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Fisher, Earlene Joyce
Earlene Joyce Fisher 77, of Belle Plaine, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at the Belle Plaine Nursing & Rehab Center following a lingering illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Hrabak Funeral Home by the Rev. Jack Andrews. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
She is survived by a son, Rod and wife Julie of Belle Plaine; grandsons, Allen and Danny; a granddaughter, Jamie; and great-grandchildren, Star and Damian Fisher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Fisher Jr.; her parents, Earl and Margaret Rush; and sister, Alice Sichra.
Earlene loved to play bingo and cards. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She loved to sell her sweet corn and potatoes. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
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