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© Enid News and Eagle Enid, Oklahoma N ovember 18, 2020 October 1, 1930 ~ November 17, 2020 A Celebration of Life service for Helen L. Fischer, age 90, of Enid, will be 10 am Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Fairmont with Rev Mark Blakeman and Rev Timothy Dorsch officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 - 7 pm at the funeral home. Helen was born October 1, 1930, to John and Marie Breitenkamp, and was raised on the family homestead south of Breckenridge, Okla. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Breckenridge, and attended Immanuel Lutheran school through eighth grade. She graduated from Garber High School in 1948. On February 21, 1953, Helen married Lorence R. Fischer Sr in Lawton, Okla. Her uncle Rev Henry Heitfeld officiated the ceremony. Lorence and Helen made their first home in Enid, but with Lorence in the Air Force, they lived many places over the next several years, including Alexandria, La., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Oscoda and Alpena, Mich. After Lorence's discharge from the Air Force in 1965, they made Fairmont their home. Helen's early years of employment included Red Apple CafĂ©, H.A. Marr Wholesale Grocery as a candy factory worker and McClellan's Five & Dime store. She is remembered most, however, as a JC Penney catalog clerk for 14 years, retiring in 1993. Helen enjoyed life to the fullest and brought joy to all she came in contact with. She was rarely without a smile. Her hobbies included baking, working in her flower gardens, traveling, and photography. She was active in choir at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairmont, and loved to help with Vacation Bible School and other activities. She is survived by her four children: Jay and wife Pam of Wichita, Kan.; Lorence Jr and wife Jacky of Aline, Okla.; Bruce of Fairmont, Okla; and daughter Ann Brown of Broken Arrow, Okla. Others who will miss her dearly include 12 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents John and Marie Breitenkamp, daughter Sheryl Breitenkamp, husband Lorence, two sisters, Hildegaard Loux and Velma Cummings, and three brothers, Arnold Breitenkamp, Edwin Breitenkamp, and Wilbur Breitenkamp. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be given to Zion Lutheran Church in Fairmont with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds. |
© Enid News and Eagle Enid, Oklahoma November 5, 2022 September 23, 1973 ~ November 3, 2022 A Celebration of Life for Esther Lee Fischer, age 49, of Enid, will be 10:00 am Friday, November 11, 2022, at Willow View Methodist Church, with Pastor Mark McAdow officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Visitation will be 7:00-8:00 pm Thursday, November 10th, at the funeral home. Esther was born September 23, 1973, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to Gilmer and Bernice [Roggow] McCanless and passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022, at her home in Enid. She graduated from Sapulpa High School with the class of 1991. She attended OSU, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. Esther met her future husband Kelly at Jumbo Foods, where they both worked at the time. A coworker played matchmaker and introduced them. Kelly left to work for Advance Food Co., and Esther started working at DHS, where she worked for 25 years. She married Kelly Ray Fischer on October 2, 1999, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Breckenridge, Oklahoma. Their only son Kellyn was born September 20, 2004, and was the joy of their lives. Esther and Kelly were members of Willow View United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and was a member of the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class. She was very involved with the church and was on several committees, but the children's ministry held a special place in her heart. She was very active in Boy Scouts, serving as a Troop Leader with Kellyn's Troop 27, going on many campouts throughout the year. She received several awards for her dedication and leadership from the Scouts and the church. Esther is preceded in death by her father, Gilmer McCanless; father-in-law, Kenneth Fischer; paternal grandparents, Raymond and Ruby McCanless and maternal grandparents, Reinhard and Ella Roggow; and brother-in-law, Fred Holliday. She is survived by her husband, Kelly Fischer, and their son, Kellyn, of the home in Enid; mother, Bernice McCanless of Enid; brother, Eugene McCanless of Enid; and sister, Regina Holliday and her children, Freddie and Isaac, of Pennsylvania; mother-in-law, Sherry Fischer, of Enid; sister-in-law, Kendra Wiegert and husband David, of Oklahoma City, and their children, Journey, Joplin and Draper; as well as numerous cousins, aunts and uncles and friends. Memorial contributions in Esther's name may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation or the Children's Ministry at Willow View Methodist Church, with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be made, memories shared and services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com |
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