John married 1st to Mary C. Bugby in 1883 and they had one son, Esthel R. Fish. He married 2nd to Cenith H. Wilson in 1891 and 3rd to Ora (Curtis) Geisler in 1910. Cenith (Wilson) Fish died in 1905.
The Herald Press carried an obituary for John Fish on 10 Mar 1937 and it reads: John H. Fish Of Royalton Dies Well Known Fruit Grower To Be Buried Friday Afternoon John H. Fish, well known Royalton township fruit farmer, died at 6:10 a.m. today at his home following an illness of several months. He had been engaged in fruit farming in Royalton for nearly 20 years moving to that township from Galien in 1918. Mr. Fish, who was born in Argos, Ind. November 20, 1860, is survived by his wife, Ora Geisler Fish; one son, Esthel R. Fish of Grand Rapids; three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Doyle of Buchanan, Mrs. Mabel Winegar of Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Zella Price of South Bend, Ind.; 26 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; four step-children, Russell Geisler of St. Joseph, Mrs. Mildred Bullard of Benton Harbor, and Mrs. Alice Jasper of St. Joseph; one sister, Mrs. Levina Chapman of Argos, Ind; a half-brother, Edward Bevins of Argos, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lucy Siders of South Bend. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The place of the rites and burial will be announced later. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the Dormer & Kerlikowske chapel with Rev. George Horst, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. Burial will be in Spring Run cemetery. On 12 Mar 1937 the same newspaper carried a follow-up, which reads: "John H. Fish Buried Today Funeral services were conducted this afternoon in the Dormer & Kerlikowske chapel for John H. Fish, well known Royalton township fruit grower who died Wednesday. Rev. George Horst, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiated in services. Mrs. Robert Gast sang 'The Old Rugged Cross' and 'Abide With Me.' Pall bearers were Charles, Edward and Frank Geisler, Reinhold Damaske, Ray Brunke and Julius Tilly. Burial was in Spring Run cemetery."
The Herald Press carried an obituary for John Fish on 10 Mar 1937 and it reads: John H. Fish Of Royalton Dies Well Known Fruit Grower To Be Buried Friday Afternoon John H. Fish, well known Royalton township fruit farmer, died at 6:10 a.m. today at his home following an illness of several months. He had been engaged in fruit farming in Royalton for nearly 20 years moving to that township from Galien in 1918. Mr. Fish, who was born in Argos, Ind. November 20, 1860, is survived by his wife, Ora Geisler Fish; one son, Esthel R. Fish of Grand Rapids; three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Doyle of Buchanan, Mrs. Mabel Winegar of Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Zella Price of South Bend, Ind.; 26 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; four step-children, Russell Geisler of St. Joseph, Mrs. Mildred Bullard of Benton Harbor, and Mrs. Alice Jasper of St. Joseph; one sister, Mrs. Levina Chapman of Argos, Ind; a half-brother, Edward Bevins of Argos, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lucy Siders of South Bend. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The place of the rites and burial will be announced later. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the Dormer & Kerlikowske chapel with Rev. George Horst, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. Burial will be in Spring Run cemetery. On 12 Mar 1937 the same newspaper carried a follow-up, which reads: "John H. Fish Buried Today Funeral services were conducted this afternoon in the Dormer & Kerlikowske chapel for John H. Fish, well known Royalton township fruit grower who died Wednesday. Rev. George Horst, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiated in services. Mrs. Robert Gast sang 'The Old Rugged Cross' and 'Abide With Me.' Pall bearers were Charles, Edward and Frank Geisler, Reinhold Damaske, Ray Brunke and Julius Tilly. Burial was in Spring Run cemetery."
John married 1st to Mary C. Bugby in 1883 and they had one son, Esthel R. Fish. He married 2nd to Cenith H. Wilson in 1891 and 3rd to Ora (Curtis) Geisler in 1910. Cenith (Wilson) Fish died in 1905.
The Herald Press carried an obituary for John Fish on 10 Mar 1937 and it reads: John H. Fish Of Royalton Dies Well Known Fruit Grower To Be Buried Friday Afternoon John H. Fish, well known Royalton township fruit farmer, died at 6:10 a.m. today at his home following an illness of several months. He had been engaged in fruit farming in Royalton for nearly 20 years moving to that township from Galien in 1918. Mr. Fish, who was born in Argos, Ind. November 20, 1860, is survived by his wife, Ora Geisler Fish; one son, Esthel R. Fish of Grand Rapids; three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Doyle of Buchanan, Mrs. Mabel Winegar of Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Zella Price of South Bend, Ind.; 26 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; four step-children, Russell Geisler of St. Joseph, Mrs. Mildred Bullard of Benton Harbor, and Mrs. Alice Jasper of St. Joseph; one sister, Mrs. Levina Chapman of Argos, Ind; a half-brother, Edward Bevins of Argos, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lucy Siders of South Bend. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The place of the rites and burial will be announced later. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the Dormer & Kerlikowske chapel with Rev. George Horst, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. Burial will be in Spring Run cemetery. On 12 Mar 1937 the same newspaper carried a follow-up, which reads: "John H. Fish Buried Today Funeral services were conducted this afternoon in the Dormer & Kerlikowske chapel for John H. Fish, well known Royalton township fruit grower who died Wednesday. Rev. George Horst, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiated in services. Mrs. Robert Gast sang 'The Old Rugged Cross' and 'Abide With Me.' Pall bearers were Charles, Edward and Frank Geisler, Reinhold Damaske, Ray Brunke and Julius Tilly. Burial was in Spring Run cemetery."
The Herald Press carried an obituary for John Fish on 10 Mar 1937 and it reads: John H. Fish Of Royalton Dies Well Known Fruit Grower To Be Buried Friday Afternoon John H. Fish, well known Royalton township fruit farmer, died at 6:10 a.m. today at his home following an illness of several months. He had been engaged in fruit farming in Royalton for nearly 20 years moving to that township from Galien in 1918. Mr. Fish, who was born in Argos, Ind. November 20, 1860, is survived by his wife, Ora Geisler Fish; one son, Esthel R. Fish of Grand Rapids; three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Doyle of Buchanan, Mrs. Mabel Winegar of Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Zella Price of South Bend, Ind.; 26 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; four step-children, Russell Geisler of St. Joseph, Mrs. Mildred Bullard of Benton Harbor, and Mrs. Alice Jasper of St. Joseph; one sister, Mrs. Levina Chapman of Argos, Ind; a half-brother, Edward Bevins of Argos, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lucy Siders of South Bend. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The place of the rites and burial will be announced later. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the Dormer & Kerlikowske chapel with Rev. George Horst, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. Burial will be in Spring Run cemetery. On 12 Mar 1937 the same newspaper carried a follow-up, which reads: "John H. Fish Buried Today Funeral services were conducted this afternoon in the Dormer & Kerlikowske chapel for John H. Fish, well known Royalton township fruit grower who died Wednesday. Rev. George Horst, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiated in services. Mrs. Robert Gast sang 'The Old Rugged Cross' and 'Abide With Me.' Pall bearers were Charles, Edward and Frank Geisler, Reinhold Damaske, Ray Brunke and Julius Tilly. Burial was in Spring Run cemetery."
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