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 William 'Bill' Fisher
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[September
29, 2009]
William Wesley "Bill" Fisher, 80, a
Christian Village resident, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at 6:50
a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral
will follow at 6 p.m., with Jim Strauss officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery, Mayview, at
a later date. |
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Mr. Fisher owned Fisher’s
Refrigeration Service for 30 years and was plant
manager for Eskimo Ice before he retired.
He was born Aug. 13, 1929, at St. Joseph to John
Wesley and Cecile Anna Marlow Fisher.
He is survived by two daughters: Sharon (and
Bill) Clark of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Kathie (and
Tom) Vincent of Lincoln; two sons, David (and Anna)
Fisher of Pekin and John Fisher of Middletown; one
sister, Wanda Lou Fisher Cohoon of Farmer City;
caregiver and granddaughter Shelly (and Keith)
Constance of Kenney; grandchildren Fran, Amy and
Thomas Clark of Grand Rapids, Mich., Eric Quinn of
Indianapolis, Ind., Leslie (and Steve) D’Avignon of
Grand Rapids, Mich., Kristina (and Matt) George of
North Carolina, Heather Fisher of Lincoln, Allie and
Danie Fisher of Pekin, and Kris Fisher of Japan;
great-grandchildren Luke Newhouse of Kenney, Seth
Constance of Kenney, Wyatt Constance of Kenney (who
shares the same birthday), Kaitlyn Clark of Grand
Rapids, Mich., Taylor Quinn of Lincoln, Akaisha
Quinn and Wesley Quinn of Indianapolis, Ind., Kalena
Vineyard and Madysin Vineyard of North Carolina,
Aydin George of North Carolina, and Mashell King of
Lincoln; two nieces; three nephews; and his former
spouse, Jean Curtis of Lincoln. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Claiborne
"Bo" Fisher and John "Junior" Fisher. |
 He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church
Bill enjoyed fishing in Illinois, Michigan and
Minnesota; hunting for ginseng, golden root and
mushrooms in the timber; deer hunting; and
gardening.
He was involved with Lincoln Community Theatre
productions and the Lincoln Chorale.
Memorials may be made to the activity fund at The
Christian Village.
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