Jean Michel Pierre Nesson was born on June 24, 1940, in Shanghai China to Jean Joseph Nesson and Vera Podbolotova and left this world due to complications from cancer and Alzheimer's dementia at 86 years of age on Thursday Sept. 24, 2026, while in hospice care in Wichita KS at 2:08 p.m.

He lived with family in Menton France until he graduated at the age of 16 in 1956. From there the family settled in San Francisco, California and Jean enlisted in the United States Navy where he was a Gunner’s Mate on several carriers during his six years of service achieving the rank of SN.

After honorable discharge from the Navy, he married and then fathered two sons. Deon Leroy Nesson was born on July 30, 1968, and David Lee Nesson was born on June 21st, 1965.

Jean was then divorced and remarried in 1976. During this time, he raised his stepson Stephen as his own son.

After this, he then moved to Kansas, and his daughter Michelle was born. He then worked at MBP Excel, and the Boeing Company in Wichita, KS. He retired from there as an electrician on May 1, 2001.

Jean enjoyed family movie nights and recording music/listening to Neil Diamond and Martin Denny. He was very social and enjoyed meeting new people and speaking French when he had the opportunity. He also loved fishing, camping, and mushroom hunting. Favorite movies included the Star Wars trilogy and Star Trek (including the TV series as well).

Jean was preceded in death by his mother and father and is survived by his wife Darlene of 50 years, son Deon and wife Eileen and children Deon and Christian, his son David and his children Audrina, Brittany, Mystic, and Lycan, his stepson Stephen and his son Michael, and his daughter Michelle and her husband Sean and their two children Dylan and Liah.

The funeral will be Saturday, Oct. 24, with the recitation of the rosary at 10 a.m., followed by the mass of the Christian burial at 10:30 a.m., all at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 109 E 9th, Pittsburg KS with the burial following at Garden of Memories.