Family Group Record for Rene Joseph Fritze and Virginia Rae Hosegood




Husband Rene Joseph Fritze [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Born:03/24/1936 - Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts [1][3][4][6][5][7]
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Died:11/29/2011 - Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut [4][6][5][7]
Buried:12/03/2011 - Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut [5][7] PIC
Father:August Fritze [3][5]
Mother:Vida Ann Letourneau [3][5]
Marriage:05/09/1958 - Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire [5][12]

Events and Facts
1. He has conflicting birth information on the 1940 US Federal Census of Abt 1937 and Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts . [2]
2. He appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1940 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts with his parents. [2]
3. He resided at 8 Ellsworth St on 04/01/1940 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts . [2]
4. He resided at 8 Ellsworth St on 05/09/1958 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts . [3]
5. He worked as a bartender at the Willow Glen House in 1980 in East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts . [8]
6. He resided at 62 Simon Rd in 1980 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut . [8]
7. He resided at 62 Simon Rd in 1993 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut . [9]
8. He resided at 92 Tariff St, Apt D in 2000 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut . [10]
9. He resided at 62 Simon Rd on 11/29/2011 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut . [4]
10. His obituary was published on 05/13/2012 in Windsor Locks, Hartford, Connecticut. [5]

Rene Fritze

Rene J. Fritze 75, of Enfield, CT loving husband of Virginia (Hosegood) Fritze entered into Eternal Rest on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at home with his loving family by his side.

Rene was born March 24, 1936, in Worcester, MA the son of the late August and Vida (Thibodeau) Fritze. Rene owned and operated RJ Fritze Painting and Wallpapering for many years and prior to that tended bar at the Mountain Laurel Restaurant, Smyth Plantation Restaurant both in Enfield and the Willow Glen Restaurant in East Longmeadow, MA. Rene was an avid golfer and New York Yankee fan who enjoyed nothing more than to be with friends and family.

In addition to his wife Virginia he is survived by his four children, Kevin Fritze and his wife Michelle of Enfield, Dawn Lovari and her husband Michael of West Islip, NY, Michael Fritze and his wife Mary of Windsor Locks and Nancy Fritze and her fianc Joseph Gamba of NY; 11 grandchildren, Amber, Phillip, Justin, Nicolette, Hannah, Elizabeth, Justin, Alyssa, Ashley and Amanda, four great grandchildren, Preston, Jackson, Katrina and Connor; many nieces, nephews, cousins and his close friends, William and Judith Bowes of Oxford, MA. He was predeceased by two brothers, William and Leo Fritze and a sister Virginia Clark.

Calling hours for relatives and friends will be on Friday, December 2, 2011, from 5-8 pm at the Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Rd, Enfield. Funeral services for Rene will be celebrated on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 10 am at Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels. Burial will follow in St. Patricks King St, Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in memory of Rene may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, I-91 Tech Center, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-3045 or to the Visiting Nurse & Health Services of Connecticut, Inc, 8 Keynote Drive, Vernon, Connecticut 06066.


Wife Virginia Rae Hosegood [3][8][11][12][13]

Born:07/10/1935 - Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts [3][11][12][13]
Christened:
Died:04/10/2013 - Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut [11][12][13]
Buried:04/13/2013 - Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut [12][13] PIC
Father:William Hosegood [3][12]
Mother:Ethel Duke [3][12]

Events and Facts
1. She resided at 4 Tracy Pl on 05/09/1958 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts . [3]
2. She resided at 62 Simon Rd in 1980 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut . [8]
3. Her obituary was published on 04/11/2013 in Mancester, Hartford, Connecticut. [12][14][15]PIC

Obituary for Virginia "Ginny" Fritze

Virginia "Ginny" (Hosegood) Fritze, 77, of Enfield, CT loving wife of the late Rene J. Fritze entered into Eternal Rest on April 10, 2013, at home with her family by her side.

Virginia was born July 10, 1935 in Worcester, MA the daughter of the late William and Ethel (Duke) Hosegood.

Virginia is survived by her four children, Kevin Fritze and his wife Michelle of Enfield, Dawn Lovari and her husband Michael of West Islip, NY, Michael Fritze and his wife Mary of Windsor Locks and Nancy Fritze and her fianc Joseph Gamba of New York,NY; 11 grandchildren, Amber, Phillip, Justin, Nicolette, Hannah, Elizabeth, Justin, Alyssa, Ashley and Amanda, five great grandchildren, Preston, Jackson, Katrina, Connor and Jayden, a brother, Richard Hosegood and his wife, Lorraine of Florida, good friends William and Judy Bowes of MA and Jennifer Rice of Enfield, neighbors Loretta and Rich Davenport, Diane and Mike Mozes, and many nieces and nephews. Virginia was predeceased by a brother, William Hosegood and four sisters, Joan Bruce, Muriel Walsh, Marilyn Morton and Carol Daigneault.

Relatives and friends can join the family on Friday, April 12, 2013, from 5-8 pm at the Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Rd, Enfield. Funeral services for Virginia will be celebrated on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 10 am at Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels. Burial will follow in St. Patricks King St, Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in memory of Virginia may be made to North Central Hospice and Palliative Care through Visiting Nurse & Health Services of CT, 8 Keynote Dr, Vernon, CT, 06066 or the American Lung Assoc. of CT, 45 Ash St, East Hartford, CT 06108-3272.


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1 M Kevin Fritze
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2 F Dawn Fritze
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3 M Michael Fritze
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4 F Nancy Fritze
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Sources

1. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., "Massachusetts Birth Index 1901-1960 and 1967-1970," vol 111, page 225, Fritze, Rene J; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2013 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/15/2016); citing Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births 1916-1970, Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Boston, Massachusetts [Surety: 3].
2. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1940 United States Federal Census, ED 23-132, Worcester, Worcester, PA, sheet 3A, household 48, line 11, Ritz, Rene; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/21/2021); citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T627 (4643 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 1716, image 561 [Surety: 3].
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1971, Worcester County certificate 58-001865, Rene Joseph Fritze and Virginia Rae Hosegood; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2021 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 07/16/2021); citing New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1971, New Hampshire Department of Health, Concord, New Hamshire [Surety: 3].
4. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Connecticut Death Index 1949-2012, Hartford County certificate, Rene Fritze; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2003 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/15/2016); citing Connecticut Department of Health, Connecticut Death Index 1949-2001, Hartford, Connecticut, State File #75005 [Surety: 3].
5. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Rene J Fritze; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2011 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/16/2016) [Surety: 3].
6. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Rene J Fritze, 2011; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2014 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/16/2016); citing Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC [Surety: 3].
7. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Rene J Fritze (#140075548); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 03/27/2020) [Surety: 3].
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11. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Virginia R Fritze, 2013; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2014 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/17/2016); citing Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC [Surety: 3].
12. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Virginia "Ginny" Fritze; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2011 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/16/2016) [Surety: 3].
13. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Virginia R (Hosegood) Fritze (#140075579); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 01/17/2016) [Surety: 3].
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