Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

LeRoy E. Fisher

Oct. 15, 1910 - Sept. 12, 1999

LeRoy E. Fisher, 88, residing on South 36th Street, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12, in his home.

He was born on Oct. 15, 1910, in New Paris, Ind., to the late Albert K. and Ella Darkwood Fisher, and had lived in South Bend since 1948, coming from Fort Wayne, Ind.

On Nov. 4, 1950, in Fort Wayne, he married Neva B. Sherwood, who survives. He is also survived by five daughters, Janet K. Idema of Grand Rapids, Mich., Carole Joan Moore of Milford, Ind., Connie Loraine Hesse of South Bend, Vivian Kay Miller of Elkhart and Jill Marlene Mark of Granger, Ind.; two sons, Robert Howard Thompson of Commerce, Ga., and Allen Everett Fisher of Grand Rapids; and by 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Mr. Fisher retired in 1975 from the Peter Eckrich Meat Packaging Plant following 25 years of service. Since his retirement he enjoyed playing tennis at the South Bend Racquet Club.

Services for Mr. Fisher will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in the Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend. Mr. Steve Randall, pastor of Harris Prairie Church of Christ, Granger, will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Palmer Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Drive, South Bend, IN 46637.