Michael W Ferneding

Michael W Ferneding

VISITATION

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007

AFTER 3:00 pm

Thursday, May 17, 2007, 2:00 PM

Reverend Patrick Sparling, Officiating

Tom and Susan Ulrickson

Jay Drees     Joea Kemper     Scott Linde     LeRoy Irlbeck

In Memoriam ~ Mike Culligan

   Michael W, son of Alvin and Rita (Dentlinger) Ferneding, was born September 2, 1955, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on a farm northwest of Templeton and attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton. He then attended Kemper High School, graduating with the Class of 1973. Mike completed a program in Ag Mechanics at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs before starting to work for Puck Implement in Manning.

   On July 24, 1982, Mike was united in marriage with Jean Adams at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. They were the parents of two children and lived on a farm near Templeton. After ten years with Pucks, Mike started farming in the Templeton area, eventually doing custom work and seasonal work as a truck driver for Garst Seed Company at Mt. Carmel.

   In his younger years Mike enjoyed participating in Figure 8 Racing. He developed a fondness for anything related to John Deere and took part in many antique tractor pullings and drives. For 12 years he was a 4-H Leader for the Aspinwall Achievers.

   In June of 2004 Mike was diagnosed with a rare Para-chordoma tumor. He endured surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, however the tumor returned and by September 2006 he was paralyzed. There were numerous hospitalizations before his death on Saturday, May 12, 2007, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Ft. Dodge. He was 51 years, 8 months and 10 days of age.

   Preceding Mike in death are his father Alvin and sister-in-law Nancy Adams.

   He is survived by his wife Jean Ferneding of Manning; daughter Kelly Ferneding of Dallas, TX; John Ferneding at home; mother Rita Ferneding of Templeton; siblings: Lonnie Ferneding and wife Betty of Manning; Gene Ferneding and wife Mary of Carroll; Mary Kay and husband Steve Schroeder of Kinsley; Jim Ferneding and wife Joyce of Manning; Jane McNaught of Omaha, NE; Joni and husband Mike Warner of Manning and Mark Ferneding of Templeton; brother-in-law Ned Adams and wife Donna of Ankeny and parents-in-law Harry and Naomi Adams of Milford; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.