Fisher, John J. (1888-1970)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Nov 26 p. 7

Birth date: 1888

text of obituary:

Retired Professor Killed in Indiana Highway Crash

Goshen, Ind. — Funeral services were conducted at the College Mennonite Church here on Nov. 18 for Prof. John J. Fisher Sr., 82, who sustained fatal injuries in a traffic accident early Saturday morning, Nov. 14.

Prof. Fisher was alone in his car when it was struck by a semitrailer at a highway intersection at Warsaw. He died Sunday morning at Murphy Medical Center there.

A native of Johnson County, Iowa, Prof. Fisher graduated from Goshen College in 1913 and received his master’s degree from Indiana University in 1915. He taught at Goshen College in 1911-13 and 1918-23, and served as registrar in 1919-21 and as academic dean in 1921-23. For many years he taught in the psychology department at Bloomsburg (Pa.) State Teachers College, retiring in 1950. He was also a school psychologist in Harrisburg, Pa, and at the time of his death was serving in the same capacity in this area.

Prof. Fisher was married to the farmer Alma Warye. She died in 1964, the year after they moved to Goshen. Survivors include a son, Prof. John J. Fisher Jr. of Goshen; two granddaughters; a brother, Bishop Daniel J. Fisher, and a sister, Mrs. Ella Guengerich, both of Kalona, Iowa.