Helen Jeanette (Brundage) Fisher (1917 - 2000)

Born 23 Sep 1917 in Hornell, Steuben, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lawrence Elbert Fisher — married 23 Jun 1951 in Jamestown, NJ

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 2000 at age 82 in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Biography

She is the daughter of Walter Brundage and Angeline Barney. ^[1]

Daughter of Walter Wesley Brundage (WWB) and Angeline (Angie) Maude Barney Brundage. Helen was reared in Alfred, NY. Received BA from American University in Washington, DC. MSW from University of Chicago in 1943 in Social Welfare Administration on two scholarships: one from the University and the other from the State of NY. Helen was a social worker (in both public and private fields) as an administrator in Hudson, NY; Orleans County, NY; Adoption Consultant, State of Connecticut; Director of the INFO LINE which she created, and for which she was made Social Worker of the year in 1975. Helen was selected as Social Worker of the Year, 1975 for the creation of the above mentioned hot line. A short, stocky woman, looks like her mother; adores all form of games; received an athletic letter both during high school and college. Lawrence, her husband, graduated from the Univerity of Michigan in Electrical Engineering, held 50 patents, a Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Society; is a writer, lecturer, inventory, and consultant. Lawrence is a short, slight man, reared on an Indiana farm; creative in his outlook. Helen and her husband, Lawrence Fisher, enjoyed music. Helen played the drums, while Lawrence played the trumpet.

Norm Fisher said in Descendants of Benjamin Brundage, compiled by Norman Fisher in FamilyTreeMaker.com: Helen received a MS from the University of Chicago School of Social Work. She was an Administrator of Social Services in NY and CT where the family lived. She developed and implemented the InfoLine concept...calling one phone number to get help from a variety of agencies.

I (Helen) still remember our visit with Eli Fisher family and I remember that Miriam and I enjoyed our visit with Maris and John William. I recall hearing about Maris' death, but I do not recall any other visits or contacts with the Eli Fisher family. The trip was taken before we had a car. We went by carriage, somewhat like a six passenger car with two wide upholstered seats, pulled by our faithful horse, Fannie. The trip of 15 miles must have taken us two or three hours.

Here is a memory in the form of a Facebook post on 6/4/2015, from Karla Fisher, who is the daughter-in-law of Helen Fisher and the wife of Helen's son, Norm:

This coming Friday, June 5, 2015 it will be 15 years ago that Norm's Mom passed away. Helen was a strong, outgoing, wonderful and loving woman, and I thank God that Norm and I got to spend 3 months with her during her final days. I have her cane resting against my dresser in our bedroom so that it is the first thing I see in the morning when I get up, and the last thing I see at night when I go to bed. My memories of her give me strength and the ability to endure whatever comes my way. I love you Helen, and I will miss you always. The photo was taken December 3, 1999, at my parents house after the rehearsal dinner that Helen took us all out for. Norm and I were married the next day. She was not diagnosed with her brain cancer yet. That happened on February 29, 2000. That is when Norm and I went to North Carolina to live near her for 3 months. I am sure she is in heaven with Larry playing the drums while he plays his trumpet, as they sing "their" song, Blue Moon!

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by George Brundage, Mar 22, 2013

Descendants of James Wesley Brundage fo Pleasant Valley, NY, Compiled by Helen Brundage Fisher (1978). Input by George Brundage April 2013.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVSV-Z3V : accessed 7 February 2015), Helen J Brundage in household of Angelia B Brundage, Hornell Ward 1, Steuben, New York, United States; citing sheet 20A, family 503, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,267.

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7H3-LWR : accessed 7 February 2015), Helen J Brundgage in household of Angeline Brundgage, Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0001, sheet 5B, family 139, line 88, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1405; FHL microfilm 2,341,140.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQB6-D93 : accessed 7 February 2015), Helen Brundage in household of Angeline Brundage, Alfred, Alfred Town, Allegany, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-1, sheet 5B, family 124, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2459.

Karla Fisher, Daughter-in-law of Helen Fisher and wife of Norm Fisher.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to George Brundage for starting this profile, for adding Helen's research to both Wikitree and Family Search, and for close to five years of expanding the Brundage and Barney ranks on wikitree. The Brundage Family FreeSpace with all its wonderful sources is mostly his work. George continues to carry Helen's torch.

Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by George and others. George's contributions throughout wikitree have recently been recoded as those of "Anonymous Brundage" but when you look close his contribution is not all that anonymous after all!