Mitchell County IA Archives Obituaries.....Feldt, Wilmer George April 9, 1992
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St. Ansgar EJ Enterprise Journal
Barney Feldt's greatest joy came from singing in the Forte Milers Barbershop 
Chorus.

Funeral services for Wilmer (Barney) Feldt, 72, were held Monday, April 13, 
1992 at First Lutheran Church here with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating.  
Burial was in First Lutheran Cemetery.  

Wilmer George Feldt, son of Gustave and Alma (Schmidt) Feldt, was born 
December 18, 1919 on a farm in Newburg Township, Mitchell County.  He was 
baptized February 22, 1920 by Rev. J. Landdeck at St. John's Lutheran Church 
in rural Grafton.  His sponsors were George Glassel and Carl Feldt.  He was 
confirmed March 25, 1934 by the Rev. C. J. Kumpf at the same church.  His 
formal education was received at Carpenter High School and he graduated in 
1938.

Mr. Feldt married Delores Thorson November 15, 1942 at the First Lutheran 
Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Olaf A. Langehough officiating.  They lived 
on their farm until 1967 when they moved to St. Ansgar.  Mr. Feldt was active 
in church and community affairs. He served on church boards and the Carpenter 
School Board.  His greatest enjoyment came from singing barbershop music.  He 
had been a member of the Forte Milers Barbershop Chorus for 30 years.  He was 
a member of a quartet during most of those years.  The most recent quartet was 
the Easy Going Four.  They provided entertainment at many events.  He enjoyed 
traveling and he and his wife had taken several lengthy trips.  His hobbies 
included fishing, hunting, golfing and working crossword puzzles.

Mr. Feldt was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Helen.

He is survived by his wife, Delores of St. Ansgar; two sons, Darwin and his 
wife Cindy of Omaha, Nebraska and Curtis and wife Nancy of Manchester, and two 
daughters, Diane and husband Vernon Jurgemeyer of Klemme and Janice and 
husband Gary Chase of Phoenix, Arizona; seven grandchildren; Ryan Feldt, 
Omaha; Jason and Justin Feldt, Manchester, Raquel and Karla Jurgemeyer, 
Klemme, Jessica and Heather Chase, Phoenix; two sisters, Agnes Severson, 
Carpenter, and Irene Thompson, Austin, Minnesota; two brothers, Herbert, 
Carpenter, and Arnold, St. Ansgar, many nieces and nephews.

Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, was in charge of arrangements.



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