Elmer Fisher

Elmer Fisher died Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown, ND.

Elmer Clifford Fisher, 81, was born July 2, 1924 at the family farm near Goldwyn, ND, the son of Albert and Anna (Hochstetter) Fisher. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school in Paris Township. He worked on the farm until 1943 when he entered the U.S. Army and was stationed at Camp Roberts, California. Upon his discharge from the Army in April 1944, he returned to Jamestown and married Helen Lorraine Holzworth on May 19, 1944. They lived near Woodworth for several years where Elmer worked for Raymond Homuth prior to moving into the Jamestown area in 1950. In Jamestown he worked for the Farmers Union Oil Co. and was a city employee for many years. Because of his love of the outdoors he moved his family to Minnesota in 1975, where he pursued his love of farming, gardening, and carpentry; while he spent his leisure time hunting, fishing and trapping. In 1993 his wife, Helen, died after an extended illness and Elmer later married Helen Kaliban and they made their home in Two Inlets, MN.

He is survived by Helen Kaliban-Fisher; his six children; Betty (William) Unverzagt, Fargo; Linda Smith (Ronald Miller), Huron, SD; Martin (Dianne) Fisher, Fargo; Roger (Dorinda) Fisher, St. Cloud, MN; Holly (Patrick) Cuffe, Spokane, WA; Randall Fisher, Zephyr Hills, FL; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; as well as nine brothers and sisters; Helen (Martin) Suko, Garnet Perleberg, Lee R. Fisher, Lynn (Hazel) Fisher and Clark (Jeanette) Fisher, all from Jamestown, and Pearl Eck, Fargo; Lillian (Raymond) Spravzoff, Apache Junction, AZ; Shirley (Leon) Beteau, Keene, NH; Albert (Sue) Fisher, Jr., Philomath, OR.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Lorraine, grandson, Mark William Unverzagt, and his parents, Albert and Anna Fisher.

Funeral Service: 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 4, 2006 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown with Rev. Dennis Ellingsen officiating.

Visitation: 1:00 to 5:00 PM, Friday, February 3, 2006 at the Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.

Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, North Dakota.

On-line guestbook at www.eddyfuneralhome.com