Estelle T. Fischer Obituary (1914 - 2014)

Estelle Tucker Fischer, age 99, died on April 23, 2014 at the Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence in Somerset, NJ. She was born Estelle Tucker on August 16, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY. When Estelle was a child, her parents, Nelly (nee Lubin) and David Tucker, with their son and three daughters, moved to Chicago where David Tucker founded the Nelly Ann Dress Company. She briefly attended the University of Wisconsin and danced in Chicago in a semi-professional dance company. She married Fred R. Fischer in 1938. She and Fred had 2 sons, John and Jeffrey. The Fischer's moved to York, PA where Estelle was President of Hadassah. In the 1950's they moved to Columbus, OH where Estelle participated in Hadassah activities and taught Israeli Folk dancing at the Jewish Community Center. She moved to New Jersey in 2004. Preceded in death by her husband, Fred R. Fischer; her son, Jeffrey Fischer; brother, Joseph Tucker; sisters, Ann Kasper and Libby Fierberg. She is survived by her son, John Fischer and his wife, Panthea of Princeton, NJ; grandchildren, Hannah Fischer and her husband, Michael Pinck, Brennan and Evan Fischer; daughter-in-law, Gael Fischer; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm on Sunday, April 27 at EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main St. with Rabbi Michael Ungar and Cantor Jack Chomsky officiating. Burial will follow at New Tifereth Israel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to Hadassah.