Lyndon--William "Bill" Fischer, 77, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 in Osage City, Kansas. He was born on March 11, 1941 in Hunter, Kansas, the youngest of seven children of Henry and Elizabeth Schneider Fischer.
Bill graduated from Hunter High School. He served in the U.S. Army with the 25th Engineering Division and was stationed in Hawaii and South Asia.  Bill was a heavy equipment operator, working on the construction of Melvern Lake Dam. He then worked at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant in Topeka for 35 years until his retirement in 2004. Bill enjoyed fishing at the local lakes and spending time with his grandchildren and family.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Elizabeth; by two brothers, Edward and Charles; by two sisters, Mary Ann Thomas and Myrna Wallace.
Bill is survived by his wife of 48 years, Phyllis Fischer of Lyndon; his son, Michael (Kimberly) Fischer of Shawnee; two daughters, Brenda Smith and Tamara Capra; ten grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; his brother, James (Ellen) Fischer of Twin Falls, Idaho; his sister, Helen Findley of Abingdon, Virginia; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services for Bill will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, May 26 at the Feltner Funeral Chapel in Lyndon. Inurnment will be in the Alpine Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Great Lakes Hospice or the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, sent in care of the funeral home.