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Stephen Fisher Obituary
He was born Dec. 28, 1954, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Bud and Renée Fisher. Steve married Judy McGarvey on Sept. 25, 1982, in Eagle Center, Iowa. He was a 1973 graduate of Mason City High School and earned his degree in electronics engineering from Hawkeye Institute of Technology in 1975.
Steve was vice president of Team Technologies in Cedar Falls for many years and more recently started Fishsticks Millwork, fulfilling a lifelong dream of working with wood. He was also an accomplished musician.
Survivors include his wife, Judy, of Janesville; five children, Ben (Beth Oeltjenbruns), of Janesville, and David, Keir, Hayley and Olivia, all at home; his mom, Renée Kee, of Cedar Falls; two sisters, Pam Fisher (Diana Gambaiani) and Kathy (Tom) Ludwig, both of Dysart, Iowa; a brother, Tom (Gayle) Fisher, of Rush City, Minn.; his mother and father-in-law, Jim and Shirley McGarvey, of Buckingham, Iowa; brothers and sisters-in-law, Pat and Cathy McGarvey of Mount Auburn, Iowa, Mary Lou and Scott Drnovsek of Thornton, Colo., Jeannie Waite of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ed and Sara McGarvey of Buckingham, Jackie McGarvey of Dallas, Texas and Carol and Don Faulkner of Olathe, Kan.; his niece and nephew, Kaitlyn and Austin Ludwig, as well as 15 other nieces and nephews; and eight great-nieces and nephews.
Steve was preceded in death by his dad, Bud Fisher, in 1979; stepfather, Bill Kee, in 1994; and his grandparents, Emery and Helen Fatland and Harry and Ellen Fisher.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 12, at Heartland Vineyard Church in Cedar Falls.
Visitation will be from 2 until 7 p.m. today, March 11, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 1825 W. 12th St., Cedar Falls and one hour before the service at the church on Monday.
A memorial fund will be established. Online condolences may be left at www.dahlfuneralhome.com
Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, (319) 266-7525.
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wm. & ruth barnett
March 11, 2007
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Marty Barnett
March 11, 2007
My sincerest condolences to the Fisher family on the loss of Steve.
Steve was a good friend of mine growing up. My brothers Scott, Ross and I grew up on Cerro Gordo Way in Mason City. The kids from Cerro Gordo Way (Phil/Gary Pedersen, Scott/Marty/Ross Barnett, Mike/Jeff "Charlie" Pappas and the kids from Hillcrest Drive (Tom/Steve Fisher, Barb Jones, Vicki Herme, Dennis/Ralph Ausenhuis) formed the neighborhood group of kids. Steve (or "Bees" as we all called him by his nickname...not sure where it came from or how he got it but I'm sure there's a story behind it) was always there as a good friend. Always smiling and would help you out with anything. The things I will always remember are the birthday parties, swimming in the "Pit", shooting bb guns at Blackmore's Nursery, skateboarding down Dietrich's driveway, playing kick the can on summer nights under the street light on the corner and playing football in Craig's/Pedersen's/Jone's front yards. I remember watching Steve and Tom run their night crawler business. I also remember watching Steve play the drums down in the basement(he was pretty good).
My thoughts and prayers are with Steve's family.
Marty Barnett
Cerro Gordo Way kid
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