Genevieve (Peterson) Fisher, 94, of Scranton, ND died on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Southwest Healthcare Center Nursing Home, Bowman, ND.  Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 10am at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Scranton.  Father Greg Hilzendegerwill celebrate the Mass with burial to follow in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Scranton, ND.  There will be a Rosary and Vigil Service on Friday, August 25, 2023 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church beginning at 7 pm.

Genevieve (fondly called Gen) was born on December 28, 1928 the daughter of Leonard and Emma (Grua) Peterson and raised on the family farm south of Gascoyne. She attended grade school in Gascoyne. After grade school she went to Scranton high school and graduated in 1947. Her graduating class consisted of 6 girls who remained close friends.  She played on the girls basketball team and during this time she met Kenneth Fisher who drove the girls basketball team to games.  After graduation from high school she and Kenneth were united in marriage on August 23, 1947. They made their home on the family farm one mile west of Scranton.  The marriage was blessed with two daughters, Wanda and Jan. They were married for 67 years until Kenneth's death in 2015.

Gen enjoyed cooking and baking.  She carried on the Norwegian tradition of making Rosettes, Fattigman, and Krumkake cookies, donuts, and delicious lefse.  Gen often shared her baked goods with family and friends over a hot cup of coffee. Gen was also known for the caramels she made and would bring to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bazaar.  She taught her daughters her amazing cooking and baking abilities.

Two of Gen's lifelong friends, were Ramona Johnson and Bernie Gunther, they often times shared birthdays and other life events and had many good conversations.

Gen enjoyed playing a good game of cards especially pinochle and once she had 1,000 Aces. She and Kenneth would often play cards with Wayne and Ramona Johnson and other friends. She also played cards at the Golden Miners Senior Center. There was always a deck of cards available.

Gen and Kenneth did a lot of traveling together.  They would go to California and Arizona to visit family and friends and take bus tours across the country.  They would go on Casino trips with Gen's brother, Vernon Peterson and his wife Marlene. One memorable trip was when they took their daughters and son-in- laws to Hawaii.  This was a trip of a lifetime where many memories were made.

Gen will be dearly missed and always remembered by her daughters, Wanda (Louis) Rose, Bismarck, ND and Jan Nynas, Carlton, MN., grandchildren Patrick (Caeley) Rose, Dover, NH, Kendal (Sarah) Rose, Bismarck, ND, Corey Nynas, Cloquet, MN, great-grandchildren Caden and Anson, Dover, NH, Tristyn, and Callen, Bismarck, ND, Spencer, Wyatt , Nathan and Emma Nynas, Cloquet, MN,  and great great-grandchild, Oaklynn Nynas, brother, Donald Peterson, Fargo ND, nieces and nephews, a good friend Stanley Palczeswski and many other friends.

Gen was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth, her parents Leonard and Emma Peterson, her sister Joan Ward and husband Edward, brother Vernon Peterson and wife Marlene, sister-in-law JoAnn Peterson, grandson Ernest Rose, granddaughter Erin Nynas, great-grandchildren Robbyn and Chad Nynas and her son-in-law Rickey Nynas.

Gen was a great mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great, great-grandmother and a wonderful friend.  She was kind, gentle, caring and enjoyed time with family and friends.  Gen loved her family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family would encourage you to support the charity of your choice.