Judith Rae Fisher, 80, of Scottsbluff, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Cremation has taken place, and no services are scheduled at this time. It is respectfully requested that in lieu of flowers, a donation be made in her name to the American Heart Association.
Judy was born in Greeley, CO Aug 10, 1943, to Donald and Mary Kiser of Wheatland, WY along with her ‘older’ twin brother, John. The family of five (5) lived on what was commonly known at the time as the 83 Martin Ranch where Don worked as a foreman for the 17,000-acre spread, and Mary was the cook along with cultivating most of the garden which provided for the ranch. At the age of six (6) the family found it necessary to leave their much-loved rural roots to provide more opportunities in education for their three (3) children, and so landed in Lincoln, NE.
Initially, an old farmhouse would be home, and a one (1) room school (District 43) provided an entry into their new environment. Don would labor tirelessly at work and then spend evenings building a house, completed within a year, which the family was able to move into in 1950 at 1225 Dakota Street, Lincoln, NE.
In high school, Judy found she excelled in many sports including soft ball and synchronized swimming. She was a lifeguard at the local pool and enjoyed flagging and driving at the drag strip. She would later spend countless hours at the 23 Club baseball field umpiring Babe Ruth youth league games.
Judy met and married her husband, Larry, in 1962, welcoming a daughter, Shannon, in 1964 and a son, Michael, in 1966. They would remain married for almost 60 years until Larry’s passing in March of 2021. Many people who knew Judy would describe her as a ‘straight shooter’, stubborn, polite, and kind. To her family she was Mom and Nannie, the ‘glue’, stubborn, solid, caring and loving.
Judy is survived by her brother, John Sanford Kiser (Alicia), her children, Shannon (Al) and Michael (Michelle), grandchildren Brandon, Tony, Shea (Cody) and Rachel (Richard), several great grandchildren nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Donald Leroy and Mary Nagel Kiser, her husband, Larry Gene Fisher and her sister, Donna Marie Chaikoff.
Online condolences may be made by viewing Judith’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome.com. Bridgman Family Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is entrusted with arrangements.