Sr. Annmarie Fisher

Sister Annmarie Fisher, OP of the Dominican Sisters, Sparkill, New York, died on August 23, 2023, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY. She was 67 years old. Born in New York, NY, on February 2, 1956, Annmarie was the daughter of Perry and Rosemarie Sheldon Fisher. She entered the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill on September 1, 1979. She professed her first vows in 1981 and final vows in 1989.

Sister Annmarie earned a BS in Education from Marywood College, Scranton, PA, 1978 and a Professional Diploma in Counseling from Fordham University, Bronx, NY, 1989. Sister Annmarie’s ministries included St. John Chrysostom School, Bronx, NY (1979;1981-83) as teacher, and Aquinas High School, Bronx, NY as Guidance Counselor and Director of Guidance Department (1983-2006). From 2006-2008, Sister Annmarie served as Director of Guidance at Msgr. Scanlan High School, Bronx, NY, and then as Principal from 2008-2010. In 2012, Sister Annmarie began her ministry as the Housing Certification Specialist at Thorpe Village, a position she held until her passing.

Sister Annmarie is predeceased by her father, Perry Fisher. She is survived by her mother Rose and siblings Michelle Pascullo (husband Richard); Perry Jr. (wife Sandy); Kenneth (wife Annmarie); and Eileen Kubikowski (husband Greg); and many nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Sparkill, NY on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation is Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 9:30 to 10:30am at Dominican Convent, 175 Route 340, Sparkill, NY. Mass will be celebrated at 11AM. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery. Arrangements are by Higgins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Dominican Sisters at the above address, attention – Sr. Irene Ellis, Prioress.

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