Barbara Marie Fisher

Barbara Marie Fisher

Barbara Marie Fisher, 91, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Her Prayer Vigil Service will be 5 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 6, with her funeral Mass at 11 a. m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness, Mont., with Father Joseph Diekhans officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the service. Her burial will follow at 3 p. m. at Highland Cemetery in Havre, Mont.

Contributions in Barbara's honor may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness.

Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home.

Barbara was born June 3, 1921, in Inverness, one of seven children born to Martin and Marianna (Mangold) Jochim. She attended schools and graduated from Inverness High School. She married Mike Fisher in 1942 at the Catholic church in Inverness, and together they made their home north of Hingham on the Fisher family homestead. The couple had eight children.

Barbara was an excellent cook and baker. She cultivated a beautiful garden of which she grew most of the vegetables that the family ate in the summer.

Barbara was very active with the Catholic Women and her passion was singing in the church choir. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters and always helped when needed. Barbara had an eye for design, color and decorating. The children say that she was an interior designer before her time. She was an impeccable dresser and enjoyed working at Marguarites clothing store in Havre. She was a loving wife, mother and neighbor. She enjoyed the get-togethers among the women in the farming community and always took time to visit and have a cup of coffee. Barbara loved to travel; and she and Mike did travel with their dear friends, Fran and Otto Baltrusch. They traveled to Hawaii, Fiji, Australia and Europe, seeing first hand all of the beautiful places that she had only read about.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Mike Fisher in 1995; an infant daughter; one son, Neil Fisher; her son-in-law, Munir Bahou; three brothers, Martin, Jake and Frank Jochim; and two sisters, Mag Hagel and Liz Woods.

Barbara is survived by her children: Phyllis Bahou of Murrieta, Calif., Joyce MacLean of Havre; Richard (Karen) Fisher of North Rudyard, Mont., Allen (Janice) Fisher of Havre, Karen (Bobby) Toner of Rudyard and Garrett Fisher of Polson; and her grandchildren, Simone Bahou, Alexis (Jennifer) Bahou, Aaron Keller, Kris (Kevin) Woods, Lisa (Jim) Habeger, Lacey (Mike) McIntosch, Logan (Kara) Fisher, Savannah (Bryan) Uhrich, Spencer Fisher, Brent (Chris) Fisher, Britton Toner, Keenan Toner, Carlin Toner and Sara Fisher.

She is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.