Martha Mary Fisher

Martha Mary Fisher (Koors) age 88 died at 9:05am on Friday June 27, 2025, peacefully at home in Phoenix Arizona. She was born on August 4, 1936, in Milhousen, Indiana. While in High School she worked at Tipton Hospital as a nurse’s aide until graduating 12th grade.

Martha had to move to Arizona in 1954 at the age of 18 because the doctors told her and the family, if you want her to live send her to Arizona because of her asthma. Her father had to take her by the hand and put her on the plane because she didn’t want to go. She worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital as a Ward Clerk for 10 years up to the day she gave birth to her son David P. Fisher.

Martha married Duane T. Fisher on September 22, 1962, and they enjoyed 62 years together. She passed just short of their 63rd wedding anniversary. Martha became a stay-at-home wife and mother after the birth of her son in 1964.

Martha loved cross stitching, reading books, playing cards, bowling, and loved being a wife, mother, grandmother and a great grandmother.

Martha is preceded in death by her mother, Thelma, father, Paul J, her oldest brother Clarence, her daughter, Annette Sampson, and her first grandchild, Robert Duane Sampson.

Martha is survived by her husband Duane Fisher, her son David P. Fisher (wife) Amanda, son-in-law Steve Sampson, her grandchildren Devin Sampson (wife) Allison, Jason Sampson (wife) Nicole, Dustin Fisher, Shaughn (wife) Diana, and Valentina Sierra (husband) Jeremaine Thompson.

Martha was very proud of her great grandchildren Anthony Bradley, Hailie and Issas Fisher, Hadleigh, Jamie and Colton Sampson, Jeremiah and Elijah Sierra.

Visitation will be held at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home at 4800 E Indian School Rd. Phoenix AZ 85018 between 4 and 7pm on Monday, July 7th, 2025. There will be a rosary at 6pm. A Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 8th at St. Theresa Catholic Church at 5045 E Thomas Rd Phoenix AZ at 10 am. We will proceed to St Francis Catholic Cemetery to the Mausoleum at 2033 N 48th Street Phoenix Arizona (The North Cemetery) on 48th Street . In lieu of flowers donations can be sent to St. Theresa Catholic Church.