Edward H. Fisher

Edward H. Fisher died at the Blair Hospital Tuesday, June 23, 1914, of tuberculosis. Mr. Fisher was brought home from Chicago about three weeks ago and taken to the Blair Hospital to spend his remaining days. He was born in Blair Nov. 9, 1876, and after gaining his education in the Blair schools, he learned the printer’s trade, working at different offices in Blair for a number of years. Some fifteen years ago he went to Omaha where he worked for the Western Newspaper Union, learning to operate a Morgenthaller linotype. Later he went to Chicago where he was a linotype operator on the Chicago dailies until the time he was brought to Blair. He was the son of Mrs. Mary A. Fisher, one of the pioneer residents of Blair. His father died about a year ago, and he leaves his aged mother to mourn his demise. The funeral services will be held from the home of his mother at 3:30 Thursday afternoon, June 25. Rev. A. E. Marsh, of the Episcopal Church will conduct the services.

#2 Published in the June 24, 1914 Pilot, Blair, Nebraska

Edwin H. Fisher, son of Mr. And Mrs. Homer Fisher, passed away at the Blair Hospital June 23rd, 1914, at 11 o’clock a.m., with tuberculosis of the lungs, the result of a grippe contracted in February last. He was born Nov. 9th, 1876, and has lived in Blair almost 21 years. He learned the printer’s trade in Blair, serving his apprenticeship with Maynard & Hamilton on the Blair Courier. He worked at his trade here in Blair almost eight years, going to Omaha in 1896, to fill a position with the Western Newspaper Union. From Omaha, he went to Chicago where he was employed, working up to within a few weeks of his death. His letters to his mother were always cheerful and she had no idea of his condition until his breakdown when a friend wrote that her son had been taken to the detention hospital with tuberculosis. That was the first intimation she had of her son’s true condition, and she immediately arranged with Chris Schmidt to go to Chicago and bring him home, which he did about two weeks ago. We can scarcely imagine a mother’s feelings at receiving such heart crushing news. The funeral will be held from the home at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, June 25th, Rev. Marsh conducting the services. Burial will be in Blair Cemetery.

#3 Published in the June 25, 1914 Democrat, Blair, Nebraska

Edwin H. Fisher, a son of Mrs. Homer Fisher, died at the local hospital Tuesday after suffering some time with consumption, and the funeral will be held from the home of his mother this afternoon at 3:30, Rev. Marsh in charge. Edwin, who was better known to old Blair people as “Ned” was born here November 9, 1876, and learned the printer’s trade with Maynard & Hamilton on the old Courier. Later he worked for the Western Newspaper Union in Omaha and still later went to Chicago.

Note: name Edward H. on tombstone

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library~~~