Mitchell-Floyd County IA Archives Obituaries.....Harcourt, Margaret A. Dreher Feldt December 21, 1965
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St. Ansgar Enterprise December 1965
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Harcourt, 89, who died on Tuesday, December 
21, 1965 at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital, were held Thursday, December 
23 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Rock township, with the Rev. Elmer Jacobs 
officiating.

Margaret (Dreher) Harcourt was born January 23, 1876 in Floyd county, the 
daughter of Rheinold and Emma (Miller) Dreher.  The family moved to Newburg 
township, and she was baptized into the Lutheran faith at St. John's by the 
Rev. Zeilinger.  She was a charter member of the ALCW.

In October of 1894, she was married to William Feldt.  Five sons and four 
daughters were born to this union.  They moved to the Feldt farm where she 
spent her entire life, making her home with her son, Willard and family, the 
last years.  Mr. Feldt died March 25, 1916.  She was left alone with her   
family of nine children, but stayed on the farm. She married Charles Harcourt 
in March of 1918.

Mrs. Harcourt was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Mable, and 
son, Lawrence, five sisters and six brothers.  She is survived by her children: 
Mrs. A.H. (Hattie) Zimmerman of Randall, MN., Alvin of Cloverton, Mn., Clarence 
of Elkland, Mo., Mrs. Kenneth (Alice) Heard of Buffalo, Mo., Mrs. Nuel (Laura) 
Culbertson of Chicago, IL., Edward of St. Ansgar and Willard of rural Mitchell; 
also 26 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Burial was in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery with Rev. Jacobs in charge of the 
committal services.  Bearers were Roy Rachut, Edwin Steinberg, Edwin Jordan, 
Roland Eske, LaVern Wilde, and Joseph Beyer.  Schroeder and Houg Funeral Home 
were in charge of arrangements.

Additional Comments:
Margaret A. Dreher Feldt Harcourt was the paternal grandmother of the submitter

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