George H. FELDMAN

FELDMAN, VIRGIL, MCNIEL, MARKWOOD, HOWARD

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/26/2012 at 16:56:35

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
August 21, 1952, p. 18

G. H. FELDMAN SUCCOMBS

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UNEXPECTED HEART ATTACK EARLY THIS MORNING IS CAUSE

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Headed Two Wholesale Firms in City
During Last Five Years.

While apparently recovering and regaining strength from a slight illness, for which he had gone to the Mercy hospital, George H. FELDMAN, president and general manager of the Mason City Grocery company, died suddenly a 5 o'clock this morning. Death was said to have been due to a heart embolism. He was sick but a few minutes, nurses said, before he died. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

For the last 25 years Mr. FELDMAN has been an active member of the business life of this city. He first came in here in 1892 and opened a drygoods store. In 1897 he closed that store and moved with Mrs. FELDMAN, to whom he was married in Mason City, to Manly. There he opened a general store, but in 1899 disposed of it and came to Mason City.

He accepted a position with Letts, Spencer, Smith & Company His first work for the company was on the road, traveling north from this city on the Northwestern. For 10 years he carried the grips of a salesman.

Then an opening came in the administrative branch of the company and he took charge of the assistant manager's desk. In 1920, when Carl C. VIRGIL became assistant to the president of the company at Chicago, Mr. FELDMAN became manager in Mr. VIRGIL'S place.

Organized Company.

Thoughout his life in Mason City, Mr. FELDMAN has given his time entirely to his business and to his family. His growing influence in the wholesale field led him to sever his connection with the Lets, Spencer Smith and company and organize, with F. J. McNIEL and J. D. MARKWOOD, the Mason City Grocer company.

This was in 1923. Since then the new concern, under Mr. FELDMAN'S management, assisted by Mr. McNEIL, has grown in size and influence. But in his busy life, Mr. FELDMAN found time to be vitally interested in the growth of the city. This interest he evidenced in hi work with the Chamber of Commerce.

At his death he was just completing the second year of his term as director. As head of the sub-division on jobbing, manufacturing and trade extension, he had been called into conference many times, and in these conferences his advice and counsel was found invaluable.

Director of Lions.

A member of the Lions, he never held office, but was always on of the men called up when a piece of work had to be done promptly. He was a director of the club at the time of his death. He was also a Mason and a member of the Shrine.

Mr. FELDMAN was born in Morris, Ill., Oct. 17, 1866, "born a groceryman," as he has said, for his father was a grocer, and the son was born over a grocery store.

When he was 16 years old he went to Huron, S. Dak., where he opened a retail grocery. In 1892 he came to Mason City, married, and the remainder of his life was spent, with the exception of two years, in this county.

Besides his wife, he leaves a son and daughter, Grant FELDMAN and Miss Bonnie FELDMAN. Both have been in the Twin Cities but Miss Bonnie came home some time ago. Grant arrived in the city this afternoon. A sister, Mrs. John C. HOWARD, who lives in Clinton, has been notified of the death, and is expected in the city this afternoon.

A sister, Mrs. John C. HOWARD, who lives in Clinto (sic, Clinton?), has been notified of the death, and is expected in the city this afternoon or Wednesday.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2012

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