Rita M. Fischer, 67, of Humboldt, NE, passed away March 17, 2025 at Lincoln, NE. She was born July 27, 1957 at Nebraska City, NE to Irvin and Dorothy (Killebrew) Cornford, Jr.
She married Larry Koch in November of 1974 in Dawson, NE and they were later divorced. She then married Greg Fischer on February 23, 1996 at Aurora, NE. He passed away on April 7, 2006.
Shortly after she was born, the family moved to Falls City where she attended Falls City Public Schools and was a member of the class of 1975. Rita had various jobs, her parents owned Ole Swiss and she worked for them before they sold it. She then went to work at Humboldt Hospital as a surgical scrub technician. She loved to have fun and be around people, so she always looked back fondly at her time spent working at the Oasis and helping as a bartender at several places. She was also employed by the Falls City Police Department and the Richardson County Sheriff as a dispatcher and jailer.
Rita is survived by her daughter, Chasity Davis and her husband Aaron of Stella, sisters, Lana Georges and her husband Bob of Falls City, Roxann Licano and her husband Manny of Safford, AZ, and three grandchildren, Ryken, Jake and Breyetta. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother, Gene Cornford, and a niece, Ann Marie Darveaux.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Steele Cemetery.
No viewing or visitation. Friends may sign the guest registry during regular business hours at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home