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Adelia Fischer
1890 - 1963
Mrs. Geo. M. (Adelia Bandelin)
Fischer
Known for Kind Deeds
Mrs.
George M. Fischer, 72 of 606 South Ninth Street, one of Watertown‘s most widely
known and respected residents died at St. Mary’s Hospital at 6 a.m. today.
Mrs. Fischer had suffered a fall on Feb. 3 and was hospitalized for
three and one-half weeks. She was then
able to return home and two weeks ago again entered the hospital. She was responding well to treatment but
several days ago a decided change set in and death came peacefully this morning
in her sleep.
Mrs. Fischer was the former Adelia L. Bandelin. She was born in Watertown Aug. 10, 1890, a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bandelin,
pioneer residents of Watertown.
Mrs. Fischer was married to George M. Fischer of the Charles Fischer
and Sons Co. department store family and they would have marked
their 48th wedding anniversary on April 8.
Husband,
Daughter Survive
Mrs. Fischer is survived by her husband, a daughter, Margaret Jane, who
is Mrs. Wallace Zimmermann of Delavan; two granddaughters, Sarah Jane and Gail
Ann, one niece, Etta, who is Mrs. Leo L. Barfknecht
of Lake Mills and who made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Fischer from her ninth
year until her marriage and who remained very close to them through the years.
Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. August Passet,
Berkeley, Calif., and one brother, Frank C. Bandelin,
Wauwatosa. There are also several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
Watertown Moravian Church with the Rev. Thorlief Harben officiating.
Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Cross
Reference:
Mrs. George
Fischer, Watertown Centennial Tea, 1954
1940
06 08 CHILDREN’S
DAY PROGRAM
A children’s day program will be
held Sunday morning June 9 at 10 o’clock in the Moravian
church by the beginners, primary and junior departments of the
Sunday school, Mrs. George M. Fischer will
be in charge of the program. She is being assisted by Miss Ethel Bredow, pianist, Margaret Jane Fischer, violinist, Patricia
Heim, violinist, Mae Schilling, clarinetist, Junior Rehbaum,
trumpeter, Kenneth Nowack, flutist, Kenneth Schmidt,
cornetist and the following teachers, Miss Helen Kohls, Miss Myrtle Wesemann, Mrs. Clifford Schoechert,
Mrs. Reinhold Zache, Mrs. Eugenia Zillmer,
Mrs. Edward Sprenger and William Radke, Jr.
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