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Obituaries
Fisher, Herman
PIONEER PASSED Herman Fisher (cont. …)
PEACEFULLY AWAY
the Christian Science church and was
Last Summons Came to largely attended by the many friends
“Grandpa Fisher” of the family who wished to pay their
last respects to one of the earliest
While Sitting at Home
pioneers of Clallam county, and a
Talking to His Wife. man who had many friends and few
______ enemies. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher came
to Port Angeles May 2nd, 1887, and
This community was shocked early have made it their home ever since.
Tuesday afternoon to hear that Mr. They took up a homestead out near
Herman Fisher, or Grandpa Fisher, as Mount Pleasant, and later at Lake
he was affectionately called by young Sutherland.
and old, had passed away without a
moment’s warning at his home on Mr. Fisher retired from business life
the corner of Seventh and Oak. He less than a year ago, having kept a
was downtown in the morning to the racket or notion store on Front
fire and at the noon hour went to his street. During the boom a few
son’s drug store to remain while the months ago he sold his store
clerk went to lunch as E. E. Fisher was property at a good price and retired
up sound. He seemed to be feeling to enjoy a well-earned rest. He spent
well and walked home and while his most of his time working in their
wife prepared luncheon was relating beautiful garden which is one of the
some of the funny little incidents of best kept in town and the envy of
the fire when all at once he dropped many passer-by.
over dead. Coming so suddenly, it
was a dreadful shock to his wife and The sympathy of the community goes
family. Tho’ he had looked very frail out to the widow in her loneliness
for the past few years, he seemed and sorrow after 53 years of married
this fall to have been holding his own life. The surviving children are E. E.
unusually well for a man of his years. Fisher, Frank P. Fisher and H. M.
Fisher of Port Angeles, and Chas. H.
Mr. Fisher was born in Baltimore in Fisher of Elgin, Illinois.
1837. He was married at New Port,
Pennsylvania, May 21, 1860, and is
survived by his wife and four sons, all Source: Olympic Leader, November
but one of whom are residents of 28, 1913.
Port Angeles. The funeral was held
Thursday morning at 10 o’clock, from
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