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Derald J W Garrity

Male 1938 - 2008  (69 years)


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  • Name Derald J W Garrity 
    Born 11 Sep 1938  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 09 Feb 2008  Burlington, Racine Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I163019  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2008 

    Father James Albert Garrity,   b. 21 Aug 1909, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 2012  (Age 102 years) 
    Mother Mildred F VanZeeland,   b. 03 Dec 1913, Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1996, Dunedin, Pinellas Co, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1934  Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Evelyn Marie Okray 
    Married 27 Apr 1957  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lynn A Garrity
     2. James R Garrity
     3. Steven M Garrity
     4. Teri L Garrity
     5. Betsy Garrity
     6. Daniel L Garrity,   b. cir 1965,   d. yes
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F64927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • February 11, 2008

      Garrity, Derald J. W.
      Derald J. W. Garrity, 69, Burlington, passed away Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1938, in Green Bay, to James Albert and Mildred F. (nee Van Zeeland) Garrity. He spent his early life and received his education in Green Bay. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 until 1958. Derald was united in marriage to Evelyn Marie Okray on April 27, 1957, at St. Patrick's Church in Green Bay. Following marriage they resided in Alameda, Calif. They have been residents of Burlington for the past 47 years. Derald worked at Chrysler in Kenosha for 31 years. He ran a garage in Lyons for five years and Como Auto Salvage in Lake Geneva for 20 years. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Burlington, and the Racine Harley Hog Chapter. Derald had a love of motorcycles, animals, traveling, cars, outdoor work and his great-grandbabies.
      Survivors include his wife, Evelyn M. Garrity; father, James Albert Garrity; children, Lynn A. Johnston, James R. Garrity, Steven M. (Corinne Snopek) Garrity, Teri L. (Brian) Semm and Betsy Bosworth; grandchildren, Michael, Jamie and Joshua Johnson, Tonya, Tara and Jenna Winkler, Dan and Bobbie Lynn Garrity, James Pesicek, Melanie Thomas, Daniel Garrity, Derrick Goetsch and Krystal Garrity. He is further survived by great-grandchildren, Alyssa and Madison Fonseca and Autumn Fry; siblings, Donald (Evelyn) Garrity, Arizona; Darlene Van Camp, Roger (Carlotta) Garrity, Donna Garrity, James (Jill) Garrity, all of Green Bay; and Michael (Angie) Garrity, Florida.
      He was preceded in death by his mother and a son, Daniel L. Garrity.
      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Jeff Thielen officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Relatives and friends may visit with the family at the Funeral Home on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, from 4 to 8 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. Prayer Vigil.
      Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home & Crematory
      625 Browns Lake Dr.
      Burlington, WI 53105
      262-763-3434
      www.danielsfamilyfuneral.com