Peter Robert Fisher
Age 82, of Pittsburgh, PA died at home on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Despite his struggles with cancer in the past 14 months he remained a caring man of faith, generous, persistent patience, and deep love for his God, family and friends. Peter was born in New Eagle, PA on 23 March 1938 to David Curl and Ellen Marie (Brady) Fisher. The oldest of four, he is survived by Theresa Mae Fisher, Jonathan David Fisher both of Pittsburgh, and Mary Ellen (Fisher) Landon (Jerry Forderhase) of NYC. Peter graduated from Greensburg High School and Carnegie-Mellon University, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. It was at CMU that he met his loving wife of almost 60 years Barbara Anna (Grau). He is also survived by his children Kirk Peter (Sondra Vernau) and Kirsten Laurel Fisher-Price (Allen Price), grandchildren, Jocelyn Nicole Fisher, Patrick Uriah Fisher, Ethan Robert Fisher and niece, Brady Michelle Landon-Forderhase. While he was a man of many talents and accomplishments, the overarching trajectory of Peter’s life is that of a designer. As a younger man, he professionally managed the design of transformers for McGraw Edison, while at home he designed and made furniture. His love for design and craft manifested itself in everything he did including: well-crafted pottery, wooden boxes, metal buttons, jewelry, meals, loaves of bread, cookies, embellished recipes, poems and stories. He worked with widely varied groups of people, professionally: Board Member of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, liaison for The Ben Franklin Partnership, mentor for CMU management game undergraduates. And, also, designed meetings of minds and conversations, personally: creating a Saturday breakfast Bible study group, forming the ROMEOs (retired old men eating out), President of Christ Lutheran, an elder for two congregations and a member of Pittsburgh Metal Smiths. Everyone, whether family, friend or co-worker, experienced his pleasure in sharing unique ideas, interesting places to eat, brown bag operas and gallery shows. Barbara, conspiring in the assembling and inviting of friends. He designed adventures, big and small. Pulling a tent trailer through the Smoky Mountains, seeking out a side street bakery because he read a review of some enticing treat. And led excursions to identify birds in the backyard, find beaver lodges in mountain ponds, seek out beach vistas, and mountain panoramas. He and Barbara traveled with a mutual desire to soak in art, culture and cuisine of domestic and European places. He loved a good story. And would interrupt himself, in its telling, laughing so hard that he squeaked, just as he got to the good part. Like the time a Seagull stole his golf ball as he played 9 holes of golf in Coastal Maine. In his middle age, Peter bought his sports car and enjoyed many subsequent excursions with Barbara and the West Penn Miata Club. He also designed a tenet with which he would strive to live out the rest of his life: “God, family and friends” in that order. And to be with the Saints when they come marching in. We will miss him and look forward to that day. Memorial gifts may be made to Zion Lutheran Church of Bridgeville, 3187 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA or Good Samaritan Hospice, 116 Browns Hill Road, Suite 100, Valencia PA16059. Please add or view tributes at www.beinhauer.com.Obituary
Age 82, of Pittsburgh, PA died at home on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Despite his struggles with cancer in the past 14 months he remained a caring man of faith, generous, persistent patience, and deep love for his God, family and friends. Peter was born in New Eagle, PA on 23 March 1938 to David Curl and Ellen Marie (Brady) Fisher. The oldest of four, he is survived by Theresa Mae Fisher, Jonathan David Fisher both of Pittsburgh, and Mary Ellen (Fisher) Landon (Jerry Forderhase) of NYC. Peter graduated from Greensburg High School and Carnegie-Mellon University, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. It was at CMU that he met his loving wife of almost 60 years Barbara Anna (Grau). He is also survived by his children Kirk Peter (Sondra Vernau) and Kirsten Laurel Fisher-Price (Allen Price), grandchildren, Jocelyn Nicole Fisher, Patrick Uriah Fisher, Ethan Robert Fisher and niece, Brady Michelle Landon-Forderhase. While he was a man of many talents and accomplishments, the overarching trajectory of Peter’s life is that of a designer. As a younger man, he professionally managed the design of transformers for McGraw Edison, while at home he designed and made furniture. His love for design and craft manifested itself in everything he did including: well-crafted pottery, wooden boxes, metal buttons, jewelry, meals, loaves of bread, cookies, embellished recipes, poems and stories. He worked with widely varied groups of people, professionally: Board Member of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, liaison for The Ben Franklin Partnership, mentor for CMU management game undergraduates. And, also, designed meetings of minds and conversations, personally: creating a Saturday breakfast Bible study group, forming the ROMEOs (retired old men eating out), President of Christ Lutheran, an elder for two congregations and a member of Pittsburgh Metal Smiths. Everyone, whether family, friend or co-worker, experienced his pleasure in sharing unique ideas, interesting places to eat, brown bag operas and gallery shows. Barbara, conspiring in the assembling and inviting of friends. He designed adventures, big and small. Pulling a tent trailer through the Smoky Mountains, seeking out a side street bakery because he read a review of some enticing treat. And led excursions to identify birds in the backyard, find beaver lodges in mountain ponds, seek out beach vistas, and mountain panoramas. He and Barbara traveled with a mutual desire to soak in art, culture and cuisine of domestic and European places. He loved a good story. And would interrupt himself, in its telling, laughing so hard that he squeaked, just as he got to the good part. Like the time a Seagull stole his golf ball as he played 9 holes of golf in Coastal Maine. In his middle age, Peter bought his sports car and enjoyed many subsequent excursions with Barbara and the West Penn Miata Club. He also designed a tenet with which he would strive to live out the rest of his life: “God, family and friends” in that order. And to be with the Saints when they come marching in. We will miss him and look forward to that day. Memorial gifts may be made to Zion Lutheran Church of Bridgeville, 3187 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA or Good Samaritan Hospice, 116 Browns Hill Road, Suite 100, Valencia PA16059. Please add or view tributes at www.beinhauer.com.