James "Jim" Edward Fisher

James “Jim” Fisher, 83, of Davenport, Iowa passed away Friday, January 17, 2025 with his beloved family by his side. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2025 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at Weerts Funeral Home. Funeral services to honor Jim’s life will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Weerts Funeral Home with military honors to follow. There will be a time of sharing and refreshments following the service. Memorials in Jim’s name may be made to the family.

Jim was born on January 1, 1942 in Whittemore, Iowa the son of Charles and Lulu Fisher. Following high school, Jim joined the United States Air Force where he was a linguist and fell in love with the Russian language. During his time with the Air Force, Jim also became fluent in Japanese. On August 19, 1967, after a few hiccups along the way, Jim was united in marriage to Marsha Godden in Osage, Iowa. He started his radio career in Mason City, Iowa with KRIB and later moved to Cedar Rapids where he was a radio host with KCRG. During his time in Cedar Rapids, Jim earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. In the mid-1970’s Jim and Marsha moved to Davenport, Iowa where Jim was a weatherman on WOC-TV (now KWQC-TV6) and in the late 70’s he transitioned to WOC-AM where he graced the Quad City airways as the first talk show host until his retirement in 2020. Jim’s first guest interview on WOC-AM was the then Presidential Candidate, Ronald Reagan. He also interviewed comedian Phyllis Diller and had monthly talks with Senator Chuck Grassley. Jim loved all things politics and was a strong Republican.

Jim loved all things Russian from books to music; it was often joked about that you could hear Jim’s music whether in his car or in his office, before you saw him. He was involved in many of the local V.A. organizations and was always there to lend a helping hand; he was also lucky enough to be selected to go on one of the Honor Flights to Washington D.C. Jim loved to spend time in the great outdoors fishing and hunting with his family. He attended Trinity Lutheran church for many years, was a member of the Moose Club, a Boy Scott leader, and was a Y-Indian Guide. Though radio was a large part of Jim’s life; his family was his number one pride and joy. He enjoyed spending time with his children and later in life, spending time with his grandchildren.

Those left to honor his memory are his wife of 57 years Marsha; children Charles Fisher, James Fisher, and Jessica (Jacob) Freemyer; grandchildren Dallas, Dakota, Rose, and Rayna; siblings Sue Bergan, Steve Fisher, Vicki Fisher, and Pamela Olstad; along with many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Lulu.