Doris Jean Fessler

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Doris Jean Fessler, 95, of Perry. Doris passed away peacefully on August 18, 2022 at Kings Garden Campus in Perry. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Hastings Funeral Home with family present from 5-7. A Rosary Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry with burial in Violet Hill Cemetery. Doris Jean Fessler, daughter of William Francis Simmer Sr. and Gertrude Mary Garland Simmer, was born September 18, 1926 in Perry, Iowa. Doris graduated from Perry High School in 1944. She met Earl Eugene Fessler and the two were united in marriage. The couple was blessed with three sons, Rich, Jeff, and Mick. Doris loved taking her boys to see the New York Yankees play baseball. She was a wonderful cook and made enough food to feed an Army! Doris was a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry and always sat in the same pew every Saturday night. On Friday nights Doris would invite her family and friends over to play cards for nickels and dimes. She enjoyed traveling, playing the slots at the casino, and watching for England semitrucks to drive by. Doris loved her family more than anything else in the world and if you knew her then you were lucky. She lived a very long and full life. Doris passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on August 18, 2022 at Kings Garden Campus in Perry, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents William Sr. and Gertrude Simmer; husband Earl Fessler; son Mick Fessler; brothers: Donald Simmer Rosie) and Bill Simmer; and sisters: Honey Brooks (Orville), Babe Gregg (Orville), Bang Bingold (Dick), and Mae Mansfield (Floyd). Doris is survived by her two sons Richard Fessler (Sharon) and Jeff Fessler both of Perry; four grandchildren: JR Fessler (Nancy), Chrissy Fessler (Miriam), Nikki Graham (Jim), and Danielle Fessler-Cechovic (Jeff) all of Perry; fourteen great-grandchildren: Josh Castro (Grace), Cleanna Castro (Tucker) both of Perry, Jake Graham of Independence, Tyler Fessler, Jonathan Silva, Riece Graham, Cheyanne Hurley all of Perry, Sydney Graham of Independence, Jackie Silva, Gavin Kercheval, Parker Kercheval, Cadie Hurley, Chloe Hurley, and Caiden Cechovic, all of Perry; four-great-great-grandchildren: Maddax, Kingston, and Willow Castro, and Brexlee Strough, all of Perry; sister Donna Kadolph of Missouri; sister-in-law Velma Simmer of Perry; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. *Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital* Cemetery Details Violet Hill 8th and Park Street Perry, IA 50220 Previous Events Visitation AUG 23. 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CT) Hastings Funeral Home - Perry 1417 Second Street Perry, IA 50220 (515) 465-4691 hastings@minburncomm.net Rosary Service AUG 23. 6:00 PM (CT) Hastings Funeral Home - Perry 1417 Second Street Perry, IA 50220 (515) 465-4691 hastings@minburncomm.net Family hours 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. AUG 23 (CT) Hastings Funeral Home - Perry 1417 Second Street Perry, IA 50220 (515) 465-4691 hastings@minburncomm.net Mass of Christian Burial AUG 24. 10:30 AM (CT) St. Patrick Catholic Church 1312 3rd St. Perry , IA 50220