Agnes Fisher

Funeral Service for Agnes Fisher, 101, of Dickinson, will be 12:00 p.m., Monday, November 18, 2019 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson with Bernie Krebs officiating.  Burial will take place at Fisher Cemetery north of South Heart at a later date.

Visitation for Agnes Fisher will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday, November 18, 2019 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson.

Agnes passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at St. Benedict’s Health Center in Dickinson.

Agnes Fisher was born March 17, 1918 to George and Mary (Zelinsky) Burian.  She grew up in the Fayette and Killdeer area.  Agnes attended the Hartman grade school and then spent 2 years in Oregon with the Evoniuk family and returned to ND and graduated from Killdeer High School.  Following graduation she went to work for the Meyer family near Medora, ND.

Agnes loved music and dancing and met Willard (Bud) Fisher at a dance and were married on February 27, 1940 in Wibaux, MT.  To this union they were blessed with 5 children: Barry, Mary Ann, Faye, Gayle (Effie) and Jeff.  Together they raised their family on the Fisher Family Ranch south of Fayette, ND.

Agnes was a hard worker. She woke up to milk the cows, tend the garden and then butcher a few chickens for dinner. Anyone visiting the Fisher Ranch was always welcome to the table.  Agnes loved to read and had a strong interest in preserving history.  She spent time volunteering at the Dunn County Historical Society, was a charter member of the Friendly Homemaker’s Club and was also a 4-H leader.  Bud and Agnes shared many good times and memories with neighbors Laudie and Milly Sadowsky and Dave and Irene Franchuk.  Agnes always preferred to be outside and loved to ride her horse, Katie. Her last horse ride was at the age of 80. She loved to go Juneberry picking and her Juneberry pies were known to bring top dollar at the Grassy Butte Hunter’s supper. Agnes enjoyed feeding the birds and loved watching them from her kitchen and living room windows.  She also welcomed the deer and turkeys into her yard during the winter months and was known to have great conversations with the turkeys. But her greatest love in life was her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Agnes is survived by her sister, Lena Kadrmas; sister-in-law, Margie Burian; son Jeff (Kelly) Fisher; daughter and sons-in-law, Georgia Fisher, Donald Neuens, and Rocky Hushka; grandchildren, Nathan, Myles, Tamar, Tom, Suzy, Rod, Rhonda, Rock, Travis, Tanya, Alison and Morgan; great grandchildren, Coy, Tel, Reegan, Gretchen, Afton, Madison, Sloane, Savanna, Zachary, Ashley, Levi, Hunter, Courtney, Cassie, Abigayle and Jack; great- great grandchildren, Rylee, Casey (II), and Logan.

Agnes is preceded in death by her mother and father, brothers and sister-in-laws, Steve and Agnes Burian, Laudie and Olga Burian, Mike and Mildred Burian, Andrew Burian; her sisters and brother-in-laws, Rose and Bob Kern, Margie and Nick Grosulak, her brother-in-law, George Kadrmas and 2 baby siblings died in infancy; her children, Barry Fisher, Mary Ann Neuens, Faye Wimbish and Gayle Hushka; her son-in-law, Ed Wimbish and a great granddaughter, Amber Rose Allbright.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Dunn County Historical Society, plant a tree or feed the birds.