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John Fisher

Birth
Forest, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Death
3 Aug 1937 (aged 73)
Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Burial
Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Lot 32, Grave 6A
Memorial ID
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John was a driller & volunteer fire fighter, coming west to Saskatchewan abt 1902. He was drilling for oil when his drill team struck the hot mineral source that now feeds the Moose Jaw spa.

MOOSE JAW. Aug. 4. – Resident of Moose Jaw for the past 35 years, John Fisher, 77 died Tuesday night in Moose Jaw hospital. Born in Ontario, Mr. Fisher moved west to the Moose Jaw district. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William Doyle, Moose Jaw; Mrs. G. Smith, Loomis, Sask.; five sons, John, Edward, Norman and Benjamin, and Harold of Saskatoon. He is also survived by three sisters, Rosie Fisher, Mrs. Charles Wilson, and Mrs. Honson, all of Petrolia, Ont. Archdeacon, W.C. Western of St.John's Anglican Church, will officiate at funeral services, the date of which will be announced later by Broadfoot's funeral home.

Source: The Leader Post, Regina, August 4, 1937
John was a driller & volunteer fire fighter, coming west to Saskatchewan abt 1902. He was drilling for oil when his drill team struck the hot mineral source that now feeds the Moose Jaw spa.

MOOSE JAW. Aug. 4. – Resident of Moose Jaw for the past 35 years, John Fisher, 77 died Tuesday night in Moose Jaw hospital. Born in Ontario, Mr. Fisher moved west to the Moose Jaw district. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William Doyle, Moose Jaw; Mrs. G. Smith, Loomis, Sask.; five sons, John, Edward, Norman and Benjamin, and Harold of Saskatoon. He is also survived by three sisters, Rosie Fisher, Mrs. Charles Wilson, and Mrs. Honson, all of Petrolia, Ont. Archdeacon, W.C. Western of St.John's Anglican Church, will officiate at funeral services, the date of which will be announced later by Broadfoot's funeral home.

Source: The Leader Post, Regina, August 4, 1937


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  • Created by: Jan Fisher
  • Added: May 25, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111166603/john-fisher: accessed ), memorial page for John Fisher (20 Oct 1863–3 Aug 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111166603, citing Rosedale Cemetery, Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; Maintained by Jan Fisher (contributor 47866276).