Doris Mae (Jones) Stoermer was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 31, 1947, the daughter of Floyd and Jessie (McAfee) Jones. Doris was called home peacefully on October 2, 2021, after her courageous fight with cancer.
Doris graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines in 1965 and received further education at Kirkwood Community College and DMACC. She married Jerry DeMarce in 1967, divorced 1990. During that union, God blessed them with a beautiful daughter. In 1996 she met the love of her life Stephen Stoermer. Not only did she get a great man, but she also got two wonderful sons.
After 20 years with the City of West Des Moines, (10 years as Administrative Assistant to the City Manager and 10 years as Assistant Director of West Des Moines Human Services), she retired in 2009. In 2011, Doris became a member of Ankeny Free Church where she served as a Greeter, was a member of a Community Group and attended the Women's Bible Study. Doris put God first and then her family. Her family and her grandchildren were her world. She loved spending time with them and supporting them in all that they did. She had a smile for everyone she met and was a friend to all with her joy, kindness, compassion and sense of humor.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Larry Jones; sister, Mary Ann Jones; grandparents; many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Doris graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines in 1965 and received further education at Kirkwood Community College and DMACC. She married Jerry DeMarce in 1967, divorced 1990. During that union, God blessed them with a beautiful daughter. In 1996 she met the love of her life Stephen Stoermer. Not only did she get a great man, but she also got two wonderful sons.
After 20 years with the City of West Des Moines, (10 years as Administrative Assistant to the City Manager and 10 years as Assistant Director of West Des Moines Human Services), she retired in 2009. In 2011, Doris became a member of Ankeny Free Church where she served as a Greeter, was a member of a Community Group and attended the Women's Bible Study. Doris put God first and then her family. Her family and her grandchildren were her world. She loved spending time with them and supporting them in all that they did. She had a smile for everyone she met and was a friend to all with her joy, kindness, compassion and sense of humor.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Larry Jones; sister, Mary Ann Jones; grandparents; many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Doris Mae (Jones) Stoermer was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 31, 1947, the daughter of Floyd and Jessie (McAfee) Jones. Doris was called home peacefully on October 2, 2021, after her courageous fight with cancer.
Doris graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines in 1965 and received further education at Kirkwood Community College and DMACC. She married Jerry DeMarce in 1967, divorced 1990. During that union, God blessed them with a beautiful daughter. In 1996 she met the love of her life Stephen Stoermer. Not only did she get a great man, but she also got two wonderful sons.
After 20 years with the City of West Des Moines, (10 years as Administrative Assistant to the City Manager and 10 years as Assistant Director of West Des Moines Human Services), she retired in 2009. In 2011, Doris became a member of Ankeny Free Church where she served as a Greeter, was a member of a Community Group and attended the Women's Bible Study. Doris put God first and then her family. Her family and her grandchildren were her world. She loved spending time with them and supporting them in all that they did. She had a smile for everyone she met and was a friend to all with her joy, kindness, compassion and sense of humor.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Larry Jones; sister, Mary Ann Jones; grandparents; many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Doris graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines in 1965 and received further education at Kirkwood Community College and DMACC. She married Jerry DeMarce in 1967, divorced 1990. During that union, God blessed them with a beautiful daughter. In 1996 she met the love of her life Stephen Stoermer. Not only did she get a great man, but she also got two wonderful sons.
After 20 years with the City of West Des Moines, (10 years as Administrative Assistant to the City Manager and 10 years as Assistant Director of West Des Moines Human Services), she retired in 2009. In 2011, Doris became a member of Ankeny Free Church where she served as a Greeter, was a member of a Community Group and attended the Women's Bible Study. Doris put God first and then her family. Her family and her grandchildren were her world. She loved spending time with them and supporting them in all that they did. She had a smile for everyone she met and was a friend to all with her joy, kindness, compassion and sense of humor.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Larry Jones; sister, Mary Ann Jones; grandparents; many aunts, uncles and cousins.
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