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FITZGERALD-PELZEL, SAMARA, 43
FITZGERALD-PELZEL, SAMARA, 43, of Worcester, and formerly of Hyde Park, N.Y., died February 3 at Kaplan Family Hospice in Newburgh, N.Y. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Jan. 15, 1970, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. Fitzgerald Sr., who passed away in 2003, and Leona Gent Fitzgerald, who resides in Hyde Park. She was a 1989 graduate of Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, and earned her degree in business from Berkeley School of Business in White Plains, N.Y. Samara was married to Richard Pelzel, who survives at home. Samara had been employed in retail management at several area department stores including J.C. Penney, Kohl's and Lechmere companies and moved to Vermont five years ago and began working for the state of Vermont liquor authority as an office manager until her recent illness. In addition to her mother, Leona, and her husband, Richard, Samara is survived by her two sons, Quintin and Carter Pelzel, of Worcester; brother, pastor Richard H. Fitzgerald Jr., of Saugerties, N.Y.; sisters, Wendy Fitzgerald-Held and husband, Barry, of Milford, Conn., and Shahna Fitzgerald-Porco and husband, Carlo, of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; nieces and nephews, 11 nieces and nephews; three grandnieces; her paternal grandmother, Josephine Seifts, of Poughkeepsie; and several aunts and uncles.
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