Eugenia (Jean) Fisher

February 12, 1926 - January 17, 2016

Eugenia (Jean) Fisher, age 89 of Curryville, completed her journey on earth Sunday, January 17, 2016 at the Willow Care Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Hannibal. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Vandalia, with Fr. Paul Hartley officiating. Burial will be at St. Clement Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Tuesday at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green. Jean was born February 12, 1926 in Madison, WI, the daughter of Hyacinth Joseph and Barbara Eleanor Littel Frieden. She married Clarence Truman Fisher January 24, 1949 in Vandalia. He preceded her in death May 9th, 1995. Survivors include sons Melvin Fisher (Marie) of Curryville, Martin Fisher of Louisiana, Monte Fisher (Terry) of Farber and Malcolm Fisher (Jennifer) of Curryville; daughters Marilyn Hopke (Dale) of Vandalia and Martha Scherder (Keith) of Bowling Green; 11 grandchildren Travis Fisher (Debbie), Mark Fisher (Jennifer), Kimberly Hammitt (Steve), Erica Hall (Jason), Leea Fisher, Logan Fisher, Jenn Kraft, Justin Hopke (Greta), Jared Hopke, Tim Scherder (Bobbie) and Michelle Scherder; great grandchildren Kaylen Fisher, Camden Fisher, Brady Fisher, Emmarie Fisher, Jerry Perez, Jasmine Perez, Caleb Hammitt, Kegan Hammitt, Makenna Hall, Easton Hall, Jaylyn Kraft, Garrett Hopke, Kate Hopke, Makaylee Scherder, Makenzie Stith, Adaline Scherder, Kennedy Rose Scherder and Dominic Scherder; brothers Joe Frieden of Curryville and Jerry Frieden of the state of Texas; sisters June Erdel of Laddonia, Jackie Dougherty of Curryville, Joyce Dudley of Mexico, Joann Eibert of Bowling Green and Judy Freymuth of Wright City; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Mary Kay Fisher; brothers Frances (infant), Jimmy Frieden and Johnny Frieden. Jean grew up in Madison, WI until the age of 16, when her family moved to St. Louis, where she graduated from Solden High School. She later moved with her family to Curryville, where they purchased a farm. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Vandalia. Jean enjoyed sewing, humming birds, listening to Clarence play music and being with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be Travis Fisher, Mark Fisher, Logan Fisher, Justin Hopke, Jared Hopke and Tim Scherder. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Jerome Meir, Jason Hall and Steve Hammitt. Memorials may be made to The Learning Center in Bowling Green.