ELIZABETH “BETTY” FISHER,

of Green Valley, passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2008, at Casa Colina in Green Valley at the age of 90.

Betty was born Nov. 1, 1917, in Hastings, Mich. She graduated from Hastings High School, then worked at Consumers Power Co. before marrying Don Fisher in 1940. She then became a homemaker and helped Don with bookkeeping in his electrical contracting business.

Betty and Don made their home at Leach Lake, about five miles north of Hastings where they raised their three children Mary, Julie and David. Betty was a devoted wife and mother, an avid gardener, swimmer, bridge player and golfer, and loved working her puzzles while watching the birds and other wildlife surrounding her home. In fact, she was known to take in injured animals and nurse them back to health, then release them back in to the wild. She shared her love of animals and nature with her husband and children.

Around 1980, Don and Betty bought a home in Green Valley and eventually made it their permanent residence. Betty loved Arizona and refused to leave her beloved home even when illness struck.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents Etta (Zeiner) and Obediah Blough; sister Mabel; brother Vernor; daughter Julia Sharpe; and husband Don. She is survived by her daughter Mary Fisher of Hastings; son David (Bridget) Fisher of Jackson Mich. and their children Anna, Tricia and Colleen; and grandson Alan (Donna) Zager of Livonia, Mich. and their children Rachel and Sarah.

Donations can be made in Betty’s name to Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson, AZ 85743, Friends of Madera Canyon, PO Box 1203, Green Valley, AZ 85622-1203 or Valor Hospice Care, 1131 La Canada Dr, Ste. 103, Green Valley, AZ 85614.