She was born Jan. 19, 1981, in Oberlin, and lived all her life in the Lorain area.

She graduated from Admiral King High School in 1998 and attended Lorain County Community College for one year. She attended New Hope Baptist Church in Lorain, played softball in the city league and enjoyed listening to music.

Survivors include her father, William Fiske Jr. of Lorain; sisters Kyra Fiske of Sandusky and Latisha Fiske of Lorain; brothers William ''BJ'' Fiske III and Adam Boyd of Norwalk; maternal grandparents, Herbert and Mary James of Lorain; and three nieces, one nephew and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia Fiske, in 1996; and paternal grandparents, William Sr. and Louise Fiske.

Friends may call Friday from 10 a.m. until time of service at noon at New Hope Baptist Church, 1512 E. 28th St., Lorain. The Rev. Robert Marbury will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Lorain.

Brown-Robinson Funeral Home, Lorain, is handling arrangements.

** The obituary says she graduated in 1998 but there's a picture of her in our 1999 year book at graduation in a cap and gown.