- Obituary
'Funeral for Gerald (Jerry) Featherston, 67, Plymouth county native andlifelong resident, will be held at St. John's American Lutheran Churchin LeMars. Rev. David Kramer and Rev. Gary Landsness will officiate.Burial will be in LeMars Memorial Cemetery under direction of theMauer-Johnson Funeral Home.
Mr. Featherston died unexpectedly May 22, 1989 at Floyd Valley Hospitalin LeMars. He was transported to the hospital by the LeMars ambulance.
Mr. Featherston was born April 12, 1922, in Union Township, PlymouthCounty, to Gregg and Mabel Dempster Featherston.
His marriage to Nina Gerdes took place Aug. 15, 1949, in LeMars. Thecouple farmed near LeMars and retired to LeMars.
He served as a Plymouth County supervisor since 1978, and was regionalmanager for A. L. Williams Co.
He served with the United States Army Air Corps as a pilot instructorduring World War II. He was a member of St. John's American LutheranChurch in LeMars, Wasmer Post 241, American Legion of LeMars, PlymouthCounty Civil Defense, Giblem Lodge 322, AF&AM of LeMars, Abu Bekr ShrineTemple and Scottish Rite Bodies of Sioux City and Order Eastern StarChapter 171 of Kingsley. He was a member of P.E.R.
Survivors are his wife, Nina, LeMars; two daughters, Mrs. Ross (Linda)Harden of LeMars and Mrs. Steven (Pat) Berendes of Kingsley; fivegrandchildren, Brad and Jason Berendes and Kirsten, Niels and MorganHarden; a brother, Lauren Featherston of Peoria, Ill., and a sister,Mrs. Phil (Celeste) (sic--Celesta) Krieg of Kingsley.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son.'
From the LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, May 23, 1989, Page 12, Column 5-6.
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