Iva Bell Fischer, 90, Nurse
Iva Bell Fischer (nee Brabant), 90, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 16, 2004, in Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.She was born September 13, 1913 in Sandusky, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 67 years.
She was a retired registered nurse for Good Samaritan Hospital (now known as Firelands Community Hospital) as night supervisor, retiring in 1976 and later as Supervisor of Nursing at Sandusky Memorial Hospital. She also was an Erie County Department of Health Nurse and served the Vermilion school system in that capacity. She touched many families with handicapped children.
She is survived by her nephew, Carmond and his wife Darlene Fitzgerald of Granbury, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bud) Fischer in 1979 and her sister, Faye Fitzgerald in 1991.
Private interment will beheld at Perkins Cemetery, Sandusky.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 43099 North Ridge Road 254, Elyria, Ohio 44035.
Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion is entrusted with the arrangements.