Constance Fisher Obituary

Name: Memorial Gathering for Constance Fisher
Start: 2024-05-18T18:00:00.000Z
Location: Otterbein Senior Living

Fisher (Robertson), Constance Winnie "Connie"

Constance (Connie) Fisher, of Otterbein, Lebanon, Ohio, in her one hundredth year, went to dwell in her heavenly home on April 26, 2024. She was born, September 3, 1923 in Bar Harbor, Maine, the only child of George and Dorothy (Hopkins) Robertson.

She met Army Captain James D. Fisher of Hamilton, Ohio while he was stationed at the Army Transportation Corps base in Searsport, Maine. They were married April 12, 1946. They made their home in Hamilton and raised two children, Susan, and Jim.

At Grace United Methodist Church, she became secretary to four pastors in twelve years before becoming executive secretary at the Hamilton Board of Education.

Nearing her ninetieth year, she made the decision to live at Otterbein Senior Living while she was still able to enjoy the surroundings, meet new people, volunteer, and participate in all Otterbein has to offer

Mrs. Fisher is survived by her daughter, Susan (Jerry) Parker of Oak Park, lL; grandson, Josh (Lynsey) Parker great grands Louisa and Samuel of Olympia, WA; grandson Brad (Danielle) Parker great grands Skylar, Maisey and Asher of Portland, OR.; son, Jim (Sheila) Fisher of Lebanon, OH; grandson Ben (Megan) Fisher great grands Jack and Dylan of Birmingham, Ml; granddaughter Julia (Travis) Hall great grands Nolan, Thatcher and Amelia of Blacksburg VA; grandson Dan (Katie) Fisher great grands Madeline and Owen of Roanoke, VA. Preceding her in death was her husband, Jim Fisher, who died in 1997 and her parents, George, and Dorothy Robertson.

Connie never lost her love for and her pride in her home state of Maine and many have enjoyed her personally written itinerary entitled "Toolin' up the Coast of Maine with an old Mainiac". ln accordance with her wishes, her remains will be, in her words "scattered to the winds from Cadillac Mt overlooking Bar Harbor where they will repose in peaceful harmony with the dust of the ages" Also in her words: "There are two Maine expressions which sum up my life: "wicked good" and "finest kind!"

A Gathering of Celebration will be held at Otterbein Senior Living, Lebanon, OH in the LEC Wilson Room on May 18 at 2:00 PM. Dr. Reverend Randy Stearns of Grace United Methodist Church in Hamilton, OH will be officiating.

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Published by Journal-News on May 12, 2024.

Memories and Condolences
for Constance Fisher

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Martha B. Higgins

January 2, 2025

Connie was my dear cousin and I was so sad to hear she had died. When I went to college in Ohio (from Maine) I would visit her at her home and later when she moved to a lovely duplex, both in Hamilton. I was surprised when she said she was moving to Otterbein but she loved it there and it was a perfect fit for her. I did visit when she had the bungalow but not when she moved to the apartment building.
On one visit at the bungalow she asked which of her antiques I'd like to have, knowing I also had an affinity for them. I said I had all the antiques I could manage and would have a difficult time taking anything from Ohio to Maine. She was very insistent, so I finally said I'd like the doorknob collection and the Coca-Cola flat in which she housed them that she'd hung in her bathroom. She just laughed! Then I said perhaps the stories she'd written about growing up in Maine would be just the thing and she eventually mailed me a large envelope with copies of those. I wish she had complied those stories into a book, as she often said she might.
Since Trenton, Maine, where Connie and her parents lived, had only a grammar school, Connie went to Bar Harbor and lived with my grandparents during the week so she could attend high school. She and my grandmother had a very special and loving relationship and she always recalled her time in Bar Harbor fondly.
During one of my visits while we were reminiscing about my grandparents, I remarked that Grammie made a pineapple and cherry cookie that I just loved but when she died, at 96 years old, the last of the family except me, the recipe was nowhere to be found. Connie was so excited to tell me that she had that recipe, so now I have something to remember both of those special women by!
She was a joyous, loving, fiercely loyal to friends and family, Intelligent, and always smartly put-together (dare I say glamorous?, just look at the photo accompanying this obituary!). She was especially proud of her grandchildren, Josh, Ben, Brad, Julia, and Dan and delighted in relating all their accomplishments and wanderings.
Although we were 27 years apart in age, we were kindred spirits, and I will miss Connie so very much!

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