Betty M. Fitzpatrick

Betty M. (Grace) Fitzpatrick, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on Thursday, October 10th, after a brief illness. Betty was born in Medford in 1947, the daughter of Joseph and  Elizabeth Grace.  She was raised and educated in Malden, graduating from Malden High School with the Class of 1965. She then attended the New England Hair Academy where she earned her Master Barber license.  Betty went on to work as a barber at Alberti's in Everett, until her retirement in 2014.  In 1998, she married her sweetheart, Robert E. Fitzpatrick,  and the two settled down in Malden together.  They shared many wonderful years of happiness until his passing in 2021.  Betty was an outgoing person who said what was on her mind, and she  enjoyed spending time with her family and her cherished dog Fitzy.

She is survived by her children, Denise M. Buckley and husband Michael of Peabody, Susan Culleton of Malden, Bruce B. “J.B.” Culleton Jr. and fiancé Stephanie Freni of Hudson, NH, her sisters Rita Lacount of Saugus, Patty Rosemarinofski of Haverhill, and her favorite sister and best friend Karen O'Brien, Karen O’Brien of Alton Bay, NH, her grandchildren, Nicolette and husband Justin, Alexandra and husband Michael, Michael, Madison, Bruce, Robert, and Brandon, and her great granddaughter Avianna.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband Robert, her sisters Barbara Murray and Mary Lussier, and her brothers Jospeh Grace and Gary Grace.

Funeral services will be held at the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St, Malden on Wednesday, October 16th, at 7PM   Visitation will be held in the funeral home prior to the service from 4PM to 7PM.  Committal services will be private.   

In lieu of flowers, donations in Betty's memory may be made to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital, an organization Betty always supported. 

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