Obituary of Peter M Fritz

On Monday September 21st Peter M. Fritz of Bloomington Minnesota lost his battle with Myelofibrosis and Dementia. He was proceeded in Death by his parents Peter D. Fritz and Lorraine Steele Fritz and his brother Michael Fritz. He is survived by his sister Lorayne Olson (Ray) of Richmond, VA, brother Dan Fritz, former wife Kathy Gravelle Fritz, children Kelly Mayerle, Peter B. Fritz (Kay), Mark Fritz (Mercy), Jeffrey Fritz (Rina) and grandchildren Isabella, Edric, Eli, Hanna and Leon. Also, including many nieces, nephews and their children.

Peter was born and lived in “The Levee”, an Italian community in St. Paul until he was 5 years old. He grew up living in the Highland Park area of St. Paul, Mn. As a graduate of Cretin H.S. he then went to College at Winona State College of Minnesota and graduated with a Business Degree. He married Kathleen Gravelle in 1966 who he met at college. Peter worked most of his professional career in claims for the Insurance industry. Allstate, MSI, EW Blanch and Allied are some of the companies he has worked for. Sports, family and friends has always been his passion. He has 4 children and 5 grandchildren. He always required his kids to play sports and if he wasn’t with his family he was on a tennis court, softball field, golf course or ski hill. In 1979 he trained and ran the famous Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN. He also worked years as a referee or umpire as a side job.

He loved to travel to the Outer Banks for the annual family beach trip on a regular basis vacationing with his sister’s family. This has become a larger than life family reunion trip that has 4 generations of family from around the country coming together that he was sad to miss in 2019 due to his illness.

He loved helping his kids with their grandchildren and spending time playing catch, chasing them around and sharing in their new experiences as they grew. He was known for sneaking in on a fishing camp or a ski lesson to watch them.

Sunday, October 4th, 2020 there will be a small service for immediate family at 1pm at the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 7110 France Ave South, Edina, MN 55435

The Family Service will be broadcasted live on TribuCast: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/507050864

Following the Family Service there will be a Public Celebration of Life from 2-4pm for welcomed guests. Please be considerate of all guest by wearing a mask. There can not be more than 50 attendees at a time.