Lincoln-Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Fletcher, Fern A. Howard February 12, 2010
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Feb. 17, 2010
Fern A. Fletcher, age 89, of North Platte, died Feb.12, 2010 at Centennial 
Park Retirement Village. 

Christian Wake Services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 at the Adams 
and Swanson Chapel.
 
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 at St. 
Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Rev. James Golka as celebrant. 
Burial will be at the Wellfleet Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 
17, 2010 from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m at the Adams and Swanson funeral home.

She was born on July 26, 1920 at her grandparent’s home west of Wellfleet to 
Ellis W. and Flora E. (Young) Howard.  When she was very young, her father 
died.  Her mother remarried to Bill Hamer and they raised her in the Wellfleet 
area.

On July 30, 1938, she married Earnest Fletcher in Wellfleet.  To this union, 
five children were born.  The couple lived north of Wellfleet where they 
farmed.  Fern was a member of St Williams Catholic Church for 33 years.  She 
was also active in bringing baked goods to the North Platte Canteen during 
WWII. In 1972 Fern moved to Lexington where she worked for Hellman’s for two 
years, then worked for the Lexington Hospital for 10 years.  She retired in 
July of 1984 and moved back to North Platte.  In North Platte she was a member 
of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, was always helping people in need, cleaned 
houses, visited the sick, was a member of RSVP, and also called for the 
bloodmobile for over 10 years.  Fern did lots of canning and baking and shared 
it with family when they came.

Survivors include her children, Ellis (Carolee) of Wells, Minn., Regis 
(Kendra) of North Platte, Charles of Lexington, Catherine (Doug) Harris of 
Lexington, and Bob (Dee) of North Platte; 14 grandchildren, 33 great-
grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Harriet 
Fletcher of Lexington and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her step-father; her brother, George 
(Mary) Howard; and a brother-in-law,  John (Melvina) Fletcher; step-brother, 
Charles Hamer; two grandsons, Jeff Fletcher, and Perry Samuel Fletcher; and ex-
husband, Earnest Fletcher; and special friend, Lee Gilbert.


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