In Loving Memory
Jessie B. Fieseler
June 5, 1933 - October 22, 2024

VISITATION
Saturday, October 26, 2024
4:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Ruthven, Iowa

SERVICE
Sunday, October 27, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Zion Lutheran Church
Ruthven, Iowa

CLERGY
Rev. Eric Patten

INTERMENT
Crown Hill Cemetery
Ruthven, Iowa

Jessie Bell Fieseler, daughter of Arthur and Nettie (McCarty) Bates, was born June 5, 1933 in Ruthven, Iowa. She received her education in Ruthven, graduating from Ruthven High School in 1951.

On July 31, 1954, Jessie was united in marriage to Robert "Bob" Fieseler in Jackson, Minnesota. They had four children.

Jessie and Bob enjoyed attending the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, going to the annual New Year's Eve party at the American Legion in Ruthven, Iowa and camping. She also liked crocheting, knitting, and most of all, spending time with her family.

She was a member of the Ruthven American Legion Auxiliary, the Red Hat Society, and the First United Methodist Church in Ruthven. Jessie worked at Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School for several years as a cook, provided daycare for children, and loved to babysit for her own grandchildren.

Jessie passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at the Ruthven Community Care Center, at the age of 91. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Fieseler; daughter, Karen Toillion; and sisters, Velda Margaret Bates, Hazel Eaton, Doris Zelinsky, Florence Hanson, Rose Marie Bates, and Jean Maresch; and brother, Dallas Bates.

She is survived by her three sons, Jeffrey Fieseler of Webster City, Iowa, Daniel (Suzann) Fieseler of Wilmore, Kentucky, and Kenneth "Fizz" (Ro) Fieseler of Ruthven, Iowa; six grandchildren, Nichole (Ben) Shafer, Mandy (Brian) Mosher, Kody (Kate) Toillion, Kyle (Jen) Toillion, Libbi Gentry, and Hunter Gentry; seven great grandchildren, Nathan Garrison, Coleman Shafer, Chloe Shafer, Aidan Toillion, Brantley Toillion, Evelynn Gentry, and Lillian Mosher; niece, Susan (Rodney) Thim of Ruthven, Iowa; nephew, Dallas "Jr." Bates of Ruthven, Iowa; sister-in-law, Ruth Gray of Norfolk, Nebraska; brother-in-law, Alan Maresch of Hector, Minnesota; son-in-law, Kevin Toillion; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home