Barbara Fisher

Barbara Lou Fisher, 92, of Madison, formerly of Platteville and Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at St. Mary's Care Center in Madison. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Christ Lutheran Church in Lancaster with Pastor David Froemming officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 AM until the time of service. Christian burial will be at the Hillside Cemetery in Lancaster. The Melby Funeral Home in Platteville is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.melbyfh.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Christ Lutheran Church.

Barbara was born July 13, 1930, in Platteville to Harry and Alta (Shepherd) LaHann. Barb helped her family for a number of years, caring for her younger brother while her mother and father worked. Later she worked at the Avalon Movie Theater on Main Street in Platteville, which is where she met her husband. She married Vincent Eugene Fisher on December 27, 1959, at the First English Lutheran Church in Platteville. They lived in Lancaster and raised a family of four sons, until moving to a retirement community in Platteville in 2013, and then to St. Mary‘s Care Center in Madison in 2018.

Barb devoted herself to raising her sons. She instilled family values of respect, kindness, hard work and a love of the Lord in her four sons, who are very grateful for their upbringing. She also enjoyed mowing the lawn, raking the leaves, and caring for her garden.

She was very proud of each member of her family and loved to tell her caregivers and her fellow residents about them. She loved eating out at Culvers and McDonalds; taking long drives, watching the Packers, Badgers, and Brewers; and visiting her sons in their homes. She was always willing to help with household tasks, no matter what it was. She was the family matriarch who always knew what each member of the family was up to and passed that information on to the others. We could always count on her having the latest information about special events, travel plans, job changes, birthdays and more.

She gave back to her community by volunteering at Orchard Manor for several years. We can imagine how much those residents enjoyed her visits, as she always had kind words for everyone.

Vincent and Barbara were charter members of Christ Lutheran Church in Lancaster, where their sons were baptized and confirmed into the faith.

Barbara is survived by her four sons, Michael (Heidi) of Naperville, IL, Craig (Caroline) of Onalaska, Mark (Mary) of Madison, and Scott (Lisa) of Madison; fourteen very special grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and her brother James LaHann of Brookfield. She was preceded in death by her husband Vincent (2018), her brothers Robert and Orville, and an infant granddaughter.

The family would like to thank the staff of St. Mary's Care Center for their compassionate care of Barbara for the past five years.

In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33