Fisher, Melvin J - September 1, 2004
Melvin J. Fisher, 49, of Valmeyer, died September 1, 2004, at his mother’s home in Dupo. 
He was born February 18, 1955, in Perryville, Mo., the son of Carol Fisher and the late 
Thomas K. “Jack” Fisher. He is survived by his mother; brothers Kirk (Denise) Fisher of 
Valmeyer, Marvin Fisher of Millstadt, and Timothy (Tina) Fisher of Millstadt; business 
partner of Doug Bader of Valmeyer; and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. 
Fisher was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Valmeyer. He was a member of the 
Valmeyer Volunteer Fire Department, chairman of the fireworks committee, a First Responder 
and EMT and a disaster coordinator during the flood of 1993. He was a locomotive engineer 
for the Union Pacific Railroad for 31 years and belonged to the Brotherhood of Locomotive 
Engineers Local #674 in Dupo. Visitation will be at Dashner Funeral Home Friday and 
Saturday, September 3 and 4, from 2 p.m. on Friday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., and 
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. A funeral mass will be Saturday, September 4 at 1 p.m. 
at Sacred Heart Church in Dupo, Rev. Gerald Hechenberger officiating. He will be buried 
at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Dupo. Memorials may be made to Valmeyer Volunteer 
Fire Department or the American Cancer Society.