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Jon Felker
JON R. FELKER
Urbana
Jon R. Felker, 81, of Grand Island, Neb., died Sunday, June 4, 2017. To honor Jon's wishes, cremation has taken place. Family burial will take place in Urbana, Iowa, on July 8, 2017.
Mr. Felker was born July 2, 1935, in Vinton, Iowa, the son of Harold and Ruth (Nichols) Felker.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia, in 2014; his parents; stepchildren, Richard Adams Jr., Michael Adams and Patricia Adams; two granddaughters; two great-granddaughters; and an infant brother, James.
Survivors include his stepdaughter, Dianna (Gene) Whitehead of Grand Island; daughters, Luanne Vredenberg of Vinton and Lynette Felker of Oskaloosa; grandchildren, Anthony Matero, Brian Matero, Nicole Adams, Jeremy Freemon, Travis Pettit, Veria Votroubek, Joshua Swartz, Terek Vredenberg and Christopher Vredenberg; many great-grandchildren; and brother, Donald Felker.
Jon was raised in Urbana, Iowa, where he graduated from Urbana High School. On June 9, 1973, he was united in marriage to C. Patricia (Ayotte) Adams. While living in Urbana, he worked for a machine shop in Cedar Rapids, retiring after over 40 years of service. Following retirement, they moved to Grand Island to be close to family. He was a lifelong member of Urbana Christian Church.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
All Faiths Funeral Home of Grand Island is serving the family.
Online condolences may be sent to www.giallfaiths.com.
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