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George Rosholt Fisher
11/12/1916 — 03/04/2007
From Kennewick, WA, US | Born in Horte, Montana
George Rosholt Fisher
George Rosholt Fisher, 90, passed away on March 4, 2007 in Kennewick, Washington. George was born in Horte, Montana on November 12, 1916 to Olga Marie Rosholt and George J. Fisher. As a young boy he moved with his family to Puyallup, Washington where he went to school and graduated from Puyallup High School.
He attended Washington State University and graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural engineering. While attending WSU he was a member of Theta Xi Fraternity and it was here he met his wife Mabel ''Jay'' Custer. They were married October 12, 1941 in Pasco, Washington.
As a WSU ROTC graduate he entered the Army as an officer and served in the South Pacific during World War II with the 64th Engineer Topographic Battalion as a 1st Lieutenant, C.E. Following the war he worked for Franklin County surveying and laying out the roads for the new irrigation project north of Pasco. In 1950 he went to work for the City of Pasco as its City Engineer for the next 17 years. In 1967 he joined CH2M HILL in their Seattle/Bellevue office where he was a consultant and project engineer/manager for several projects around the country and abroad. He retired in 1982 and eventually he and Jay moved back to Pasco to be close to family and friends.
In 1991 he lost his wife Jay to cancer and in 1998 he married Martha Briggs. George is preceded in death by his parents; wife of 50 years, Jay; wife Martha; sisters Eva and Dorothy. He is survived by a sister, Bernice Rinehart of Puyallup; sons George ''Butch'' Fisher, Eric Jan Fisher of Tacoma, daughter Jan Ken McCall of Pasco; step-daughter Sandra Sam Griffin of Kennewick; grandchildren Jeff and Susan Fisher both of Seattle; Kevin Julie McCall of Phoenix and Kristin McCall of Richland; great-grandson Wesley McCall of Phoenix and several nieces and nephews.
Private interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A memorial service will be held at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball, Richland, WA on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made in George's name to All Saints' Episcopal Church or to a Veteran's charity or organization of your choice.
To Butch, Eric, Jan
I was sorry to hear about your father’s passing. He was a wonderful man and I have very fond memories of he and your mom and my parents and all the fun they had. Your mom and dad were like my second parents and I always considered myself lucky that I knew such fine people. I always enjoyed talking with your dad, he was always on top of everything and gave me a bad time when I didn’t agree with him. I want you to know that you all are in my thoughts and prayers in this time of sorrow. Remember the good times, and there were many.
Jane
Butch,Eric,Jan,
I was sorry to hear about your father.He was a good man.
I’m the mother of Butch’s two sons,Travis and Brian.Brian was unable to attend the memorial service. Travis and his girlfriend were able to be there. Since he wasn’t sure who was who he didn’t know who to approach to talk to.
Travis asked me to sign the guest book and let you know he was there and give you his phone number. If you would like the phone numbers just e-mail a note to the above address and i will send them to you.
Again, we are very sorry about you dad.
Val, Travis, Brian
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George Rosholt Fisher