Dr. Nancy Nieland-Fisher

Dr. Nancy Nieland-Fisher

Nancy Nieland-Fisher Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 31, 2009.
Nancy Nieland-Fisher, M.D., of Pittsburgh, died Saturday, March 28, 2009. She was the beloved wife of Richard E. "Dick" Fisher; mother of Brita Boyd, Sarah Davis, Jennie Nieland Niedelman, Nathaniel Nieland and Ariel Nieland; grandmother of Chloe and Sophie Boyd; and sister of David Selove, Caroline Kapner, Peter Selove, Daniel Selove, Barbara Lindner, Becky Selove and the late Joseph Selove and Rosie Koba. Nancy was a prominent dermatologist in Pittsburgh since 1973 and among her many accomplishments, she was a former president of the Allegheny County Medical Society. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS INC., 4900 Centre Ave. at Devonshire Street. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the main sanctuary of Shadyside Presbyterian Church immediately followed by a reception with the family. Remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 or The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh, 1405 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

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