Merle Jean Fischer passed away peacefully at home in Fischer, Texas on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 of natural causes.
Born August 12, 1924 in Fischer, TX of parents W.O. and Alma Fischer, Merle Jean was a descendant of both Otto “Stock” Fischer and Hermann “Store” Fischer, who settled the community in 1853. She grew up on the ranch with sisters Elsie Lou and Lola Ann.
Merle attended school at Fischer Store Community School, New Braunfels High School, Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, and Santa Rosa School of Nursing in San Antonio. She spent many years in Houston and nearby Rosenberg, TX, before returning to the beloved Fischer ranch in the mid-1990s.
She is survived by two daughters Leesa Merle and Lucianne Brieger; Luci’s husband: Steve Elliott; five grandchildren: Dara and Shannon Bonomi and Emmet, Wendell, and Alianne Elliott; sister Lola Keck; niece and primary caregiver Dara Jean Zoboroski; step-sons Randy and David Granger and their families; numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews; and longtime friend Paul Records.
Merle Jean was proud to be a raging liberal, an avid animal lover, a conservationist, an unbeatable Texas domino player, a gardener, and an independent woman, much admired in her community. She was active in Fischer Store School Community Center events.
A memorial gathering in honor of Merle Jean and her sister and brother-in-law, Elsie Lou and William F. Hart, also recently deceased, is planned for the Thanksgiving season 2013 at the ranch they loved.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Fischer Store School Community Center (checks to: FSSCC), PO Box 162, Fischer, TX 78623, or Doctors Without Borders, USA, 1-888-392-0392, doctorswithoutborders.org
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