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Nona Juanita Fisher, 81, passed away on March 2, 2005. She was born on August 16, 1923 in Princeton, IL, to the late James F. and Leta Hayden Postlewait. She attended IL Wesleyan U in Bloomington, IL and graduated from the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, IL, in 1945. She worked as staff nurse at Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton, IL from 1945-46, Queens Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii from 1946-47 and then as a nurse anesthetist at Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago from 1948-49. Nona joined the United States Army Nurse Corps in 1949 as a 1st Lt., and was promoted to Captain in 1951. She served in Washington, DC, Korea, Japan and San Antonio, TX and retired from the Army in 1953. She then became Evening Nursing Supervisor at Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton, IL from 1959-60 and in 1961 she moved to Albuquerque and worked at the Veterans Hospital retiring as head nurse of medical unit in 1986. After retirement, Nora enjoyed her family and friends, traveled abroad and in the US. She was a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American Nurses Association, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, member and volunteer at Bare Canyon Senior Center, Albuquerque, worked as a volunteer at the polls on Election Day and was mentioned in Who's Who of American Women. After 40 years of living in Albuquerque she moved to Virginia Beach, VA in 2003 to be closer to her family. She is survived by her daughter, Karen and husband, Roy Lowenthal; granddaughters, Elizabeth and Debbie Lowenthal of Virginia Beach, VA; daughter, Kathy Fisher of Cornville, AZ; sister, Joan and husband, Robert Wargowsky of Albuquerque. She was preceded in death by her brother, James Postlewait. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested that memorials be made to Roadrunner Food Bank, 2645 Baylor Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106 or a charity of choice. Services will be private. Interment will be in the Alfred G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veteran Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.
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