Youngs Cemetery

Obituary

Fisher, Robert Warren
Born: 29 Jun 1923	Died: 10 Jun 2003
Part: 3 Section: NC Lot: 028 Grave: 3

Newspaper: Northwest Signal	Obituary Date: 2003
Remarks: Masonic Emblem; S SGT U.S. Army Air Forces WWII
Obituary: Robert Warren Fisher June 29, 1923 - June 10, 2003 Robert Warren Fisher, 79, of Liberty Center, died Tuesday morning at Northcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Napoleon. Born June 29, 1923, in Defiance, he was the son of Warren and Mazie (Stevens) Fisher. On June 11, 1944, he married Winona Simendinger, who survives. He was the owner of Fisher Gulf Service Center at Liberty Center for more than 30 years, retiring in 1977. He was a member of Liberty Center United Methodist Church, member and past master of Liberty Center Lodge #518 F. & A. M., Scottish Rite Valley of Toledo, member and past patron of Wauseon chapter O.E.S., Liberty Center Volunteer Fire Department, Gilbert-Baughman Post #492 American Legion of Liberty Center and was a member and past chairman of Youngs Cemetery Board. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II where he was a crew chief flight engineer for B-17s and B-29s for the 713th bomber squadron, 449th bomb group. He is also survived by a daughter, B.J. Stiles of Maumee; a son, Roger of Algonquin, Ill.; a brother, Ken of Malinta; 8 grandchildren; and two great-granddchildren. Services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Liberty Center United Methodist Church, Pastor David MacDonald officiating. A Henry County Firefighters Association Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the church with a Masonic service following at 2:45. Interment will follow at Youngs Cemetery, Liberty Center, where military services will be accorded by joint military posts of Liberty Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday at the church. The family suggests memorials be made to the Liberty Center spring sports complex or a charity of the donor's choice. Wright Funeral Home, Liberty Center, is in charge of the arrangements. FISHER Robert W. Robert W. Fisher, 79, of Liberty Center, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003. He was born June 29, 1923, to Warren O. and Mazie E. (Stevens) Fisher. Bob played on his high school tennis and basketball teams and attended Defiance College on a basketball scholarship. He was a Crew Chief Flight Engineer for the 713th Bomb Squadron, 449th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Corps during WW II. Bob was a member of Liberty Center United Methodist Church, Lodge 518, F. & A.M., of which he was Past Master, Scottish Rite-Valley of Toledo, Wauseon Chapter O.E.S., of which he was Past Patron; Gilbert-Baughman Post 492 American Legion, Charter Member of Liberty Center Volunteer Fire Dept., and past chairman of Youngs Cemetery Board. He owned Fisher Gulf Service-Center at Liberty Center for over 30 years, retiring in 1977. Bob was married to Winona Simendinger on June 11, 1944. He is survived by his wife, Winnie Fisher; daughter, B.J. (Frank P.) Stiles; son, Roger (Mary Alice) Fisher; brother, Ken K. (Rosie) Fisher; grandchildren, Angela Eckstrom, Laurie Smith, Lindsay, Dane and Ryan Fisher, Nicole D'Agostino, and Kim and Natalie Gates; great-grandsons, Samuel Peter and Benjamin Fisher Eckstrom. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, at Liberty Center United Methodist Church, where a Henry County Fire-Fighters Association service will be at 2:30 p.m., a Masonic service will held at 2:45 p.m., and a Memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Rev. David MacDonald will officiate at the Memorial service. Interment will follow at Youngs Cemetery with military services conducted by the Liberty Center American Legion and VFW. Memorials may be to the Liberty Center Sports Complex, or a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements by Wright Funeral Home, Liberty Center, Ohio. ROBERT FISHER, 1923-2003 Owner of auto repair center prospered in Liberty Center LIBERTY CENTER, Ohio - Robert Fisher, 79, a respected entrepreneur here, died Tuesday in the Northcrest Nursing Home, Napoleon. Mr. Fisher died of a kidney failure brought on by complications from a recent stroke, his daughter, B.J. Stiles, said. A 1941 graduate of Defiance High School, he spent two years on a basketball scholarship at Defiance College until joining the 713th Bomb Squadron, 449th Bomb Group during World War II. He served as a crew chief flight engineer in New Mexico. While in the service, Mr. Fisher was married to Winona Simendinger on June 11, 1944. Discharged in February, 1946, Mr. Fisher went into business with his father, Warren. Together they ran the Fisher Auto Repair in Liberty Center, converting the rooms above the business into a home for the entire family. After his father retired, Mr. Fisher took over the business, then built his own building across the street: Fisher Gulf Service Center, which opened in 1967. In addition to working as a mechanic, Mr. Fisher owned and operated a tow truck, AAA service, and went into real estate, purchasing several other Liberty Center properties. "He was an astute businessman," Ms. Stiles said. “He found a way to make money out of anything." After 30 years working at the service center, Mr. Fisher retired in 1977, largely due to his rheumatoid arthritis. Mr. Fisher was a member of Liberty Center United Methodist Church; Masonic Lodge 518, of which he was a past master; Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo; Wauseon Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, of which he was a past patron; Gilbert-Baughman Post 492 American Legion and a charter member of Liberty Center Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving are his wife, Winnie; daughter, B.J. Stiles; son, Roger; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. today in Liberty Center United Methodist Church, where friends may visit from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A Henry County Firefighters Association service will then be held at 2:30 p.m., followed by a Masonic service at 2:45 p.m. The Wright Funeral Home, Grand Rapids, Ohio, is handling arrangements. The family requests tributes to the Liberty Center Sports Complex or a charity of the donor's choice.