Betty Lecates Fitzgerald, 78 SEAFORD - Betty Lecates Fitzgerald, as she was known, of Seaford, died on May 30, 2010 at her daughter Trudy's home in Laurel, De where she had been cared for by Trudy and her family for the last three years after suffering a massive stroke in 2006. Betty was 78. Mrs. Fitzgerald was born in Salisbury, Md., daughter of the late Lois Littleton and Luther Lecates of Laurel. She was married to Francis L. Fitzgerald for 51 years until he died in 2002. Her husband, Francis, called for her to join him again on the day he was born where they now continue to celebrate their love for each other. Betty worked at the DuPont Plant in Seaford for 40 years retiring in 1991. Betty remained very active even after three hip replacements enjoying belly dancing, line dancing, and traveling with her brothers and sisters and the many organizations she belonged to including the Seaford Elks Lodge #2458 for 32 years, Delmar VFW Post 8276 for 48 years, the Widowed Person's Club in Seaford, TOPS in Seaford, the Red Hot Mamas in Seaford, the Senior Center at the Boy's and Girl's Club in Seaford, American Association of Retired Persons, Delmarvalous Quilters Club and St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Seaford. She is survived by three children, her youngest daughter, Trudy Pusey and her husband Reese Pusey of Laurel, her son, Steve Fitzgerald of Wilmington, N.C., her oldest daughter, Wanda Hurley of Seaford; three granddaughters, Samantha J. Brittingham and her fiance Les Riggleman II of Laurel, Stefanie Hull and her husband Chucky of Delmar, Susan Parker and her husband Bart Parker of Laurel; two great-granddaughters, Laney Ann Riggleman and Whitney Parker both of Laurel; two sisters, Dixie Scholtes and her husband Mike of Harrisburg, Md., and Janice Cecil and her husband Jim of Laurel; two brothers, Willard Lecates and his wife Linda and Gardner Lecates and his wife Phyllis of Laurel; four sisters-in-law, Patsy Lecates, Virginia Thompson, Alma Fitzgerald and Linda Fitzgerald, all of Delmar; brother-in-law, Robert Fitzgerald of Delmar; and a host of nieces and nephews. Services will be Friday, June 4, 2010, at 1 p.m. in Watson Yates Funeral Home, Front and King Streets, Seaford, where friends and family may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the services. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, followed by a reception at the American Legion Post #19 East Rt. 24 outside of Laurel.