Richard Wesley Fitzke's obituary , Passed away on December 13, 2025 in Chester, Virginia
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Richard Wesley Fitzke

March 21, 1936 - December 13, 2025 (89 years old)

Chester, Virginia

Richard Wesley Fitzke's obituary , Passed away on December 13, 2025 in Chester, Virginia
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Richard Wesley Fitzke

March 21, 1936 - December 13, 2025 (89 years old)

Chester, Virginia

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Richard Wesley Fitzke Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richard Wesley Fitzke of Chester, Virginia, who passed away at the age of 89, on December 13, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Addie Lumley Fitzke and Ernest Robert Fitzke; his wife Bea; his siblings, Ernest Carl Fitzke, Joann Frances Heatley and Paul Don Fitzke; his sons, Richard Donald Fitzke (Donny) and John Wesley Fitzke, Sr.; and his grandson James Thomas Fitzke, Jr. (JT).

He is survived by: his children, Carole Evonne Poe (Michael), Deborah Lillie Fitzke-Lane (Mark), James Thomas Fitzke Sr. and Donna Marie Fitzke; and his siblings, Ethel Jean Cotter and Mansel Dillon Haworth.

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