Feldman, Margaret (1922 - 2017)

FELDMAN, HONZ, GAUL, ALLEMAGNE, GROVES, WERTH, HOFFMANN, MICKELS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/31/2017 at 22:02:14

Name of deceased: Margaret M. Feldman (nee Honz)

Aged: 95 yrs, 3 mo, 26 days

Residence: Elm Crest Senior Living Community, Harlan, IA (since 2007)

Born: Aug. 17, 1922; Dunlap, Harrison County, IA

Died: Dec. 13, 2017; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, Dec. 18, 2017; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dunlap, IA

Survived by: Children, Joan (spouse, Robert) Gaul of Johnston, IA, and William “Bill” (spouse, Connie) Feldman of Kansas City, MO; daughter-in-law, Kathy Feldman of Omaha, NE; grandchildren, Julie (spouse, Dr. Kevin) Allemagne of Johnston, IA, Mark (spouse, Annie) Feldman of Omaha, NE, Jill (spouse, Jason) Groves of Elkhorn, NE, Andy Feldman of Kansas City, MO, and Katie (spouse, Brad) Werth of Gladstone, MO; great-grandchildren, Cecilia, Jonathan, and Madeline Allemagne, Allan and Anthony Feldman, Nathan, Benjamin, and Nolan Groves, and Noah Werth; sisters-in-law, Isabel Feldman of Harlan, IA and Sylvia Feldman and Rose Feldman, both of Omaha, NE; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Andrew and Eleonor (nee Hoffmann) Honz; husband of 66 years, Raymond Feldman (deceased in 2010); sons, Allan and Paul Feldman; grandson, Steven Gaul; sisters, Sr. Norma Honz and Lucille Mickels; brother, Andrew “Bud” Honz

Education: attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, IA through high school; graduated with the Class of 1940. She then continued her education by attending Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison, KS.

Religious affiliation: Baptized in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dunlap, IA; was confirmed in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA. She was commissioned an “Extra Ordinary Minister of the Holy Eucharist” by Bishop Dingman in 1971, and enrolled as a Benedictine Oblate in 1986. Margaret was a substitute catechist for St. Michael’s Faith Formation classes, as well as a member of the St. Michael’s Ladies Guild.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Raymond Feldman; Sep. 14, 1944; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Employment: She started her teaching career in a 1-room country school, and taught there for 3 years. She then began teaching at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama, IA, in the fall of 1965 until retiring (mostly) in 1984. She continued to substitute teach at the area schools until 2004, and had also taught summer school for many years.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed cooking, baking, reading, teaching, and quilting

Sources: Harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com; findagrave.com