Robert A. Fisher, 76, of 101-6th St., Tyrone, died at 11:10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, 2005 at the Altoona Regional Health System, Bon Secours Campus.
He was born July, 4, 1928 in Alexandria, PA, a son of Arnold Reynolds and Martha (Miller) Fisher.
He was married Dec. 18, 1948 in Tyrone to Dorothy J. Jones who died July 5, 1981.
He was a resident of Tyrone since 1937.
He is survived by one daughter and three sons: Judith A. Chandler and her husband Terry of Tyrone; Richard E. Fisher and his wife Karen of Hudson, FL.; William L. Fisher and his wife Cathy of Emmett, ID and Robert D. Fisher of West Virginia.
She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and many great grandchildren; a brother, James A. Fisher and his wife Eleanor of Warriors Mark and a longtime companion, Vivian White of Tyrone.
He was a graduate of Tyrone High School in 1946 and an Army Veteran of WW II and served in the 104th Cavalry.
Mr. Fisher was a life member of the Tyrone Sportmen’s Club, the Bald Eagle Sportmen Assn. and the Hookies Fire Co. He was also a member of the Bucky Fisher Mystic Order of Groundhog Hunter and a life member of the VFW #4559, the Nat’l Rifle Assn. and other gun organizations. In addition, he was a member of the Gun Owners of America Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, a member of the 2nd Amendment Foundation, the AARP and the Raystown Striper Club. He was an avid hunter.
He retired in August 1990 as a papermaker from Westvaco, Tyrone after 33 years of service.
Funeral services and flag presentation will be held Monday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Derman Funeral Home, Inc., Tyrone with the Rev. Mark Brown officiating. Interment will be at Bald Eagle Cemetery.
Friends were received at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
