Walter H. Fischer

Friday, October 27, 2006

Oct. 21, 1913-Oct. 26, 2006

Walter H. Fischer, 93, Cloverdale, died Thursday at Mill Pond Health Campus, Greencastle.

Born in Lincoln, Mo., he was the son of Ernest and Rosina (Sommerer) Fischer.

He married Mary Josephine Coffelt on April 3, 1943. She preceded him in death on June 21, 2003.

A farmer, he was a member of the Immunal Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Mo.

Survivors include daughter Virginia Monnett and husband Keith, Cloverdale; sister Irma Metzner, St. Louis; brothers Ernest Fischer Jr., Warsaw, Mo., and Henry Fischer, Pompano Beach, Fla.; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, sisters Esther Schoen, Rosina Repper, Henritta Rickermann, and Paula Zumpano; and brothers Clarence Fischer and Herbert Fischer.

Private graveside services will take place at Cloverdale Cemetery with Pas. Tom Woodley officiating. A private visitation will take place at Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale.