Wilmer Clayton FEVOLD

FEVOLD, NESHEIM, HAUGEN, HANSON, ANDERSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/12/2015 at 17:06:06

June 16, 1929 --- November 10, 2015

Gowrie, IA - Wilmer Clayton Fevold, 86, harvested his last field, fed his last steer, caught his last walleye, and watched his last ISU basketball game on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Gowrie Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Callender, with Pastor Jon Rollefson officiating. Burial will be in Gowrie Township Cemetery. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2015 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Callender. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie, is in charge of arrangements.

Born on June 16, 1929, in Humboldt County, Wilmer's parents were Wilmer J. and Kathleen (Nesheim) Fevold. He was baptized and confirmed in Badger Lutheran Church in Badger, IA. His family moved to the Vincent area where they farmed until 1949. He graduated from Eagle Grove High School in 1946. While in high school, he served as a State FFA Vice-President representing the North Central Iowa District. In 1949 Wilmer's family moved to the Gowrie area. He attended Iowa State College in Ames. Wilmer enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1951. After basic training he was stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, VA, for three years.

Wilmer married Margaret Haugen on September 25, 1951, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge, IA. After his discharge from the Air Force, Wilmer and Margaret moved back to Gowrie and resumed his farming career. Wilmer served his community well. He was a long-time member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Callender, IA, where he served as Treasurer, Deacon, Trustee, and usher. He served on the Board of Directors of the Gowrie Co-op Elevator which later became Consolidated Co-op. He was also on the Webster County Extension Committee, was a 4-H club leader, and a Gowrie Township Trustee. He enjoyed farming, raising cattle, and buying John Deere machinery. In 1986 Wilmer was named the KVFD Farmer of the Year. Wilmer and Margaret also enjoyed attending ISU basketball games and traveling. They made three pilgrimages to God's heaven on earth, also known as Norway, and went on several cruises. They even dared to leave their teenage sons home alone for two weeks while on one of their trips. Wilmer loved his Canadian fishing trips and eating lutefisk.

Wilmer and Margaret found time to raise one and a half dozen children; one daughter, Ruth A. (David) Hanson of Gowrie; and six sons including John B. (Linda) of Story City; Mark W. (Lynn) of Iowa Falls; Christin O. (Cynthia) of Gowrie; Timothy E. (Phyllis) of Ames; Paul C. of Gowrie; and Nathan A. (Lois) of Gowrie. He enjoyed immensely his 14 grandchildren: Adam, Kiersten, Michaella, Jason, Jessie, Ted, Hillary, Seth, Shelby, Rebecca, Erik, Luke, Matthew, and Sarah Jo. Wilmer and Margaret were also blessed with seven great-grandchildren. Wilmer was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, and an infant sister. He is survived by his sister, Gloria (Alvin) Anderson of Eagle Grove; brother, John (Julia) of Gowrie; and brother, Dean (Karen) of Bentonville, AR. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.

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