Jan 16, 2018

Myrtle Christina Fischer, 95, of Washington, died Saturday, January 13, 2018, in Carriage Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center, Spotsylvania, Va.

She was born February 25, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of the late William and Myrtle Welsh Scholten.

Mrs. Fischer was a homemake and a member of First Lutheran Church.

She volunteered for more than 50 years at Washington Hospital, where she was manager of the gift shop for many of those years. During her tenure, she worked in various capacities in the hospital auxiliary, including president, secretary and treasurer.

Mrs. Fischer loved her family and spending time with them. She was an avid bowler, playing on several leagues, and an excellent cook.

She loved her Lord.

Mrs. Fischer’s husband, Kerwin Eldridge “Kirk” Fischer, died December 15, 1999.

Surviving are a daughter, Susan J. Milligan of Fredericksburg, Va.; eight grandchildren, Bill, Kirk and Jim Fischer, Jennifer Ross, Bill Milligan, Missy Kyer, Corina Kelley and Lance Moore; numerous great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, including a niece, Janet Fischer of Washington, and two nephews, Bob Hessler of Chambersburg and Kirk Hessler of Washington; and a cousin, Thelma Sonntag of Washington.

Deceased are a son, William George Fischer, and a sister, Berthamae Hessler.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 20, with the Rev. Kenneth Schott officiating. Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Lutheran Church, 92 West Walnut Street, Washington, PA 15301, or Gideons International, 516 Jones Street, Verona, PA 15147.

Additional information and a guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.