Harold J. Fischer, age 67, of Sleepy Eye died on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at Sleepy Eye Medical Center.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The Clergy will be Fr. Brian Oestreich. Interment St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery with military rites by the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-10 a.m. Wednesday at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. There will be a parish prayer service at 4pm on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye, MN.
E-mail condolences may be sent to the family via www.sturmfh.com
He was born on September 1, 1938, in Sleepy Eye to Alfred A. "Fritz" and Rose (Rothmeier) Fischer. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye in 1955, and married Mickey Windschitl on June 14, 1960, at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. Harold worked his entire life farming in Albin Township except when he served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He also worked at Del Monte in Sleepy Eye.
Harold was a lifetime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church where he served as usher. He was a member of American Legion Post #7 serving as past Commander and he was the current Second Vice Commander of American Legion District #2. He was past Commander and a current Trustee of the Brown County Veterans Council. He was a member of VFW Post #800 in Sleepy Eye. He served in the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard. He was a member of the Sleepy Eye Sportsman Club and Toastmasters and the Polka Angels. He was previously a member of the Brown County Holstein Association, a 4-H Adult Leader and coached girls' softball at Stark Township. He enjoyed being outdoors, fixing tractors, hunting, playing cards and especially watching his grandsons play baseball.
Harold is survived by his children, Steve (Elaine) Fischer of Sleepy Eye, Lisa Fischer of Plymouth, Martha (Chad) Witte of Eagle Lake, Anna Geiger of New Ulm, Andrew (Christine) Fischer of Madison Lake; grandchildren, Keith, Craig, Joseph, Jacob, Savanna, Anthony, Ellen, Julia and Addison; and sister Agnes Zwaschka. He was preceded in death by his parents.
|