Obituary for Thomas G. Feltes
Thomas G. Feltes 76, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at The Church of the Resurrection with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating, and will be live-streamed on the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home Facebook page. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the American Legion Post #6. An open-air visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 Tuesday at the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 Kennedy Rd.
Thomas was born on May 17, 1944 in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Ivan and Mary (Schenker) Feltes. He graduated from Wahlert High School class of 62 and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Upon his discharge, Tom enrolled at Loras College and received his degree in Business Administration in 1971. He married Mary Markham and the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 1st. Tom was employed at Interstate Power Company for over 32 years before joining Goodmann Real Estate and Insurance, retiring in 2018. Being actively involved in many organizations would be an understatement for him. He was an active member of Resurrection parish, was “the voice of the Golden Eagles” softball team for over 20 years, was a board member of Mathias Fritz Chapel, a member of the American Legion Post #6 of Dubuque and the Knights of Columbus Council 510 and past member Rotary Club. He enjoyed bowling and golf.
Surviving is his wife of 50 years, Mary of Dubuque; his children Todd (Kathy) Feltes of Northfield, MN, Amy (John) Freund and Sarah (Ryan) Spires both of Dubuque, IA and Jane (Doug) Hammer of Chandler, AZ; his grandchildren Lillian and Linden Feltes, Mary, Sara, Johnny, Walter and Duncan Freund, Ethan and Caleb Spires, Carson, Charlie and Hannah Hammer; his siblings David (Lynn) Feltes, Michael (Carolyn) Feltes, Barbara (Paul) Horsfall and Mark (Judy Cornelius-Lang) Feltes; his in-laws Jim (Linda) Markham and Brother Stephen Markham.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his mother and father in-law, John and Dorothy (Cummer) Markham.
A Thomas G. Feltes memorial fund has been established.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at The Church of the Resurrection with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating, and will be live-streamed on the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home Facebook page. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the American Legion Post #6. An open-air visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 Tuesday at the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 Kennedy Rd.
Thomas was born on May 17, 1944 in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Ivan and Mary (Schenker) Feltes. He graduated from Wahlert High School class of 62 and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Upon his discharge, Tom enrolled at Loras College and received his degree in Business Administration in 1971. He married Mary Markham and the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 1st. Tom was employed at Interstate Power Company for over 32 years before joining Goodmann Real Estate and Insurance, retiring in 2018. Being actively involved in many organizations would be an understatement for him. He was an active member of Resurrection parish, was “the voice of the Golden Eagles” softball team for over 20 years, was a board member of Mathias Fritz Chapel, a member of the American Legion Post #6 of Dubuque and the Knights of Columbus Council 510 and past member Rotary Club. He enjoyed bowling and golf.
Surviving is his wife of 50 years, Mary of Dubuque; his children Todd (Kathy) Feltes of Northfield, MN, Amy (John) Freund and Sarah (Ryan) Spires both of Dubuque, IA and Jane (Doug) Hammer of Chandler, AZ; his grandchildren Lillian and Linden Feltes, Mary, Sara, Johnny, Walter and Duncan Freund, Ethan and Caleb Spires, Carson, Charlie and Hannah Hammer; his siblings David (Lynn) Feltes, Michael (Carolyn) Feltes, Barbara (Paul) Horsfall and Mark (Judy Cornelius-Lang) Feltes; his in-laws Jim (Linda) Markham and Brother Stephen Markham.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his mother and father in-law, John and Dorothy (Cummer) Markham.
A Thomas G. Feltes memorial fund has been established.