March Resident of the Month
Heritage Hill Senior Community is pleased to announce that Shirley Fischer has been named Resident of the month for March 2020.
Shirley was born in Shades Creek, Pa to Joseph and Elsie Sylvainus on May 23rd, 1939. She attended Buck Township Elementary School for grades 1 through 8 and then attended Tobyhanna Township High School for grades 9 through 12.
She married Robert “Sonny” Fischer on June 25, 19260 at Salem United Church of Christ in Pocono Pines. She had 3 children, Sonya Hackenberg, Craig Fischer, Lisa Erlsten and Jim Saake who was like a stepson to her. She has 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, and they have been the light of her life.
Shirley worked for several years in the blouse factories in Tobyhanna and then as a waitress for over 30 years at the Jubilee Restaurant in Pocono Pines. She enjoys sewing, baking, reading, gardening, word games, canning and traveling. She taught her grandchildren all her favorite baking recipes and canning techniques. She canned tomatoes by the bushel, stewed tomatoes, beets, peaches, applesauce and strawberry jam.
She has been a member of the Salem UCC Women’s Guild where she was an active member baking for all the activities of the church. She and her husband were known for their cinnamon buns. During the Election Day dinner, she was known for her potato salad which she made for over 50 years.
