Leo G. Feltman

Leo G. Feltman, age 91 of Lisbon, ND and formerly of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Sanford Palliative Care Unit of Fargo, ND.

Leo George Feltman was born April 10, 1925 in Pulaski Township of Walsh County, ND the son of the late Konstanty and Julia (Wosick) Feltman. He attended school in rural Walsh County and attended Minto High School. Leo enlisted in the United States Marines in December of 1943 and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Following his discharge in April of 1946 he returned home and started working for the Soo Line Railroad. Leo was united in marriage to Ardyce Hill on July 2, 1951 in Grafton, ND. The couple made their home in Grafton. He received training in heating and sheet metal and in 1960 he started Leo’s Heating and Sheet Metal, retiring in 1987. Ardyce passed away in May of 2003 and in the fall of 2011 Leo moved to the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon, ND.

He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Grafton V.F. W., Grafton American Legion, Cooties, I.W.V.A., and the AmVets. Leo was instrumental in starting the Grafton V.F. W. Youth Hockey Program. He was an officer on the North Dakota Amateur Hockey Association, served on the Walsh County Historical Society Board and was a Grafton City Council member for many years. Leo loved life and his country. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, doing puzzles and visiting with family and friends.

He is survived by his children: Linda (Dennis) Markusen, Grafton, ND; Naomi (Jim) Withnell, Fargo, ND; Paul Feltman (Bonnie Remore), East Grand Forks, MN; eight grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and his siblings: Frances Riskey, Moorhead, MN and Kenneth Feltman, Cheyenne, WY. Several nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and brother, Cyril.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, October 28, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church of Grafton. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7 PM at the Tollefson Funeral Home of Grafton and Friday for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at St. John’s Catholic cemetery. Military rites will be provided by the Grafton American Legion and VFW and the North Dakota National Guard Honor Guard.