Eileen Fesler Grant | 99 | Simi Valley, California

Eileen Grant, age 99, passed away on May 13, 2023, in Simi Valley, California. Born Nov. 6, 1923, in El Dara, Illinois, she was the youngest of three children born to parents Wade Curtis Fesler and Lillian Hoskins Fesler.
She graduated from high school in Barry, Illinois, in 1940 and then moved to California. She received her Registered Nursing Degree from the Army Nurse Corps in 1945 in Coronado, California. In 1945 she married Cecil Joe Grant, a U.S. Army Officer and World War II pilot. They moved to Hobbs, New Mexico, an oil boom town in southeastern New Mexico. Cecil worked for Continental Airlines, and Eileen worked as a Hospital Administrator and surgery nurse. In 1962 she moved to Glendale, California, where she continued her 43-year nursing career. Eileen also obtained certifications in Nursing Home Administration and Real Estate.
Eileen loved all sports, especially tennis, golf and bowling. She also enjoyed traveling and returned many times to Pike County, Illinois, visiting family and friends. Her years were filled with love and devotion to family and nursing. She will be missed, and her legacy as one of the “Greatest Generation” lives on.
She is survived by her four children, Gayle (John) Stephens of Roseville, CA, Douglas (Katrina) Grant of Northridge, CA, Dennis (Betsey) Grant of Northridge, CA, and Janet (Greg) Bailey of Moorpark, CA; 10 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and many dear family members and friends.
Eileen was preceded in death by her sister, Jacqueline Adkins; her brother, Curtis Fesler; and her great-grandson, Jason Lutz.