Harold Anthony “Tony” Fisher Jr.

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Harold Anthony “Tony” Fisher Jr.

Birth
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Death
1 May 2021 (aged 77)
East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.4776486, Longitude: -90.5735466
Plot
Section 10 West
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Harold Anthony "Tony" Fisher, Jr., 77, of East Moline, IL, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at his residence. Private family visitation and services will be held Friday, May 7, 2021. DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline, is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Alleman High School.

Tony was born on June 24, 1943 in Moline, the son of Harold Anthony and Doris Harriet (Lindholme) Fisher, Sr. He married Linda Lee McMillan on September 14, 1963 in Rock Island. She preceded him in death on February 20, 1984.He married Martha Elizabeth Martin McKay on April 15, 1992 in Rock Island, IL.

Tony graduated from Alleman High School in 1961. He finished his Electrical Apprenticeship at Rock Island Lines, Silvis, IL. He then was employed for 30 years as an Electrician at John Deere Plow, Plow Planter & Seeding Division, retiring in July, 1998. Tony was an avid bicycle rider and runner, biking thousands of miles a year and running the Bix7 26 times. He like to spend winters in Dunedin, FL and enjoyed traveling, especially to Germany, Alaska, and the Caribbean. Tony's love of life will live on through his family and friends who all are blessed by having him in their life.

Survivors include his wife, Martha, sons and daughters-in-law, Keith (Sharon) Fisher, Robert (Lisa) Fisher; step-son, Kevin (Rhonda) McKay; grandchildren, Kaitlynn, (Adam) Blais, Ian Fisher, Michael (Holly) Fisher, Jeffery (fiancée, Jessica) Fisher; step-granddaughter, Taelor (Andrew) Allen; step-grandson, Seth (fiancée, Brittany) McKay; great-grandson, Leo Fisher, 4 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Robin Lynn Fisher.
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His pallbearers were his grandchildren.
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Tony was the only child of Harold Anthony and Doris Harriet Lindholme Fisher, Sr.
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Rapids City-- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fisher had a birthday party this week for their grandson, Tony Fisher, aged 2. The boy and his mother are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fisher. His father, Cpl. Harold Fisher, is in Belgium. A decorated birthday cake featured the luncheon.
(Page 22 of Moline Daily Dispatch, published in Moline, Illinois on Thursday, June 28th, 1945)
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Tony was just a good, nice guy that was always fun to be around. He is missed by many.
Harold Anthony "Tony" Fisher, Jr., 77, of East Moline, IL, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at his residence. Private family visitation and services will be held Friday, May 7, 2021. DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline, is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Alleman High School.

Tony was born on June 24, 1943 in Moline, the son of Harold Anthony and Doris Harriet (Lindholme) Fisher, Sr. He married Linda Lee McMillan on September 14, 1963 in Rock Island. She preceded him in death on February 20, 1984.He married Martha Elizabeth Martin McKay on April 15, 1992 in Rock Island, IL.

Tony graduated from Alleman High School in 1961. He finished his Electrical Apprenticeship at Rock Island Lines, Silvis, IL. He then was employed for 30 years as an Electrician at John Deere Plow, Plow Planter & Seeding Division, retiring in July, 1998. Tony was an avid bicycle rider and runner, biking thousands of miles a year and running the Bix7 26 times. He like to spend winters in Dunedin, FL and enjoyed traveling, especially to Germany, Alaska, and the Caribbean. Tony's love of life will live on through his family and friends who all are blessed by having him in their life.

Survivors include his wife, Martha, sons and daughters-in-law, Keith (Sharon) Fisher, Robert (Lisa) Fisher; step-son, Kevin (Rhonda) McKay; grandchildren, Kaitlynn, (Adam) Blais, Ian Fisher, Michael (Holly) Fisher, Jeffery (fiancée, Jessica) Fisher; step-granddaughter, Taelor (Andrew) Allen; step-grandson, Seth (fiancée, Brittany) McKay; great-grandson, Leo Fisher, 4 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Robin Lynn Fisher.
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His pallbearers were his grandchildren.
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Tony was the only child of Harold Anthony and Doris Harriet Lindholme Fisher, Sr.
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Rapids City-- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fisher had a birthday party this week for their grandson, Tony Fisher, aged 2. The boy and his mother are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fisher. His father, Cpl. Harold Fisher, is in Belgium. A decorated birthday cake featured the luncheon.
(Page 22 of Moline Daily Dispatch, published in Moline, Illinois on Thursday, June 28th, 1945)
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Tony was just a good, nice guy that was always fun to be around. He is missed by many.

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Married Sept. 14, 1963



  • Created by: Martha Relative Spouse/Partner
  • Added: May 1, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226344592/harold_anthony-fisher: accessed ), memorial page for Harold Anthony “Tony” Fisher Jr. (24 Jun 1943–1 May 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226344592, citing Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Martha (contributor 47958457).