Father Raymond A. Fisher

Father Raymond Fisher, age 77 of Fremont passed away Sunday January 23, 2022, in Fremont Memorial Hospital. He was born July 31, 1944, in Toledo to Joseph and Edna (Brighton) Fisher. A graduate of Central Catholic High School he earned his bachelor’s degree at the former St. Mary College in Colleby, KY. He then earned his master’s degree in Church Administration from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Fr. Fisher then earned his Master’s in Divinity from Mount St. Mary of the West in Cincinnati, OH in 1971. He was ordained on May 29, 1971. Fr. Fisher began as Associate Pastor at St. Joseph in Maumee then went on to Rosary Cathedral also serving as Associate Pastor. In 1981 he became Pastor at Rosary Cathedral and served in the same capacity at St. John in Lima, St. Mary in Norwalk, St. Alphonsus in Monroeville and St. Francis de Sales in Toledo. In 1988 he became Associate Pastor at St. Joseph in Sylvania and finished his associate pastorate at St. Clement in Toledo in 2000. Since then, Fr. Fisher has been a Chaplain for various diocesan facilities and filled in as a retired associate pastor until 2019.

He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Robert, Joseph, John and Joan Fisher. He is survived by a sister Rita Konzen and loving nieces and nephews.

The Reception of the Body will begin at 1 pm Sunday, January 30, 2022 at St. Joseph Church, 104 W. Broadway Maumee, Ohio 43537 where visitation will be until 5 pm. Visitation will continue on Monday, January 31 after 9 am where the funeral mass will be conducted at 11 am with Bishop Daniel Thomas, Bishop of Toledo as the principle celebrant.  Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery.  Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice.  Arrangements entrusted to Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, Maumee and condolences may be shared with the family at walkerfuneralhomes.com.