Kalman Feinberg

FEINBERG, COHEN, SIMON, KETZ

Posted By: Volunteer - Rhonda Rankin Rowe
Date: 1/31/2002 at 10:42:12

Kalman Feinberg died at his home in Bonaparte on Tuesday morning after an illness of several months, and in the presence of all the members of his immediate family, except his daughter, Frieda, of New York City.

Mr. Feinberg was one of the best known businessmen in southeastern Iowa, having for the past twenty-eight years been engaged in the junk, hides, fur and wool business, covering a wide range of territory. His headquarters were first at Riverside, Iowa, for about two years, but the remainder of his life in the United States has been spent with headquarters at Bonaparte.

He was born about fifty-three years ago in Kleck, Russia, was married and located at Kleck in Russian Poland. There he had extensive interests as a grain dealer, but due to local conditions of government decided to locate in America. In Iowa he began business as a junk dealer, going out into the country with a wagon load of brooms which he would swap for old rags and junk.

He left his family in Russia and when ready to bring them to America had much difficulty in getting the necessary passports. Friends in Van Buren county did everything possible to assist him in getting his family here. Finally permission was given to get them from Poland into Germany and on board a steamer bound for New York. They arrived in Bonaparte in December 1922, Mrs. Feinberg, Philip, Frieda, Elsie and Rose.

He is survived by the wife and children above mentioned, also by his son Philip’s wife. His sister, Mrs. Bessie Cohen, formerly located in the mercantile business in Bonaparte, now makes her home in New York City.

Mr. Feinberg’s brothers and sisters are the following: Mrs. Bessie Cohen and Mrs. Ida Simon of New York City, a half sister, Mrs. Ketz, who died about three months ago, also three sisters and three brothers in Russia.

Mr. Feinberg was for several years in partnership with Abe Turock. When this partnership was dissolved Mr. Turock and family located at Keosauqua.

During recent years Mr. Feinberg and his son, Philip, have operated a junk, wool hides and fur business in warehouses in the same block with the glove and mitten factory at Bonaparte. He and his daughters also have conducted a general mercantile business.

The body was taken to Ottumwa on Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by the family, and funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, with interment in the Jewish cemetery at Ottumwa.

Source; Iowa Rankin and Jenny Matheson newspaper clippings