Obituary of Violetta Margaret Feldman

Violetta "Vi" M. Feldman, 95, of Delhi, Iowa died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Regional Medical Center, Manchester, Iowa. Friends may call from 2 - 9 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where a Rosary will be prayed at 5:00 p.m. Friends may also call from 9:00~10:00 a.m. at St. Johns Catholic Church, Delhi IA. on Wednesday February 24, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at St. John's Catholic Church, Delhi, Iowa with burial in St. Francis cemetery, Dyersville, Iowa. Officiating will be Rev. John Kremer. Vi was born on November 19, 1914, in Dyersville, Iowa, the daughter of Theodore and Mary Alice (Hittenmiller) Reittinger. She married Joseph F. Feldman on January 16, 1934, in Dyersville, Iowa. Together they farmed near Hopkinton until they moved to town in 1965. Vi was also a nurse's aid for over 18 years at the hospital in Manchester, Ia. Vi loved sewing and quilt making, crafting a quilt for each of her grandchildren. She was a very faithful member of St. John's Catholic Church in Delhi. Survivors include one son, Jim "Butch" (Shirley) Feldman of Dyersville, IA, 3 daughters: Esther (Anthony) Goedken of Manchester, IA, Darline (Everett) Schuman of Earlville, IA. and Shirley (Richard) Putz of Earlville, IA, 17 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Joseph, in 1976 and 3 sisters and their spouses, and all of her brothers-and-sisters-in-law.