Fissinger, Edwin Russell 15.jun.1920-16.oct.1990 USA Illinois, Chicago - North Dakota, Fargo
choral conductor, teacher, 1930 the family resided in Marengo Illinois, 1935 in Rockford Illinois, 1947 BM and 1951 MM in composition with Leo Sowerby and Stella Roberts from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, 1965 DM in conducting from the University of Illinois in Urbana, 1951 Kimball Award, 1953 Religious Arts Award, 1957 teacher and 1964-1967 head music department University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, 1967-1985 chairman music department North Dakota State University, 1965-1971 music editor for World Library Publications, 1975-1988 residing at 57 15th Avenue North Fargo ; son of salesman Paul Cleveland Fissinger (Kentucky, Uniontown 29.mar.1884-1947 Indiana, Gary) and kindergarten manager Isabel Robidoux Sweeney (Missouri, St Louis 1886-1960 Gary) ; 27.feb.1943 he married singer Cecile Patricia Monette (Massachusetts, Lowell 27.jul.1917-24.nov.1998 Fargo)