Phyllis J. (Skaggs) Fisher (2011)
FISHER, SKAGGS, EVERITT, JONES, NICHOLSON, PALM, LAMBERT
Posted By: Shirley Keating
Date: 9/1/2011 at 22:06:16
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, August 31, 2011PHYLLIS FISHER, WINTERSET
Phyllis J. Fisher, 74, of Winterset died Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at Winterset Care Center North.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family in Phyllis’ name.
Phyllis Joan Skaggs was born Dec. 19, 1936, in Mason County, Ill.; the daughter of Grady and Opal (Everitt) Skaggs. She graduated from Mason City High School in 1954 and later received her nursing degree from the Brokaw School of Nursing, Bloomington-Normal, Ill. Her marriage to Gary William Fisher took place on Dec. 28, 1957, at the Methodist Church in Mason City, Ill. After receiving her nursing degree, she began her career at Peoria State Mental Hospital and later was employed by Mary Greeley Medical Center and McFarland Clinic in Ames. She also worked at Clarke County Hospital in Osceola and with Quality Healthcare Specialist in Des Moines. Most recently, she worked for Unisys Corporation in Des Moines as a medical claims auditor. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, the State Nursing Association, the First United Methodist Church of Winterset and was active with the UMW Women’s Circle.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Todd Fisher; and a brother, Darrell Skaggs.
Phyllis is survived by her husband, Gary Fisher of Winterset; children, Tamara Fisher of Norwalk; Lisa Nicholson of Winterset; Kurt Fisher of Urbandale; a daughter-in-law, Penny Fisher of West Des Moines; siblings, Leon Skaggs of Park City, Mont.; Carol Palm of St. Marys, Ga.; Edwin Skaggs of Aurora, Ill.; Paul Skaggs of Mason City, Ill.; Dale Skaggs of Milwaukee, Wisc.; Dean Skaggs of New Carlisle, Ind., and seven grandchildren.
________________________Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday, August 31, 2011Phyllis J. Fisher, Winterset, Iowa
Phyllis J. Fisher, 74, died Monday, August 29, 2011 at Winterset Care Center North.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, September 3rd, at First United Methodist Church in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., Friday, September 2nd at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery and memorials to the family in Phyllis' name.
Phyllis is survived by her husband of 54 years, Gary Fisher of Winterset; children, Tamara Fisher (John Jones) of Norwalk; Lisa Nicholson (Todd) of Winterset; Kurt Fisher (Julie) of Urbandale; a daughter-in-law, Penny Fisher of West Des Moines; siblings, Leon Skaggs (Sonya) of Park City, MT; Carol Palm (Gordon) of St. Marys, GA; Edwin Skaggs of Aurora, IL; Paul Skaggs of Mason City, IL; Dale Skaggs (Lynda Lambert) of Milwaukee, WI; Dean Skaggs (Pat) of New Carlisle, IN; seven grandchildren, Weston Jones, Tyler Fisher (Lindsey), Austin Fisher, Sam Nicholson, Jessie Nicholson, Devan Fisher, and Charlee Fisher.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Todd Fisher; and a brother, Darrell Skaggs.
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