She leaves behind her soulmate and husband of 59 years, Charles Jr. (Chuck), their three children Ellie and husband Roger Post, of Benbrook, TX, Charles B. III and wife Viengkham Fisher, of Boiling Springs, SC, and Juli and husband Joseph Smolen, of Parker, CO and seven grandchildren, (Elissa, her wife Felicity, Jordan, Jessica, JJ, Abbey, Sam and Madi), two step grandchildren (Summer, and Seth), and a great granddaughter Serenity. She is also survived by her sister Eleanor Jo and husband Donald Drescher, of Olathe, KS. She was preceded in her death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Marshall, her brother Robert M. Marshall and her grandson, Collin M. Fisher.
Mary Anne grew up in Belleville, IL attending Signal Hill grade school, and Belleville Township high school, graduating in 1960. She attended Kansas University with studies in Elementary Education, where she would meet her soulmate Chuck on a blind date. Mary Anne was honored as a Kappa Sigma Sweetheart, beloved by many of Chuck’s fraternity friends. Mary Anne would later receive her Masters of Library Sciences from UMKC in Kansas City, MO. During her career, she was both a teacher and substitute teacher in the Shawnee Mission School District and Baltimore Maryland School District. She also served as a Librarian in the Shawnee Mission School District as well as Community Covenant Church Library. She finished her career as a Librarian. Mary Anne had the gift of capturing the love and attention of her students through her nurturing and caring personality. She was a strong, determined lady with a loving and honest personality. Mary Anne was an avid golfer, bowler, and bridge player and had a gift of restoring old furniture, earning her a nickname as “The Stripper”. She loved solving puzzles and enjoyed watching game shows like "Jeopardy" and "Wheel Of Fortune". One of her claims to fame is when she appeared on the game show "The Price Is Right" with Bob Barker, winning a car, a freezer, and some cash. She will be greatly missed!
In lieu of flowers, please give any donations to the KU Endowment Association, Parkinson's Disease Research in memory of Mary Anne Fisher.
Visitation will be 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2022 followed by a funeral service at 2:00 p.m. held at Community Covenant Church, 15700 87th Street Parkway, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
