Roger W Fisher
Roger W Fisher, 73, Leesburg, died unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, while on vacation in Florida.
He was born June 12, 1946, in Auburn to William Dale and Martha L (Moreland) Fisher. Roger was a 1964 graduate of Butler High School and earned an Associate Degree in Computer Science from International Business College in Fort Wayne.
He was a veteran of the US Navy serving from 1965 to 1969. He was a 2nd Class Petty Officer, Sub-Sonar Technician on the USS Bugara (SS-331).
He was Public Affairs Manager at Sprint Corporation in Warsaw from 1971 to 2004, he then worked at Commercial Realty Concepts Group in Columbia City from 2005 to 2007 and then worked at INdigital in Fort Wayne for six years from 2007 until his retirement in 2013.
Roger was a member of Forest Lodge # 239 F. & A.M., Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Wayne, American Legion Post 253 (Lifetime Member), VFW (Lifetime Member), Porsche Club of America and US Submarine Hoosier Base (Lifetime Member).
He married Janet Jennings on Sept. 9, 1972, in the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church in Butler and she survives.
Also surviving are a daughter and son, Michelle Carter and her husband Alexander of McKinney, Texas and Chad Fisher and his wife Heather of Menifee, Calif.; four grandchildren, Megyn Carter, Maxwell Carter, Carly Fisher and Callie Fisher; a brother Ronald Fisher of Lutherville, Md.; and a sister in law, Roxanne Fisher of Edgerton, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother Richard Fisher. A Memorial Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday March 15, at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 Center Street, Auburn, with burial to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Auburn. Military Honors will be conducted by the US Navy and Butler American Legion. Calling is Saturday from 11 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home with a Masonic Service at 4 p.m.
Preferred memorials are to Honor Flight, Quiet Knights or Wounded Warriors.