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Obituary from the Monterey Herald


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Ella Fitch returned to her home state after Roger's death.  We have no information about circumstances of her life and death in Connecticut, but thanks to the "Find A Grave" web site and the volunteers who populate this resource with photos of interesting memorial markers, we do know where Ella passed, when she passed, and where she was buried.

Nothing on the memorial suggests that the ashes of  Colonel Fitch were placed in this grave with Ella, so we assume that the Colonel's remains were not taken to Connecticut when Ella returned.

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The Monterey History and Art Association erected this memorial and dedicated this fountain to the memory of Colonel Fitch.  The fountain is located in Friendly Park near Colton Hall and just above the Path of History.  Colonel Fitch was instrumental in developing the "Path of History" as a "sidewalk-installed" trail to lead the interested from one historic site to the next throughout the historic district of old Monterey.
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The plaque reads as follows:

ERECTED IN MEMORY OF
ROGER STANLEY FITCH
COLONEL, UNITED STATES ARMY, RETIRED.  FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
16 YEARS OF THE MONTEREY HISTORY AND ART ASSN. LTD.
COMMANDING OFFICER, PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, 1928 – 1930
FORT ORD, 1941 – 1943, MEMBER OF THE ROUGH RIDERS OF SPANISH
AMERICAN WAR.
MONTEREY HISTORY AND ART ASSN. LTD, 1958

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Oral history of Colonel Fitch
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  • Home
  • Picture File Collection
    • Monterey Peninsula
    • Adjacent Areas of Monterey County
    • Historic Figure Portrait Gallery
    • Further Afield
  • Laura Bride Powers
  • Colonel Roger Fitch
    • 11th Cavalry Commandants Gallery
    • Colonel Roger Fitch Memorial
  • Mayo Hayes O'Donnell
    • MHAA Tribute to Mayo
    • Monterey Peninsula Diary
    • Mayo's Life in Photos
    • Mr. William O'Donnell's Obituary
    • Auntie Mayo's Old Adobe House
    • History of Monterey by Mayo Hayes O'Donnell
  • Amelie Elkinton
    • The Amelie Elkinton Collection
    • Vistas and Street Scenes
    • Historic Buildings
    • Post Cards and Calendar Pages
    • Historic Figure Portrait Gallery
    • Del Monte Properties Advertising Photos
    • Monterey Fishing Industry
    • Newspaper and Magazine Clippings
    • Misc Artifacts
    • Negatives
  • Jacks Family
    • David Jacks
    • Mary Christina Jacks
    • Janet Jacks
    • Will Jacks
    • Margaret Jacks
    • Lee Jacks Page
    • Romie Jacks
    • Vida Jacks
    • Mary Romie Jacks
    • Christina Jack
    • The Hoover Connection
    • David Jacks - Land Baron
    • The Kenneth Jack Library
  • Book Holdings
  • Bios, Archives, & Periodicals
    • MHOD Resident Files >
      • Available Biographical Information
      • Adobes
      • Historic Houses
    • The Anthony Family Collection >
      • The Anthony Family Ancestral Gallery
      • J. C. Anthony
      • J. C. Anthony, Jr.
      • Edna Joy Anthony
      • Edith Anne Anthony
      • Harold MacLean (Joy's Husband)
      • Schools Days
      • Picnics and Excursions
      • Buildings and Construction Projects
      • Stereopticon Images
    • The Hellam Collection >
      • Hellam Photo Collection
      • "The Hellams of Monterey" Brochure
      • Transcription of an Oral History of the Monterey Police Court
    • Wilford Rensselar Holman - Holman's Department Store
    • Olive Isbell - First "American" Teacher in California
    • Evelyn Diaz Hinckley
    • The Minnie Coyle Collection >
      • Mayor Minnie Coyle Commemorative Brochure
    • The Wayne Edwards Collection >
      • World War I Era Photos
      • Wayne Edwards Letters
    • 100 Story Project >
      • 100 Story Project - Agricultural History
      • 100 Story Project - Bay and Marine Ecosystem
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      • 100 Story Project - Monterey Peninsula History
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      • 100 Story Project - Food and Wine
      • 100 Story Project - Monterey Potpourri of Stories
    • Lists and Misc
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      • Noticias del Puerto de Monterey
    • Doud House Archive >
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        • Poster Artists
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