Priscilla "Jane" Fisher

Priscilla “Jane” Fisher, age 85, of Marengo, died Tues­day morn­ing, August 28, 2012, at her res­i­dence after sev­eral years of fail­ing health.

On Sep­tem­ber 14, 1926, Jane was born in Cole­man, Michi­gan, the daugh­ter of the late Clair and Thelma (Lyness) Canute. She was raised in Mt. Pleas­ant, Michi­gan, where she man­aged to com­plete her high school edu­ca­tion, despite being injured in an auto­mo­bile acci­dent. She also worked as a nurse’s aide there for sev­eral years.

In 1963, Jane and her fam­ily then moved to Mor­row County dur­ing the oil boom. She worked there part time for her friends at the golf course and a pizza shop, until she was intro­duced by mutual friends to Leroy Fisher.

Get­ting a sec­ond chance at love, Jane and Leroy were mar­ried on Valentine’s Day in 1973. In addi­tion to being a lov­ing home­maker for Leroy and their four chil­dren, Jane also was his best help on the farm. She helped bail hay, and tended to his live­stock, espe­cially his lambs whom she had a golden touch with. She even drove school bus for High­land Schools often sub­sti­tut­ing for Leroy. They cher­ished their thirty-nine years of mar­riage together.

Tak­ing great pride in her home, Jane kept the tidi­est of homes, keep­ing every­thing in the house ‘super clean’, even her chil­dren and their clothes. She also kept the most ‘immac­u­late gar­den’ and enjoyed car­ing for her flowers.

‘A won­der­ful cook’, Jane could make a won­der­ful meal out of prac­ti­cally nothing.

A woman of faith, Jane was mem­ber of the Sacred Hearts Catholic Church in Cardington.

With a love for fish­ing, Jane enjoyed get­ting any one in the fam­ily she could to go fish­ing with her. She espe­cially loved their salmon fish­ing trips to Lake Michi­gan. She also enjoyed mak­ing ceramic gifts to give to her fam­ily and friends.

Hav­ing a heart of gold, Jane’s first con­cerns were always mak­ing sure every­one else was well cared for. She cared deeply for her fam­ily, her neigh­bors, her ani­mals, and most espe­cially her grand­chil­dren whom she cher­ished her time with.

She will be dearly missed by her beloved hus­band, Leroy Fisher of Marengo; four chil­dren: Judy (William) Gibbs of Spring­port, Michi­gan, Dal­las (Ruth) Jason of Mt. Pleas­ant, Michi­gan, Mauri (Cheryl) Jason, of Mount Gilead, and Peggy David­son of Marengo; nine grand­chil­dren: Michele (Jeff) Mead, Travis (Shelly) Gibbs, Jeanie (David) Styer, Justin (Nikki) Jason, Rhonda (Andrew) How­ell, Robert (Eliz­a­beth) David­son, Heather (Alvie) Haynes, Dar­tan­ion (Becky) Over­field, and Mon­ica (Joe) Jack­son; twenty five great-grandchildren: Chelsea and Chase Mead, Carter and Nash Gibbs, Hay­den and Dar­ren Styer, Calix Jason, Lin­coln, Lan­don, Layne and Logan How­ell, Clay­ton, Jacob and Emma David­son, Sha­nia and Richard Haynes, Jesse, Desiree, Kaylee and Nathan Over­field, and Ter­rance, Jacob, Tawny, Joey and Trynity Jack­son; sev­eral nieces and nephews, and broth­ers and sisters-in-law.

Includ­ing her par­ents, Jane was pre­ceded in death by her sis­ter, Bev­erly Lan­glois; and her brother, Clair Canute Jr.

Her fam­ily will greet friends from 4 — 7 p.m. on Thurs­day, August 30, 2012, at the Sny­der Funeral Home, Craven Chapel, 67 N. Main St., Mount Gilead. A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial will be held on Fri­day at 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Hearts Church, 4680 U.S. Route 42, Card­ing­ton, with Father John Bakle serv­ing as Cel­e­brant. Bur­ial will fol­low in River­cliff Ceme­tery in Mount Gilead.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions may be made to a char­ity of the your choice.

Sny­der Funeral Homes of Mount Gilead is hon­ored to have been cho­sen to serve Jane’s fam­ily and your pri­vate con­do­lences may be expressed to them by vis­it­ing www.snyderfuneralhomes.com.

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