Michael B. Fury 1949-2014

FURY, HANSEL, FOLSTAD, ACHEN, METZ, FINN, GEBHART, HANSON, NUGENT, HANSEL, RAYMOND, MCGOVERN, NAUMAN, FRANTZ

Posted By: cheryl moonen (email)
Date: 9/25/2017 at 17:14:38

CENTRALIA, Iowa - Michael B. Fury, 64, of Centralia, went to join his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at ManorCare Health Services at 7 p.m., surrounded by his loving wife, Victoria, and his children, Chad Fury and Robin Folstad.

Funeral services will 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home & Crematory, 2659 Kennedy Road, conducted by Pastor Steve Hansel of Miracle Harvest Church, with military rites accorded by American Legion Post 6 of Dubuque. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the funeral home; additional visitation will be one hour prior to services on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Centralia.

Michael was born on Aug. 23, 1949, son of John P. and Eileen B. Fury. He graduated from Wahlert High School in 1967 where he was a distance runner and recorded a 5-minute mile.

In 1969, he was drafted into the Army and served two years of duty to his country. After basic training, he spent most of his military time in Fort Riley, Kan., with the Military Police. After his service in the Army, Michael worked at the Dubuque Packing Co./FDL for 20 years, and then he worked for B L Murray and Wally Brown Chemical. Michael later worked as a Realtor in Dubuque.

Michael married Victoria Hansel on Aug. 21, 1999. They had 14½ wonderful years together. Michael was a licensed minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and served in the ministry with his wife, Pastor Victoria Fury.

Michael had an innate energy and a wonderful gift of laughter that lifted the spirit of everyone around him.

Surviving Michael is his wife, Victoria; his son, Chad Fury; his daughter, Robin (Matt) Folstad; his grandchildren, Brandon and Laina Folstad, Kristen, Caiden and Ryan Fury and Victoria's daughter, Angela Achen. He is also survived by his siblings, Kay (Tom) Metz, Jean (Loras) Finn, Ann (Dave) Gebhart, Karen (Denny) Hanson, Jack (Patti) Fury, Pat (Rochelle) Fury, Bill (Martha) Fury, Mary Fury, Rick and Tom Fury. Also surviving are his mother-in-law, Marie Hansel, his sisters and brothers-in-law, Susan (Robert) Nugent, Karen (Dan) Raymond, Steve (Martie) Hansel, Kate (Tom) McGovern, Carolyn Achen and Kris (Randy) Nauman, and sister-in-law, Elaine Hansel. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Michael was preceded in death by his grandparents; his father, John, in 1985; and his mother, Eileen, on May 6, 2013; his brother, James Fury; and his niece, Connie Fury; and two nephews, Nathan and Justin Fury; a great-niece, Katie Anderson; his father-in-law, Robert J. Hansel; his brother-in-law, David Hansel; and in-laws, Leanne and Dave Frantz.

A memorial fund has been established in Michael's memory.

For service details or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.egelhof siegertcasper.com.

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Saturday, January 18, 2014