Colgate VanClief "Van" Fish

Colgate VanClief "Van" Fish

    Colgate VanClief “Van” Fish, 95, formerly of Ocean Isle Beach, NC died August 12, 2020.

    Born in Portsmouth, NH on October 12, 1924, he was the son of the late Charles Colgate Fish, Jr. and Marie O’Rena Duquette Fish. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Angeles Fish.

    He was a U.S. Army veteran of the 45th Infantry Division, known as the “Thunderbirds”, and was a Radio Engineer for the Texas Forestry Service. He spent 32 years of employment with the Government Research Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, MA.

    Surviving are a step-daughter, Karen Cleaveland, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; two grandchildren, Alexis Cleaveland and Heath Cleaveland; two special friends and caregivers, Judy and Bob Petty, Ocean Isle Beach, NC; sister-in-law, Mary J. Fish, Maine.

    No local services are planned at this time.

    Online condolences may be made at www.brunswickfuneralservice.com

    Brunswick Funeral Service, Shallotte

    Colgate VanClief "Van" Fish
    Ocean Isle Beach, NC
    08/12/2020
    Portsmouth, NH
    10/12/1924
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