LOGAN, UTAH: Our beautiful mother and grandmother
Jeannette Edith Jordan Fisher, 89, of Providence,
passed away Friday October 28, 2005 due to injuries
sustained in a fall. The youngest of 6 children, she
was born at home in Coltsville, Massachusetts on April
11, 1916 to Fayette Arnold Jordan and Edith Slater
Jordan.
Jeannette attended schools in Pittsfield, Mass.
graduating from Pittsfield High School. She worked for
many years at General Electric where she met her
sweetheart Wilbur N. Fisher (Bill). They were married
on July 15, 1943 in Pittsfield while he was serving in
the U.S. Navy as a Pharmacist Mate. She became a
member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in 1970 with her husband and daughters. Their
marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple
September 3, 1971. She served faithfully as a Relief
Society Secretary for 7 years while in the Amherst,
Mass. Ward and in many other callings throughout her
life.
After moving to Provo, Utah to be near family,
Jeannette and Bill served as Temple workers for 2
years in the Provo LDS Temple. She also served in the
Logan LDS Temple after moving to Logan in 1994. She
loved to crochet, sew, read and do various crafts,
recently learning to scrapbook with her granddaughter.
She was a strong, but gentle woman of great faith. She
loved and cared for her family and others deeply. She
loved her grandchildren and was thrilled to be a part
of their lives. It meant so much to her to have lived
long enough to enjoy the addition of four great
grandchildren to her family.
Jeannette is survived by her children, Kerry B. (Jan)
Fisher, Easthampton, MA, Brian N. (Debbie) Fisher,
Waxahachie, TX, and Debbie (David) Leikis, Mendon, UT.
Also surviving are 10 grandchildren Connie Fisher,
Kerry Fisher Jr., Tina Fisher Drennan, Shaun Fisher,
Kurt Leikis, Amber Leikis Meadows, Russell Leikis,
Jason Leikis, Rebecca Leikis and four great
grandchildren, Taya, Tristan, Kambree Leikis and
Andrew Meadows. She was preceded in death by her
husband Bill and daughter Shelley Lee Fisher.
Jeannette and Bill lived in Leeds Mass. for several
years and moved to Provo, Utah in 1980 after Bills'
retirement to be close to her daughter Debbie and her
family. They lived in Springville, Utah and then she
moved to Logan. Special thanks are offered to the
Providence Assisted Living Center, the Spring Creek
LDS Branch and LDS Hospital staff and volunteers.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Nov 1, 2005 at
10:00 am at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 E. Center
Street, Logan. Friends may call at the mortuary
Monday evening from 6-8 pm and on Tuesday one hour
prior to services. A graveside service will be held
Tuesday at 2:00 pm at the Orem City Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family and a video
tribute of her life seen at
www.allenmortuaries.net