LuLu Clara Fischer
She went to grade school and graduated from high school in Randalia, Iowa in 1950 where she played the French horn in the band and lettered in basketball. In 1950 she met John Ernest (Jack) Beck and they eloped and married on the second of June 1951 in Rockford, Illinois. While living in Rockford, she was a housewife and they had 4 children, Jaynee, Joanne, Carl and Paul. In 1972 they moved to Ranchester, Wyoming where they owned and operated the Ranchester Mercantile until 1981 when Jack decided to retire. With the sale of the Mercantile they built a house in a subdivision southeast of Parkman, Wyoming.
After Jack died in October of 1983 Lu went to work initially driving a pilot car for several years before finding employment at Bi-Rite Drug store in Sheridan, while continuing to live in the house outside of Parkman. Lu worked at Bi-Rite until it closed in the early 1990s. With the closure of Bi-Rite Drugstore she went on to work as a receptionist at Groshart Eye Clinic. While working at Groshart Eye Clinic, Lu moved to Sheridan. She worked at Groshart Eye Clinic until she retired. On May 9, 2001 she married Frank Fischer and moved back to Ranchester. In retirement Lu and Frank spent time traveling, hunting and seeing the sights.
Lu was blessed with 2 grandsons, 1 granddaughter and 5 great grandsons. She was fun loving and had a witty, dry humor and enjoyed traveling and new adventures.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, William and Inez Llewellyn, her brother Claude Llewellyn, sister Aileen Llewellyn, her first husband John Beck, her second husband Frank Fischer, her eldest daughter Jaynee (Ed) Gourley and her second daughter Joanne Ottema. She is survived by her two sons, Carl (Aurelia) Beck of Kent, Washington, Paul Beck of Muskogee, Oklahoma, three grandchildren, Joshua (Lisa) Gourley of Sheridan, Mollie Spielman of Mandan, North Dakota and Nathan Ottema of Gillette, Wyoming and 5 great grandsons, Keaton, Koltyn, Karson Spielman, and Stetson and Mason Ottema.
A Celebration of Life to remember and honor Lu will be held in the summer of 2026 at a time to be announced later.
Online condolences may be written at https://www.kanefuneral.com/
Champion Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with local arrangements.