Geraldine Alice (Boyce) Fisher

Geraldine Alice Boyce (Gerri) A. Fisher, 87, died on February 25, 2017. She was born on February 4, 1930 to Guy and Henrietta (Schultz) Boyce. Gerri was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church on April 18, 1931. On October 21, 1950, she married Norman L. Fisher who preceded her in death on September 17, 1959.

She was a lifetime resident of La Porte and a long-time member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she sang with the children’s choir, the youth choir, and the adult choir. Gerri also sang with the St. John Walther League Chorus for many years. At Trinity, she was a Sunday School teacher, served on the Board of Directors in various capacities and was President of the Women’s Guild. She also formed and directed a group of volunteers for several years in making books of the Bible in Braille for Lutheran Braille Workers Inc.

Gerri was a volunteer at La Porte Hospital and a member of HealthPORTE. She was a member of the Pottawattamie Audubon Society and served dinners at the Salvation Army.

Gerri was the sole owner of La Porte Insurance Service and retired from Swanson and Swanson Insurance. She was also a co-owner of The House of Hansel and Gretel, a children’s specialty clothing store.

Gerri was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and three sisters—Noreen Palmer, Lois Levenhagen, and Marilee McGuire.

She is survived by two daughters and a son—Ellen (Bruce) Augustine of Goshen, Indiana; Bruce (Louise) Fisher of Punta Gorda, Florida; Jody (Curtis) Passafume of Hilliard, Ohio; six grandchildren—Erik (Crystal) Augustine of West Lafayette, Indiana; Bryan (Bridget) Augustine of Wesley Chapel, Florida; Dana (Cole) Holmgren of Overland Park, Kansas; Hayley Fisher of Louisville, Kentucky; Maegan Passafume of Lowell, Massachusetts; and Nathan Passafume of Orlando, Florida; and four great-grandchildren—Tristan, Kaeden, Corbin, and Ayla. Also surviving are her brother, Robert Boyce of Martinsville, Indiana, her sister, Nadine Hall of Bellevue, Washington, many nieces and nephews, and her special companion, Don Blaze.

Visitation will be at Frank L. Keszei Funeral Home, Essling Chapel, 1117 Indiana Avenue, La Porte, Indiana, from 4 to 7p.m. on Thursday, March 2nd. A funeral service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Friday, March 3rd at 11:00 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the time of services.

Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc. c/o Trinity Lutheran Church or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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