning lights were flashing and the bells were sounding as Fitzgerald drove onto the crossing. The crossing has no gates, state police noted. A motorist behind Fitzgerald's car did stop, they said.
The Hammerstones told state police it appeared as if Fitzgerald was getting out of the car when the diesel struck it.
William E. McFadden, of 382 Warren St., Phillipsburg, was the train engineer. His cousin, James T. McFadden, of 275 Mercer St., Phillipsburg, was the brakeman.
Trooper Charles Kratt is conducting the investigation.
The Phillipsburg and Riegelsville, Pa., emergency squads were at the scene.
Mr. Fitzgerald was employed 42 years as a millwright at the Milford plant of the Riegel Paper Corp., retiring seven years ago.
Born in Upper Black Eddy, he was a son of the late Thomas and Mary Devaney Fitzgerald. He lived in Milford 50 years.
He was a founding member and trustee of St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford. He also was a member of the Holy Name Society of the Church, St. John's Society, Marienstein, and the Quarter Club of Riegel.
Survivors include three sons, Harry J., Flemington; Lawrence, Milford, and E. Martin, Bakersfield, Calif.; three daughters, Mary, wife of Frank Cowell, Milford; Helen, wife of Frank Shoudt, with whom he resided, and Rita, wife of William Tinsman, Milford; four sisters, Emma, wife of Jerome Moninghoff, Upper Black Eddy; Mrs. Mary Templeton, Phillipsburg, and Mrs. Margaret Aeegan [sic.] and Mrs. Catherine Baker, both of Trenton; three stepsons and five stepdaughters; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Church Road, Spring Mills, Milford R.D., followed by a Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford.
Obituary #2 from the Easton Express, Aug. 1, 1966, p. 28:
A Solemn High Requiem Mass for John Henry Fitzgerald, 82, Milford, N.J., was celebrated Saturday in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Milford. Mr. Fitzgerald was killed Tuesday when he his stalled car was struck by a freight train at the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Riegelsville, N.J.
The Rev. Francis Coan was the celebrant. Interment was in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Haycock Run. The pallbearers were Frank Cowell, Jr., Harry Cowell, Frank Shoudt III, John Shoudt Jr., Harry Fitzgerald Jr., William Tinsman Jr., Lawrence Fitzgerald and Donald Tinsman.
The funeral was conducted from the Johnson Funeral Home, Milford R.D.
Sincere thanks go Mimi, who kindly transcribed the obituaries for uploading here, and to Dolores Maxwell for graciously finding, photographing and uploading John's gravestone photo.
I would be more than happy to transfer this memorial to a descendant. Please click on my name, below, to email me.
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