Carl-Morrissey-Fischer-86307

Obituary

Carl M. Fischer, prominent Burlington attorney, died at 1:30 a.m. at his home at the top of Flint Hill on highway 61 north of Burlington. He was 57. He had been hospitalized last spring and more recently had been in fair health and worked at his office as usual on Thursday. Investigating a noise this morning, his wife found him dead on the bathroom floor. Fischer was born in Burlington on April 29, 1896, the son of J. Henri and Mary Ellen Fischer. His father was a long-time director of the Burlington municipal band and a composer of band music. A graduate of State university of Iowa law school in 1920, he had practiced in Burlington since that time.During World War II he joined the legal department of Day & Zimmerman company, operators of the Iowa Ordnance plant, in November of 1942. In the later stages of the war he headed both the legal and personnel departments of the D&Z company, handling company closing work after war production terminated. In 1951 he went to Texarkana, Tex., for a month in connection with the opening of a new plant operated there by the D&Z company. He had continued doing legal work for the Silas Mason company, present operators of the IOP. Fischer was president of Aspen Grove Cemetery association for many years and had extensive property holdings in Burlington. A Republican, he had served as chairman of the county GOP committee and was a delegate to state, county and judicial conventions. He was one of the Des Moines county commissioners of insanity appointed by the district court. A member of the county and state bar associations, he had served as attorney for the Burlington railroad in 1920 and 1921. In 1924, with Glenn Cray, he joined LaMont Cowles in law practice here. In 1928 Fischer and Cray formed a partnership and in 1933 merged with the C.H. Mohland and Harry Kuhlemeier. In 1938, with the addition of Ben Poor, the firm became known as Kuhlmeier, Poor, Fischer and Cray. Ddon Walter and Ralph Youngstrom joined the firm in June of 1952. Fischer was a past trustee of the Elks club, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and a reader at the First Church of Christ Scientist. He was a World War I veteran. He was married three times His first wife the former Agnes K. Lange, deceased. whom he married April 30, 1934, and his second wife was the former Virginia Louise Clough, deceased, whom he married Oct. 6, 1937. On Sept. 25, 1942, he married the former Nettie Friedel in Burlington. They finished remodeling their home on highway 61 north of Burlington only last year.Surviving are his widow, a son, Jack; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Ellen Honson; a grandson, Douglas Fischer and a sister, Mrs. Sumter Calvert, all of Burlington. Christian Science services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Prugh's chapel. Burial will be in Aspen Grove cemetery.