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Fisher, James (1946-1961)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1961 Apr 6 p. 1
Birth date: 1946
text of obituary:
15-YEAR-OLD SON OF MCC WORKERS DIES IN ASCUNSION, PARAGUAY
Akron, Pa. (MCC) — Word has been received here of the death of James Fisher, 15, oldest son of Lloyd and Evelyn Fisher, MCC workers at Volendam Colony, Paraguay.
The boy's death on March 4 was caused by heart complications following meningitis. He was attended during his illness by Dr. Arthur Klassen, MCC doctor at the Kilometer 81 Leprosy Mission.
The Fishers are members of the Albany, Ore. Mennonite Church. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Freman Fisher of West Liberty, O.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1961 Aug 31 p.12
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Memorial Fund
Relatives and friends of the Lloyd Fisher family, MCC workers in Volendam Colony, Paraguay, have established a fund in memory of James, oldest son of the Fishers. James died on March 24, 1961, at the age of 15. Contributions to the fund will be used to purchase equipment for the Volendam Hospital in the colony.
Mr. Fisher, of Albany, Oregon, is working in the area of economic development and has initiated a farmer's credit plan in the Volendam Colony.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1962 Nov 29 p. 3
text of obituary:
Memorial Fund Used to Save Life in Paraguay
Akron, Pa. (MCR) — A recent letter from Jacob Bergen, manager of the hospital at Volendam, Paraguay, was a source of comfort to Lloyd and Evelyn Fisher, Albany, Ore. The letter assured them that one life was saved as the result of a memorial fund set up when the Fishers' son died in Paraguay one and a half years ago.
The Fishers and their two sons were serving with MCC and MEDA in Paraguay when their older son, James, developed heart complications after having had meningitis. He died on March 24, 1961, at Volendam Colony after an acute eight-day illness. He was 15 years old.
Following this experience, the Fishers established a memorial fund to be used for equipment at the Volendam Hospital. Friends and relatives contributed generously to the fund, and the equipment has been bought and installed in the hospital. This includes a complete oxygen unit with two tanks, two complete adjustable hospital beds, 10 mattresses and an aspirator.
The very first evening the equipment was unpacked and in use, it helped to save the life of a baby boy at the hospital.
The Fishers express their appreciation to those who participated in making this memorial fund effective in Paraguay.
