Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Russell V. Fisher




Russell V. fisher - "Russ" had just called 'ready' and was awaiting a clay pigeon on the skeet range when this picture was taken. he is one of the star marksmen of the Maxinkuckee Gun club, as well as president of the Maxinkuckee fish and Game Club, one of Indiana's best conservation organizations. He has held the office for four years, and has been very active in his leadership.

Russell was born in Argos and attended school in Culver, South Bend and Logansport. he later studied at the Davey Tree college at Kent, o. and was working for the Davey organization in Philadelphia whe war was declared. he was a member of a supply company in the Quartermaster Corps for 19 months, and was overseas for 13 months of that time.

When he returned to Culver Russ was employed by the Smith Shoe repair shop until he passed a civil service examination and became a rural mail caried in 1921, a position he has held ever since.

He was one of Culver's first scout masters, was the local American Legion's f first adjuant, had held other offices in the legion, and assisted Everman and clark in their famous survey of Lake Maxinkuckee, the only one of its kind ever made.

Russell likes to recall the days back arounf 1910 when he was a member of Mrs.Clarence Behmer's Kid Band. He vplayed a snare drum, but before the organization could secure a regulation drum russ had to desplay his talents v by beating on a soap box. the bas e drummer used a wash tub, and their combined efforts weren't bad either, Russell declares.




Russell Verman "Russ" Goldner-Fisher born March 14. 1895 Argos, Marshall countj Indiana died 16 Feb 1963 Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana. Burial Culver Masonic Cemetery son of Charles Newton Goldner & Blanch M Hand (daughter of Myron "Elmer" Hand son of William J. Hand and Sabrinia Chapman

    Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Russell V. Fisher

    Russell V. Fisher, age 67, of 781 West Shore Drive, Culver, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday; Feb. 16, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Indianapolis where he had been a patient for ten weeks.

    Mr. Fisher, more familiarly known as "Russ," was born March 14. 1895. in Argos and had l ived i n this area his entire lifetime.

    He was a Culver rural mail carrier for 34 years before his retirement in 1954.

    Mr. Fisher was a member of the Culver Methodist Church, the Fleet American Legion Post, and a veteran of World War I .

    He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah H. Fisher; two sons, Mark I . Fisher of Elkhart , and Jeremy C. Fisher at home; a daughter, Melissa M. Fisher, South Bend; his mother, Mrs. Blanche M. Fisher, Culver; and a brother, Ray Fisher, Culver.

    Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Easterday-Bonine Funeral Home with Dr. Ronald C. Williams , pastor of the Culver Methodist Church, officiating .

    Burial was made in the Culver Masonic Cemetery.


married 20 Jun 1929 Indiana Beulah Harriet Bolen Birth 1904 Death 2004 daughter of Eddie Rea Bolen and Estella Ettie "Stella" Piper

They had:
    Mark I . Fisher Birth 7 Jan 1933 Death 22 Jan 1996 Burial Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana

    Jeremy C. Fisher,

    Melissa M. Fisher married Kenneth Miller


married 2nd Clifford Benjamin Nolin Birth 22 Jun 1904 Iowa Death 18 Jan 1975 South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Burial Burr Oak Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, son of Albert Nolin and Mary Josephine Piper
    Services for Clifford B. Nolin, 70, of Rt. 2, W. 14-B Road, who died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Bonnie Funeral Home. Rev. Earl W. Sharp, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church, will officiate.

    Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery.

    Mr. Nolin was born June 22, 1904 in Monroe, Iowa, and had lived in Culver for the last four years since coming from Newton, Iowa.

    He was retired from the Maytag Corp. in Newton.

    On July 3, 1971, at Culver, he married Beulah H. Fisher, who survives, along with two stepsons, Mark Fisher of Warsaw and Jeremy Fisher of Culver; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Melissa Miller of Culver; 4 step-grandchildren: two sisters; Mrs. Gladys Wagner of Lockridge, Iowa, and Mrs. Esther Fraley of Redding, California; and two brothers, George of Monroe, Iowa and Rea of Corpus Christi Lake, Texas.