Feser, Floyd Henry (1917 - 2018)

FESER, GREINER, OHLINGER, GANGESTAD, UKNES, LANG, GRAEVE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/4/2019 at 00:49:48

Name of deceased: Floyd Henry Feser

Aged: 101 yrs, 3 mo, 16 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Sep. 9, 1917; Defiance, Shelby County, IA

Died: Dec. 25, 2018; Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Children, Allen Feser of Covina, CA, Neil Feser of Omaha, NE, Carole (spouse, Lee) Uknes of Ankeny, IA, and Brenda (spouse, John) Scieszinski of Norwalk, IA; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Lang of Omaha, NE and Joyce (spouse, Leonard) Graeve of Harlan, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, William J. and Anna (nee Greiner) Feser; wife, Mary Ann Ohlinger Feser; siblings, Mary Ann Feser, Marjorie (and spouse, Alfred) Ohlinger, Mark Feser and Joan Feser (and spouse, Jerold) Gangestad

Education: Attended grade school in rural Shelby County, IA and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Portsmouth, IA

Religious affiliation: Baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA; he made his first communion and was confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; member, St. Michael’s Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus for more than 60 years

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Mary Ann Ohlinger; June 1, 1946; St. Cecilia’s Cathedral, Omaha, NE

Employment: After high school graduation, Floyd worked in road construction and then attended Frye Aircraft in Omaha, NE. He went on to San Diego, CA, where he was a flight mechanic at Lindbergh Air Field. After his marriage to Mary Ann, they moved back to Portsmouth, IA, and farmed the family farm until 1984.

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling in the U. S. and Europe

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