Eleanor Fisher

East Orleans, MA. Eleanor “Ellie” Blossom Fisher, of East Orleans, MA, passed away August 7, 2013, at the age of 97 ½, at Liberty Commons Skilled Care Center. 
Ellie was born in Dedham, MA, during a blizzard, on January 24, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Harold Hill Blossom, a landscape architect, and Minnie Motley Dawson Blossom, owner of a horticultural nursery. Ellie spent her summers with her family in Orleans where she developed a love for the Cape. She was graduated from Girls Latin School in 1934, and earned a diploma from Wheelock College in 1937. Ellie went on to receive her BS in Education from Boston University. Ellie married the late Theodore “Bud” Armington Fisher on June 20, 1942. They lived in Dover, MA before moving to East Orleans in 1957.

Ellie taught elementary school in Carlisle, Dover, and Orleans, MA. She retired in 1977 after teaching in Orleans for 20 years. Throughout Ellie’s 40 years of teaching, she was passionate about making a difference in the lives of all of her students. Until her move to assisted living in 2010, Ellie was an active member of the First Parish Brewster (Unitarian Universalist). She also held positions with the Business and Professional Women, The Orleans Council on Aging, and Boston University Alumni Association. She volunteered for the French Cable Station and the Road to Recovery. She was a driver for the latter for seventeen years. Among her many memberships was that in Descendants of the Mayflower.

Loving, adventurous, generous, and gracious, Ellie treated every person with respect and dignity. She loved to travel and took numerous trips all over the world with her late husband, Bud, and later with her dear friend, Dr. Chris Mamonas. She volunteered for many charities and enjoyed gardening and reading. Most of all, she loved spending time with family and friends. Ellie is survived by eight nieces, four nephews, six grandnieces, and seven grandnephews. They all loved her very much.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorial donations be made to Orleans Elementary School (note to the: Junior Garden Club), 46 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans, MA, 02653 or to the Brewster Meeting House Preservation Project, BMHPP P.O. Box 713, Brewster, MA 02631.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, August 17 at The First Parish Brewster, Brewster MA. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.