Helen G. (Halter) Fisher

Helen G. (Halter) Fisher, 92, of Gower, MO passed away January 1, 2015 at Living Community Center in St. Joseph, MO.

She was born on August 18, 1922 and raised near Saxton, MO.  Helen graduated from Pickett High School and moved to St. Joseph, working a short time at Chase Candy Company, then WESTAB.  On June 14, 1947 Helen married Vincent M. Fisher.  They began their marriage on their farm north of Gower, MO where Helen worked alongside her husband.  Helen and Vincent also found time for adventure each year, breaking away from the farm to experience new places and people here and abroad.  In 1971 Helen and Vincent retired from farming and built their new home in Gower. 

Helen was an active member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Altar Society in Easton, and was a long time member of the Pleasant Prairie Club.  In later years she enjoyed bowling, bingo and quilting with her church group.  Her passion was tending her flowers and providing a legacy of homemade quilts for her loved ones.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband in 1993.  Helen was also preceded in death by her infant daughter Nancy and infant son Joseph, her parents Jake and Gertrude (Hanway) Halter, sisters Marcella Helberg, Rosella Shreves and Beatrice Brown and brothers Ed and Robert Halter, all of St. Joseph.

She is survived by her daughter Sharon (Dick) White of Gladstone, MO; grandchildren Kayla (Gavin) Waters of Parkville, MO, Kyle (Clara) White of Overland Park, KS and Corey (Heather) White of Syracuse, NY; four great-grandchildren and two more soon to be born.  Additional survivors include sisters Eileen Grier of Gower, Lucille Thornton of Helena, and Mary Herren of Elkhorn, NE and a brother Vincent Halter of St. Joseph.

Rosary 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 4^th with visitation following until 8:30 p.m. all at Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Gower

Mass of Christian Burial:  10:00 a.m. Monday, January 5^th at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Easton.

Burial:  St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Easton, MO

The family would welcome any memorial contributions to St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery which Helen and Vincent managed for several decades