Fitzgerald Patrick Joseph, age 71, of California, a native Minnesotan, passed from this world on March 12, 2002. Survived by sisters, Marilynn Cierzan & Bette Hanson; brother, Paul; children, Susan Nielson, Joseph, Patrick Jr.; beloved grandchildren, Dustin & Melissa Nielson, Kenneth, Mitchell & Jamie Fitzgerald. Funeral will be held at Mille Lacs Lake in Aitkin County, MN in the spring.