Robert F. Fischer, a familiar figure in Mt. Vernon mercantile
circles for 32 years prior to his retirement, whose skill as a butcher and meat
processor was generally recognized, died peacefully at midnight last night at
the home of his son, William H. Fischer, at 427 East Fifth street.
He would have been 83 years old on the coming June 6.
He had been ill of a coronary occlusion for the last six months
and spent four weeks in St. Mary's Hospital in
The deceased was a native of
In 1904, the late deceased and his wife and son came to
From a humble beginning he developed his meat market into a
successful and profitable business, keeping step with innovations in butchering
and meat processing and applying a full measure of industry, thrift and
personal supervision to every department of his business.
His wife, nee Mary Schulte Fischer, died in 1914.
After 32 years in business on
The body is at the Weisinger Funeral
Home and will remain there until it is taken to St. Matthew's Catholic Church
where Requiem High Mass will be conducted at
Surviving in
addition to the son, who is manager of the meat department of Gerber's Super
Market, are two grandsons, Robert T. Fischer and William J. Fischer,
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Originally submitted by Betty Sellers