FELDT, Ferdinand 1855-1933

FELDT, WILKE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/24/2010 at 20:39:32

FELDT FUNERAL AT ST. ANSGAR

78 Year Old Farmer,
Born in Germany,
Survived by 5 Children.

ST. ANSGAR, June 30, 1933 — Ferdinand Feldt, 78, died at his home here Wednesday*. He was born May 4, 1855 at Plomernia**, Germany. He came to Mitchell county. Rock township in 1872. He was married to Miss Ottilie Wilke in 1882***. He farmed in Newburg from 1887 to 1920 when they retired and moved to St. Ansgar.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, Gustav and Robert and three daughters, Anna, Elizabeth and Ella.

Funeral services were held Friday at 1:30 p. m., at the home and at 2 o'clock from Immanuel's Lutheran Church, the Rev. Paul Brammer officiating. Burial will be at the Carpenter cemetery.

[Mason City Globe-Gazette - Friday, June 30, 1933]

* Note: Wednesday would have been June 28, 1933 since the 30th (publication date) was a Friday.

** Note: It is believed that the locality in Germany was actually Pommerania (a.k.a. Pommern).

*** Married 14 DEC 1882.