Obituary of Deloris Mae Feldman

MONTICELLO, IOWA De Loris Mae Feldman, 87, of Monticello died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Iowa City. Friends may call from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Rev. Paul Baldwin will officiate. De Loris was born March 3, 1928, in rural Monticello the daughter of George and Alvina (Kray) Dirks. She married Emil Feldman on November 12, 1946, at Sacred Heart Church in Monticello. They spent the rest of their lives in Monticello where she worked at John McDonald Hospital, Collins Radio, the Monticello Police Department and at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was also active at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Campfire Girls and the V.F.W. Auxiliary. She will be remembered by five children: Jenean Schuster of Monticello, Diane (Steve) Behrends of Mt. Pleasant, Dennis (Donna) Feldman of Lisbon, Larry (Gretchen) Feldman of Lisbon, and Marilee (Nelson Baethke) Feldman of Mt. Vernon; one sister, Darlene Moncrief of Amber, 2 sisters-in-law, Jenny Dirks of Monticello and Mary A. Kelchen of Monticello, a dear friend, Rita (Floyd) Feldmann, 14 grandchildren, and 18 great- grandchildren, and many special friends. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, Emil, one brother, Marion Dirks, a son-in-law, Dave Schuster, a grandson, Jason Feldman Walton, and a brother-in-law, Bob Kelchen. Memorials are preferred to Sacred Heart Catholic Church.