Monica Fischer, 89, Dickinson, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at St. Benedict’s Health Center, Dickinson. Monica’s Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson, with Fr. Shannon Lucht as the celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Dickinson. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. There will be a rosary & vigil at 7 p.m., Wednesday at Ladbury Funeral Service, with Deacon Ron Wolberg presiding.
Monica Berger, the daughter of Joseph and Wilhelmina (Lantz) Berger was born on October 20, 1925 in Dickinson. She was raised on the family farm north of Schefield, where she attended country school, grades one through eight. She then went to work at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dickinson. From there she went to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn., to work as a kitchen aide.
Monica married Peter P. Fischer on June 28, 1950, at St. Pius Catholic Church, Schefield. For over 25 years she worked along side Pete at United Auto Parts, as a bookkeeper, until 1986 when they both retired.
Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her true treasures. She loved to read, do crossword puzzles, cook for her family, gardening and canning. She enjoyed teaching all her grandchildren to play cards. Monica enjoyed spending summers with Pete and family at their lake home, boating and fishing, chasing that ever elusive walleye. She loved to bird watch out her dinning room window, and the companionship of her neighbors. Her sense of humor and her amazing faith in God carried her through good times and bad, and she will be truly missed by all.
Monica is survived by her children, Kelvin Fischer, Dickinson, Curtis Fischer, Dickinson, Alan (Jeanette) Fischer, Dickinson, Joyce Herold, Dickinson, and Sandra (Allan) Taylor, Rapid City, S.D.; eight grandchildren, Torina (Ronnie) Haskins, Trista Timmins, Clara (fiancee-Jacob Fleming) Fischer, Desiree (Paul) Sorenson, Nathan (Nikki) Fischer, Brandi Foley, Nichole (Adam) Holroyd, and Nadine (Eric) Gjerde; great-grandchildren, Jude and Brynn Haskins, Corban, Sari and Cora Sorenson, Kaiya and Landon Fischer, Hayley Foley, and Abigail Holroyd; three siblings, Jacob (Helen) Berger, Casa Grande, Ariz., Veronica (Ed) Baar, Dickinson, and Catherine (Ed) Barta, Billings, Mont.; sisters-in-law, Pauline Berger, Mansfield, Ohio, Cindy Berger, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Emma Berger, Dickinson; and brother-in-law, Frank Focht, Fredericktown, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete on October 30, 2005; her parents; seven brothers; three sisters; and son-in-law, Tim Herold.
