beth o'rourke , of paxton , massachusetts , has spent the past 7 years fighting stage four biliary cancer , and on april 16 , the mother of courtney , 11 , and seamus , 8 , lost that fight .
but as she stated in her obituary ; ` i was a survivor , 44 , has spent the past 7 years fighting stage four biliary cancer and passed away april 16 .
beth o'rourke -lrb- above with husband brendan and children courtney and seamus -rrb- , 44 , has spent the past 7 years fighting stage four .
` i died thursday , april 16 , 2015 surrounded by family .