Mary Margaret Fisher (Weir)
October 24, 1938 — May 2, 2010
Mary M. Fisher, 71, of 340 15th Street, Marion, Iowa, died Sunday, May 2, 2010, in her home surrounded by family and friends. Services: 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Father Christopher Podhajsky. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 6, 2010, at the funeral home. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Brenda (Kevin) Buker and David Fisher both of Marion; granddaughter, Ricki Sue (Tim) Ironside; great grandchildren, Mercedes “Sadie” Ironside, Melanie Ironside and Mary Jo Ironside; daughter-in-law, Karen Fisher of Cedar Rapids; step-grandson, Jason Nelson of Cedar Rapids; sisters, Marge Mills, Kate Studer both of Emmetsburg, and Arlette (Junior) Stemple of Ralston, Nebraska; and brothers, Ike of Seattle, Washington and Raymond (Shirley) Weir of Carter Lake, Iowa.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; son, Sgt. Paul Fisher who died in 2003 during the Iraqi Freedom War; and brothers, John, Patrick and Gerald Weir.
Born October 24, 1938, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Mary was the daughter of Patrick and Helen (Lyons) Weir. She worked in elder care at a nursing home and then Perkins Restaurant.
Mary was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and was dedicated to her religion. She was very proud to be a military mother. Mary enjoyed writing, music, a good joke but most of all spending time with her grandchildren.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Hospice of Mercy, Linn County Home Health Care (Tracy), and her son David and Dottie, her loyal companion for taking care of her.
Survivors include her children, Brenda (Kevin) Buker and David Fisher both of Marion; granddaughter, Ricki Sue (Tim) Ironside; great grandchildren, Mercedes “Sadie” Ironside, Melanie Ironside and Mary Jo Ironside; daughter-in-law, Karen Fisher of Cedar Rapids; step-grandson, Jason Nelson of Cedar Rapids; sisters, Marge Mills, Kate Studer both of Emmetsburg, and Arlette (Junior) Stemple of Ralston, Nebraska; and brothers, Ike of Seattle, Washington and Raymond (Shirley) Weir of Carter Lake, Iowa.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; son, Sgt. Paul Fisher who died in 2003 during the Iraqi Freedom War; and brothers, John, Patrick and Gerald Weir.
Born October 24, 1938, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Mary was the daughter of Patrick and Helen (Lyons) Weir. She worked in elder care at a nursing home and then Perkins Restaurant.
Mary was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and was dedicated to her religion. She was very proud to be a military mother. Mary enjoyed writing, music, a good joke but most of all spending time with her grandchildren.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Hospice of Mercy, Linn County Home Health Care (Tracy), and her son David and Dottie, her loyal companion for taking care of her.
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