Val Fisher Obituary (1935

Val Ira Fisher, age 80, passed away on July 28, 2015 at his home in Cedar City, Utah. He was born on June 19, 1935 to Ira Eldred and Mildred Rose Johnston Fisher in Ogden, Utah. He married Marjorie Petersen on April 16, 1954 in Logan LDS Temple. They celebrated 61 years of marriage together this past April. Val worked at Hill Air Force Base for approximately 20 years; he served in the Air Force Reserve and was activated during the Cuban Crisis. Val was also a farmer and a successful business owner of SLC Turfco Western Sprinklers and Moose Meadow Snow Removal in Island Park, ID. He was a private pilot and owned several planes, a scuba diver who served on the Weber County Rescue Team. Val liked to build and refurbish planes. He built a hanger at Ogden airport and built cabins, homes, kitchens, furniture, and was a wonderful carpenter. Val was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served in many callings; as a home teacher, Executive Secretary to the Bishop, a greeter at Sacrament Meeting, a temple worker at the St. George LDS Temple and a mission from 2000-2001 at Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch in Woodruff, Utah. Val is survived by his wife Marjorie Fisher of Cedar City, UT. His children; Jed and Jan. His sister Ardell Peterson, Aunt Thelma Crook, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, along with many cousins, nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his son Kurt Fisher. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Mountain View Ward, (370 North 4050 West, Cedar City, UT). A viewing will be held prior to the services on Monday at the Church from 9:30-10:30 am. Interment will be at the West Point Cemetery in West Point, Utah on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 1:00 pm under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.