Mary Ann Fisher

Mary Ann Fisher, 85, of Kearney, died January 13, 2014 at the Mother Hull Home. Funeral services will be Friday, January 17, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney with Pastor Jim Wilson officiating. Burial will be at the Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 pm Thursday at the Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney, and one hour prior to the service Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Press-On Youth Center. A message of condolence, tribute or memory can be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements. Mary Ann was born August 12, 1928 to Ralph and Merle (Young) Fester. She grew up in the Ravenna Area and graduated from Ravenna High School in 1946. On February 11, 1949 she married James Fisher in Geneva. The couple farmed near Ravenna until moving to Minden in 1955. In 1959, they moved to Kearney. Mary Ann worked both as a cook and Kitchen Manager for the Kearney Public Schools for 23 years. Mary Ann’s love for cooking was combined with her deeper love for family when she prepared family dinners from scratch. She was known for her pies, rolls, and Bohemian dishes of kolaches, roast pork and dumplings, cabbage runzas, and jaternice sausage. She and Jim enjoyed Polka music and attended many polka dances. She loved playing cards with her family and friends often playing into the wee hours of the night playing in pitch and pinochle tournaments at the Senior Center. Afflicted with arthritis, Mary Ann suffered from pain making walking difficult at times. But she never dwelled on her problems but focused on her family often placing her family needs in front of her own needs. She spent her life caring for others. Mary Ann is survived by her sons; Darryl Fisher of Kearney, NE, Roger Fisher and his wife Robin of Kearney, NE., Richard Fisher and his wife Sherry of Scottsbluff, NE, David Fisher and his wife Lois of Lincoln, NE, grandchildren; Jeremy, Chevy, Jim, Ricky, Jason, MaryBeth, D.J., Ted, Tom Fisher, Michelle Root, Nicole Reickenecker, 12 great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Mary Ann was preceded in death by her husband Jim, son Terry Joe, brothers; Gerald and Bernard Fester, sisters; Viola Lux, Beulah Solomon, and Francis McArthur, and daughter-in-law Rosemary Fisher. PDF Printable Version

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Mary Ann Fisher

August 12, 1928 - January 13, 2014