Vernis Fischer of Kimball died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins. She was 86. 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kimball with Rev. David Milz officiating. Burial will follow at Maine Prairie Cemetery, Kimball. Visitation will be held 3-7 p.m. Sunday, and one hour prior to the service Monday, both at the church. A prayer service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Vernis Jeanette Fischer was born March 8, 1929, in South Haven to Louis and O’Tillia (Schmidt) Muehring. She was raised in the South Haven and Fairhaven areas and graduated from Kimball High School with the Class of 1946. After graduation, Vernis went to work for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in St. Paul until 1950. She was united in marriage Sept. 24, 1950, to Arthur Alvin Fischer at Concordia Lutheran Church in Fair Haven. Together, they farmed and raised their six children in the Kimball area. Vernis was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kimball. She also took an active role in the LWML group at church, serving as president and treasurer, as well as zone president for the St. Cloud LWML.
Vernis was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter; sister Linda Hoffman; and brother Harlan Muehring.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years Alvin of Kimball; children Gail (and David) Feneis of Eden Prairie, Bruce (and Sharon) Fischer of Kimball, Rita (and Ron) Mason of Earlham, Iowa, Faye (and Gary) Mrozek of St. Cloud, Mona (and Dan) Libbesmeier of Kimball and Brad (and DeeAnn) Fischer of Kimball; 18 grandchildren Angie, Mark, Lindsay, Christopher, Jacob, Joshua, Erin, Eric, Lauren, Randy, Emily, Scott, Jason, Tom, Brianna, Mitch, Alex, and Olivia; seven step-grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 14 step-great-grandchildren; siblings Vernone Wylie of New Ulm, Arnita (and Curt) Rieger of Richfield, and Dennis (and Pat) Muehring of St. Cloud; and many nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends.
The pallbearers will be six of her grandsons Christopher Fischer, Mark Feneis, Eric Ruehle, Randy Mrozek, Scott Libbesmeier, and Mitch Fischer. Arrangements are entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services of Kimball. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.