Betty Fitzhenry

September 21, 1933 - February 23, 2020

FITZHENRY, Elizabeth M. “Betty” – 86, of Cape May and formerly of Wildwood, New Jersey; Alamogordo, New Mexico; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020. She is predeceased by her parents Edward and Elizabeth McGrogan, and her sister Margaret Martin. Betty is dearly missed and forever loved by her family which includes her son, Edward (Rose Mary) Fitzhenry; brother, Francis (Marie) McGrogan; sister, Eileen (Joe) Gallagher; two grandsons, Edward (Kathleen) Fitzhenry and Brian Fitzhenry (Dianne Furphy); five great grandchildren, Brianna, Brian, Katelyn, Edward and Joseph. Betty graduated from John W. Hallahan Catholic High School for Girls in 1951. She was a daughter, a sister, a cousin, a wife, a mother, a bookkeeper, a painter, a healer, a housekeeper, a toker, a joker, and a midnight SMOKER. Her bookkeeping career included companies in Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Betty loved reading romance novels, board games, casino entertainment and her huge extended family. Competition was in her blood! She was notorious for hours of Pinochle, Trivial Pursuit, Poker, Scrabble, Yahtzee and her new found favorite, Cards Against Humanity. She was famous for her rare participation in family events where she was the life of the party. Urban legend has it that she once scaled a telephone pole while enjoying a “girls’ night out.” Singing, dancing, and costumes were infamous. Spontaneous, rare, but always memorable. Ms. Fitzhenry always had an ability to tell you just what she thought, whether appropriate or not, while simultaneously giving you the shirt off her back because you needed it. Although we are saddened by betty’s loss, please join us in our journey of healing by celebrating a life well lived. We will memorialize her life and legacy with a casual celebration of life at Althea’s at the Inn of Cape May on Saturday, February 29th at 11 AM. Bring your favorite story or two to share. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children because Betty loved children and would have loved to have 10 of her own. Donations welcome at https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/