William C. Fischer
June 11, 1922-Aug. 9, 1998

LAMBERTVILLE — Services
have been set for William C. Fis-
cher,.76, of Lambertville, who
died at 11:52 p.m. Sunday in St.
Vincent Mercy Medical Center,

Toledo. He had been seriously ill .

since April.

Friends may call from 2 to 9
today at the Rupp Funeral Home,
Monroe, where the rosary will be
recited at 6:30 tonight. Services
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednes-
day at the funeral home and at 11
a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary
Catholic Church, Monroe. The
Rev. Anthony Sulkowski, pastor
of the church, will officiate. Burial
will be in Roselawn Memorial
Park, LaSalle, under the auspices
of Monroe Post 1138, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.

Born June 11, 1922, in Monroe,
he was the son of Gustave and
Marie (Benoit) Fischer. He mar-
ried Betty M. Hoffman on June
13, 1953, in Monroe.

He was employed for 30 years
by the Ford Motor Co. until retir-
ing in 1979. oe

He served in the Marine Corps
during World War II, from July 14,
1942, until Nov. 11, 1945. He
served in Guam and Okinawa,
Japan.

He was a member of St. Mary

Catholic Church, Monroe, the
Hale Lodge of the Loyal Order of
the Moose and Local 723, United
Auto Workers.
' Surviving are his wife; a son,
James of Woodhaven; a stepson,
Larry Rorke of Monroe; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ronald (Diane M.) Gar-
ner of Ida; eight grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by
two brothers, Eugene and Roger,
and a sister, Ida Hoffman.

Memorials may be made to the
charity of the donor’s choice.