Joyce Wilma Fesser, 82, of Farmersville, died Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Springfield.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 25, at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Harvel. Burial will follow in Morrisonville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Wednesday, June 24, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Mrs. Fesser was born in Hillsboro on March 4, 1944, the daughter of Orlan F. and Wilma E. (Schweizer) Hagemeier. She graduated from Nokomis High School. She married Larry A. Fesser on August 16, 1964, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Nokomis. They enjoyed nearly 62 years of marriage.
Mrs. Fesser took pleasure in being a farm wife, mother, grandmother and was an excellent homemaker. Her other favorite pastimes included cross stitching, playing Qwirkle with family and friends and tending to her flowers and landscaping. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Harvel, where she valued fellowship with Christian friends, served as church treasurer, taught Sunday school, volunteered for Vacation Bible School and served on the Altar Guild and Archive Committee. She was a member of Connections Group where she cherished lifelong friendships. Additionally, she enjoyed traveling with her husband, making wonderful memories while touring all fifty of the United States and seventeen countries.
Mrs. Fesser is survived by her husband, Larry Fesser of Farmersville; daughter, Susan (Larry) Krumholz of Eureka; son, Mark (Tara) Fesser of O’Fallon, MO; sister, Nancy (Jack) DeWerff of Nokomis; brother, Jim (Nancy) Hagemeier of Taylorville; and grandchildren, Brad (Fiancée, Olivia Beltramea) Krumholz, Katie Krumholz, Derek Fesser, Taylor Fesser and Jacqueline Fesser.
She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant daughter, Sheila Kay Fesser, on September 9, 1974.
Memorials may be directed to Trinity Lutheran Church, 402 N. Monroe St., Harvel, IL, 62538.
Plummer Funeral Home is assisting the Fesser family. To leave an online condolence, or to order flowers, please visit www.plummerfuneralservices.com.
