Nadine Elizabeth Glass Fisher

March 21, 1930 – March 14, 2018

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Nadine Elizabeth Glass Fischer of Mereta passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

Born March 21, 1930, she was the third daughter of Edward and Rose Pohler Glass of Miles. She attended Sweet Home Grade School and graduated from Miles High School in 1947. She married Roy Fischer Feb. 9, 1948 in Rowena. They farmed at Mereta. She was a homemaker and then was employed at Jacksons Fashions for 19 years. She also helped Roy with his custom combining business after retirement from Jacksons.

She and Roy were members of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. She and neighbors began teaching religious education classes at Mereta which led to the founding of Holy Family Mission in Mereta.

She was a member of the Mereta Altar Society and St. Ambrose Catholic Daughters. She was a skilled seamstress and volunteered at the Santa Fe Depot Senior Citizen Center in San Angelo after retirement.

She was known by her family for setting high standards, promptness, hardheadedness, independence, physical strength, and a witty sense of humor. She was devoted to her family and her church.

Survivors are her four children, Nelda (Nell) Edmiston of Eldorado, Darrell Fischer of San Angelo, Rodney and Deborah Fischer of Harker Heights, Jeff Fischer of Mereta; grandchildren, Rachel Edmiston of Seattle, Washington; Will and Raney Edmiston of Abilene; Renee and Larry Anderley of Navarre, Florida; Matt Fischer of San Angelo and Jackie and Austin Codner of Dennison and Nic Fischer of Houston. Also, great-grandchildren Wyatt, Carter, and Davis Edmiston; Brynn, James, and Nora Anderley, and Carson and Rebecca Codner, sister Alice Book and her husband Richard of Miles; special friends Joan Gesch and Ethel Weishuhn; sisters-in-law and husbands Mary Frances and Garlan Williams of Snyder, Lucille and Dennis Rohmfeld of Ballinger, Willa Mae and W.C. Briley of San Angelo, and brother-in-law Buddy Fischer of Grape Creek, sisters-in-law Clare Fischer of Rowena and Annetta Glass of Miles; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded by her parents, sister and brother-in-law Laura and Elmer Halfmann, brother Lester Glass, in-laws Agnes and Chester Parker, Mickey and Bob Harris, Laurene and Arthur Goetz, Alton Fischer, and Venita and Roy Bagwell.

Rosary and visitation were Sunday, March 18th at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Wall. Funeral service was Monday, March 19th at St. Ambrose.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Alzheimers Association of America or the American Cancer Society.

Harper Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Special thanks to the staff of Schleicher County Nursing Home for their kind and wonderful care for Nadine for the past 18 months.