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Bernadine “Big Fish” Fisher

Birth	:	29 Dec 1926 Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana, USA
Death	:	8 Mar 1987 Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Fisher Butte Cemetery, Lame Deer, Rosebud County, USA
Description	:	Info taken from Montana Death Certificate #87 1456 Died at Indian Health Services Clinic, Cardiopulmonary Arrest Burial: 12 March, 1987 Native American of Northern Cheyenne Tribe The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 10 Mar 1987, Tue • Page 16 Bernadine Fisher LAME DEER -- Bernadine "Big Fish" Fisher, was an avid sportsman who enjoyed boxing, basketball and rodeoing, especially team roping. Mr. Fisher was very instrumental in leading young people of Northern Cheyenne Tribe. He served on the Norther Cheyenne Tribal Council, St. Labre School Board, and was chairman of the board... Read More	Info taken from Montana Death Certificate #87 1456 Died at Indian Health Services Clinic, Cardiopulmonary Arrest Burial: 12 March, 1987 Native American of Northern Cheyenne Tribe The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 10 Mar 1987, Tue • Page 16 Bernadine Fisher LAME DEER -- Bernadine "Big Fish" Fisher, was an avid sportsman who enjoyed boxing, basketball and rodeoing, especially team roping. Mr. Fisher was very instrumental in leading young people of Northern Cheyenne Tribe. He served on the Norther Cheyenne Tribal Council, St. Labre School Board, and was chairman of the board of Dull Knife Memorial College for six years. Mr. Fisher, 60, died Sunday in his home of an apparent heart attack. Born, raised and educated in Lame Deer, the son of Eugene and Kitty Bell Fisher, he entered the U.S. Army on Nov. 1, 1945, serving two years in Japan. He married Geraldine Two Two on March 10, 1954. They were later divorced. He worked in construction, in oil fields, served as a guide for seasonal hunters and most recently worked as a landman for the Norther Cheyenne Tribe. He also worked as an inspector for the Norther Cheyenne Housing Authority. Survivors include his common-law wife, Linda; six daughters, Leslie McCormick of Crow Agency, Thelma Fisher, Shelley Fisher and Bernadine Bahr, all of Lame Deer, Donna Fisher of Ashland, and Sara Young of Colstrip; six sons, Arlin, Allen and Virgil, all of Ashland, Vernon of Fort Washakie, Wyo, and Steven and Ray, both of Lame Deer; two sisters, Aliwitchie Corlat of Ashland and Virginia Amfden (Amsden) of Chandler, Ariz.; a brother , Russell of Lame Deer; two adopted sisters, Fern and Ruth Shoulderblade, both of Lame Deer; and 23 grandchildren. A wake and Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Church with burial on the Fisher Butte Ranch, south of Lame Deer. Rausch Funeral Home in charge.

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Bernadine “Big Fish” Fisher's memorial is located at: Fisher Butte Cemetery, Lame Deer, Rosebud County, USA.
When did Bernadine “Big Fish” Fisher death?
Bernadine “Big Fish” Fisher death on 8 Mar 1987 in Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana, USA