Doris Jean Irene Rech was born on August 3, 1931, on a farm near Lawrence, Nebraska to John Paul and Josephine Julia (Kitten) Himmelberg and passed away on November 3, 2019, at the age of 88 years and 3 months. She was the fifth of eleven children. Doris Jean attended a country school near her home for two years before moving to Lawrence where she attended Sacred Heart through 8 ^th grade and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1949. After graduation, she moved to Lincoln and worked at St. Elizabeth's and then Elgin Watch Company.

On June 1, 1954, Doris Jean married Donald Richard Rech in Lawrence and made their home on a farm near Ulysses, Nebraska. To this union six children were born. She was a stay at home mom until 1984 when she began working at David City Manufacturing and retired in 2008 after 25 years of service. She was an excellent seamstress, cook and baker and was well known for her kolaches, strudel, pie and cinnamon rolls. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Doris Jean was a longtime member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Altar Society and the Ulysses Community Club.

Doris Jean was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald (1976); parents-in-law, Emil and Anna Rech; brother-in-law, Max Robinson; sister-in-law, Gladys Murta; nieces Diane and Amy Himmelberg.

Survivors cherishing her memory include her children: Dave (Diana) Rech, Ulysses, Dan (Ann) Rech, Ulysses, Deb (Ron) Pelan, Brainard, Diane (Greg) Freese, Lincoln, Douglas (Doreen) Rech, Bee, Dwayne (Sheri) Rech, Seward; 19 grandchildren: Don (Macenzie) Rech, Brenda (Brett) Bohac, Dena Ross, David Rech, Nick (Kelsey) Rech, Elliot (Jaclyn) Rech, Jake Rech and friend Haley Menke, Gavin Rech, Kristal (Matt) Pelan-Hodgson, Tyler (Ashley) Pelan, Laura Freese and friend Dan Dahl, Megan Freese and friend Zach Verkamp, Ethan Freese, Lisa (Joe) Shelden, Troy Rech and fiance, Christy Laughlin, Samantha (John) Raine, John Rech, Nathan Rech, Emilee Rech and friend Brenden Flesner; 8 great-grandchildren, Blakelee, Easton, Emmett, Ella, Ryder, Arlo, Simon, Wesley; siblings: Don "Ducker" (Bonnie) Himmelberg, Coletta Robinson, Vernon (Bonnie) Himmelberg, Orville (Barb) Himmelberg, Rita (Ken) Brott, Robert (Betty) Himmelberg, Vivian (Darrel) Soucie, Howard (Glenda) Himmelberg, John (Donna) Himmelberg, Marie (Rich) Crucitt. To this obituary we add our thoughts, prayers, and memories of life shared with Doris Jean.