Wilma S. Fisher nee Stoeckel, age 89, of Warsaw, IN and formerly of Calumet City IL, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 9, 2015.

Beloved wife of the late James Fisher, Sr. Loving mother of Anna (Charles) Kruse, the late Joyce (Rodd) Rasmussen, Catherine (Sam Gladstein) Fisher, and James (Nancy) Fisher, Jr. Proud grandmother of 12. Dearest great-grandmother of 3 and 2 to arrive soon. Cherished sister of the late Chester (late Barbara) Stoeckel, the late Bertram (late Virginia) Stoeckel, and the late Ronald (late Betty Ann) Stoeckel. Fond aunt of numerous nieces and nephews.

Wilma was born in Linton, Indiana in 1925 and moved to Calumet City, IL with her husband in 1951. She worked for many years with the Hammond School Corporation as a Special Education Teacher. She was an active member of Hoover-SchrumPTA, Hoover-Schrum Band Parents, Girl Scouts, Little Calumet Flood Commission, and a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ. Wilma was a surrogate grandmother to over a hundred children and touched each one's life in a special way. She was loved by many and will be missed by even more.

Funeral Service Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 1 PM at LaHAYNE FUNERAL HOME , 6955 Southeastern Ave., Hammond with Pastor Daniel Binkley and Reverend Paula Compar officiating. Interment Oakland Memory Lanes, Dolton, IL. Friends are invited to meet with the family on Saturday, January 17, 2015 from 11 AM until time of service at LaHAYNE FUNERAL HOME . . In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to One Mission Society, P.O. Box 1648 Monument, CO. 80132-1648. For further information regarding services, please contact LaHAYNE FUNERAL HOME at 219/ 845-3600.