Philanthropist and wife of Frederick J. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher resided at 54 Arden Park Blvd., Detroit, Mich. The Burtha M. Fisher Home for the aged and poor, formerly located at Outer Drive and Southfield Road on a 20-acre site in Detroit was named after her. The Fishers contributed $1,000,000 towards constructing the home in 1928 and the cost of the building alone totaled $750,000.00. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher were the primary benefactors, building and furnishing the facility.
In 1985, Good Housekeeping Magazine rated Burtha Fisher one of the 10 best nursing homes in greater Detroit. The home closed in 1989 due to a shortage of Catholic sisters, which were needed to care for its residents and the buildings unwieldy size. Her will dated November 16, 1946, gave the Fisher's $1,200,000 art collection to the Detroit Institute of Arts, however, The University of Notre Dame was made the beneficiary under a codicil dated December 29, 1949. The art collection included 19 paintings and 3 tapestries and was placed there in the Wightman Memorial Art Galleries. In December 1949, Mrs. Fisher gave $1,000,000 to the University of Notre Dame. Of this fund, $750,000 was used towards the construction of the Fred J. and "Sally" Fisher residence Hall and the remaining $250,000 was placed in a trust from which deserving students could borrow to finance their educations. The loan enabled students to borrow money on their own promissory note and was to be repaid after graduation so that the fund would be able to take care of future students. Mrs. Fisher left $215,000 in specific requests to relatives and a servant. The residue was left to her four sisters.
**Note Her first name is "Burtha" "U" in place of "E".
In 1985, Good Housekeeping Magazine rated Burtha Fisher one of the 10 best nursing homes in greater Detroit. The home closed in 1989 due to a shortage of Catholic sisters, which were needed to care for its residents and the buildings unwieldy size. Her will dated November 16, 1946, gave the Fisher's $1,200,000 art collection to the Detroit Institute of Arts, however, The University of Notre Dame was made the beneficiary under a codicil dated December 29, 1949. The art collection included 19 paintings and 3 tapestries and was placed there in the Wightman Memorial Art Galleries. In December 1949, Mrs. Fisher gave $1,000,000 to the University of Notre Dame. Of this fund, $750,000 was used towards the construction of the Fred J. and "Sally" Fisher residence Hall and the remaining $250,000 was placed in a trust from which deserving students could borrow to finance their educations. The loan enabled students to borrow money on their own promissory note and was to be repaid after graduation so that the fund would be able to take care of future students. Mrs. Fisher left $215,000 in specific requests to relatives and a servant. The residue was left to her four sisters.
**Note Her first name is "Burtha" "U" in place of "E".
Philanthropist and wife of Frederick J. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher resided at 54 Arden Park Blvd., Detroit, Mich. The Burtha M. Fisher Home for the aged and poor, formerly located at Outer Drive and Southfield Road on a 20-acre site in Detroit was named after her. The Fishers contributed $1,000,000 towards constructing the home in 1928 and the cost of the building alone totaled $750,000.00. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher were the primary benefactors, building and furnishing the facility.
In 1985, Good Housekeeping Magazine rated Burtha Fisher one of the 10 best nursing homes in greater Detroit. The home closed in 1989 due to a shortage of Catholic sisters, which were needed to care for its residents and the buildings unwieldy size. Her will dated November 16, 1946, gave the Fisher's $1,200,000 art collection to the Detroit Institute of Arts, however, The University of Notre Dame was made the beneficiary under a codicil dated December 29, 1949. The art collection included 19 paintings and 3 tapestries and was placed there in the Wightman Memorial Art Galleries. In December 1949, Mrs. Fisher gave $1,000,000 to the University of Notre Dame. Of this fund, $750,000 was used towards the construction of the Fred J. and "Sally" Fisher residence Hall and the remaining $250,000 was placed in a trust from which deserving students could borrow to finance their educations. The loan enabled students to borrow money on their own promissory note and was to be repaid after graduation so that the fund would be able to take care of future students. Mrs. Fisher left $215,000 in specific requests to relatives and a servant. The residue was left to her four sisters.
**Note Her first name is "Burtha" "U" in place of "E".
In 1985, Good Housekeeping Magazine rated Burtha Fisher one of the 10 best nursing homes in greater Detroit. The home closed in 1989 due to a shortage of Catholic sisters, which were needed to care for its residents and the buildings unwieldy size. Her will dated November 16, 1946, gave the Fisher's $1,200,000 art collection to the Detroit Institute of Arts, however, The University of Notre Dame was made the beneficiary under a codicil dated December 29, 1949. The art collection included 19 paintings and 3 tapestries and was placed there in the Wightman Memorial Art Galleries. In December 1949, Mrs. Fisher gave $1,000,000 to the University of Notre Dame. Of this fund, $750,000 was used towards the construction of the Fred J. and "Sally" Fisher residence Hall and the remaining $250,000 was placed in a trust from which deserving students could borrow to finance their educations. The loan enabled students to borrow money on their own promissory note and was to be repaid after graduation so that the fund would be able to take care of future students. Mrs. Fisher left $215,000 in specific requests to relatives and a servant. The residue was left to her four sisters.
**Note Her first name is "Burtha" "U" in place of "E".
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