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Fisher, James (1946-1961)

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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

text of obituary:

MCC News

. . .

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

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