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Michael Feyedelem Obituary
Oct 18, 1947 - Mar 24, 2024
Kelleys Island
Michael Joseph Feyedelem, 76, of Kelleys Island, died Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Firelands Regional Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 18, 1947, in Sandusky, to Joseph F. and Gertrude "Monica" (Kirner) Feyedelem. Michael served in U.S. Army as a military policeman with the 101st Airborne including a year tour to Vietnam. After his service, he was a millwright at New Departure Hyatt Bearing for 31 years and served on the UAW Local 913 board for a number of years. He served as a Cubmaster and Scoutmaster for many years and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. After retirement, he and Vi lived on Kelleys Island where he enjoyed classic cars, his Lionel trains, and served as the Quartermaster for VFW Post 9908 for nearly 20 years.
He is survived by his sons, Michael S. Feyedelem (Jana) of Kelleys Island and Christopher Feyedelem (Vickie) of Logan, Utah; grandchildren, Joseph of Pocatello, Idaho, Elise of Los Angeles, California, Jake (Kyla) of Okinawa, Japan, Isaac of Salt Lake City, Utah, Calvin Popp (Eleni) of Lubbock, Texas, and Shelby Popp of San Diego, California; and siblings, Barbara (Jerry) Donnelly of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Alice (Ron) Mettert of Nalcrest, Florida, Joel (Barb) of Sandusky, and Marie (Jim) St. Julian of Manistique, Michigan.
Michael was preceded in death by his parents; loving wife, Violet "Vi" (Ward) Feyedelem in 2020; and daughter-in-law, Melissa.
Visitation for family and friends will be 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Zion Methodist Church on Kelleys Island, followed by burial with military honors at Kelleys Island Cemetery on Division Street.
Memorial contributions may be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars online at www.vfw.org or charity of your choosing.
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Pat ZaVagnin
April 21, 2024
Joe and I extend our condolences to you and your family, Barb.
Karol kucia
April 20, 2024
Such a great guy, he always had a smile on his face. Sad that he had to spend the number of yrs in bed.
He's at peace and now he is united
with vi. My sympathy to his family
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