Frances A Feasel

Frankie was born on August 31, 1928 in Harvey, Illinois to Agnes and Lawrence Grennan. She grew up in Garnett, Kansas and graduated from Garnett High School in 1946 and from St. Mary's University of Leavenworth, Kansas in the spring of 1950. She was valedictorian of her class in junior high, high school and college. She married John Richard "Ted" Feasel, her long-time high school sweet-heart on September 4, 1950. They had been married over 62 years and knew each other since grade school.

They had three children; John of Fresno, Christa of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Lisa of Clovis, California. They moved to Fresno in 1968 where she maintained a busy schedule of volunteer work for over 40 years. These works included St.Vincent de Paul Society of St. Helen's Church. She was recognized by the Vatican for her years of service for the Catholic Church with the presentation of the Benemerenti Award, IONNES PAULUS II PONT. MAXIMUS given by John Paul II.

She was a member of Fig Garden Women's Club and was also an avid bridge player and enjoyed over thirty years with her friends of the Retired Military Officers Wives Bridge Club.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and son-in-law, Tom Binns.

She is survived by her husband John "Ted" Feasel; her son, John Feasel II; her daughters, Christa Cameron and Lisa Binns; grandchildren, John Feasel III, Courtney Binns, Tommi Binns and Christopher Caudillo; and great-grandchildren, Johnny Feasel IV, Richard Feasel, and Jocelyn Feasel.

Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home on Friday, December 28, at 7:00 p.m.

A Memorial Mass will be held at St Helen Catholic Church, 4870 East Belmont Ave. on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

Any donations may be sent to St Helen Catholic Church in care of the St Vincent DePaul Society.