Larry J. Fisher passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the NEMHS in Wolf Point from throat cancer he was 63. Larry was born in Akron, Ohio to Ralph C. and Theresa Reiner Fisher. He grew up in Massillon, Ohio attending schools there until the age of 13 when he enrolled in a Military School in Van Wert, Ohio. It was a place he loved for the beautiful campus and because he got to ride horses and take care of them. He moved back home after his beloved brother Ralph’s death in 1965. In 1967, at the age of 17 he enlisted in the United States Army. After the army he went to work at Republic Steel and drove truck for various companies around Ohio. In 1979, he met Shannon Headdress in Provo, Utah. They were married January 3, 1980. He was a Poplar City Police Officer briefly in 1980. They lived in Houston, TC and Cocoa, FL where Larry drove trucks for various companies. They moved to Massillon, Ohio in 1994 where Larry worked for Ekco Housewares as a Die Setter. Because of failing health he took a medical retirement from Ekco in 2002. They moved back to Montana in 2003. Larry was a beautiful interior decorator. He could design on a dime and make his home beautiful and cozy. He loved to tinker with old things and make them work again. He loved to go to garage sales where he would look for old ships and light houses. He especially loved to target practice with his son, Larry and his nephews on the land west of Wolf Point. He had a great sense of humor and was able to find the humor in everyday life. Larry is survived by his wife, Shannon; sons, Larry C. Fisher of Massillon, Ohio and Ryan S. Fisher of Ellensboro, West Virginia; daughters, Kristy Fisher and Melanie Nickles of Massillon, Ohio; step-daughter, Rachelle (Chris) Hines of Dothan, AL; sister, Linda Renquist of Cathedral City, CA; brothers, Harry Fisher and Bernard Fisher of Massillon, Ohio; nine brothers-in-law, Mitchell, Dale, Charles, Arlyn, Henri, Leroy, Sheldon, Lonnie, and Larry Headdress; three sisters-in-law, Michele Buck Elk, Doris and Ione Headdress; two beloved granddaughters, Alexis Fisher of Massillon, Ohio and Cloelle Buck Elk of Wolf Point; grandsons, Dylan and Jacob of Massillon, Ohio and Jacob Lisenby of Dothan, AL; and by a special niece, Donna Headdress.
He was preceded in death by his parent; and in the Indian way, two adopted brothers, Mike Buck Elk, Sr., and Gary Youpee.
A prayer service will be held 7 p.m. Friday, April 18 at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Interment will follow at the Headdress Family Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.