Date : 20 Feb 2007
Location : Calvary Cemetery, Cresco, IA
A Mass of Christian Burial for Cecil A. Ferrie of Cresco, IA was held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at Notre Dame Parish-St. Joseph's Worship Center in Cresco with Rev. Richard J. Ament officiating. Readers were Karen and Kenneth Ferrie. Gifts were carried by his brothers and sisters. Eucharist Ministers were his children. Servers were: Dustin Schatz, Alisha and Alex Andera. Organist was Wendy Schatz and flutist was Megan Koudelka, and piano preludes were played by Jill Koudelka. Pallbearers were: Ben Erdman, Adam Schatz, James Spalla, Daniel Koudelka, Josh Ferrie, Paul Loebach, Isaac Ferrie, and Scott Ferrie. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery in Cresco.
Conway Funeral Home in Cresco, IA handled the arrangements.
Cecil, 80, died Friday, February 16, 2007 at the Patty Elwood Center where he has lived since July of 2006.
Cecil Aloysius Ferrie was born on February 24, 1926 near Cresco, the son of Irvin and Margaret (Fitzgerald) Ferrie. He attended the rural school through the eighth grade and stayed helping his father on the farm.
On October 4, 1950 he married Elizabeth "Betty" Reicks at St. Joseph's Church in Cresco. They made their home, on the farm southwest of Cresco where they raised their family of 12 children. Besides his family, farming was the love of his life. In 1989, Cecil and Betty moved into Cresco.
They enjoyed walking and vacationing, which Cecil continued after Betty's death on June 3, 1999. Cecil began the hobby of volunteering and would go to each of the nursing homes, each one day a week. He volunteered at church and took the groceries to the food pantry, delivered meals on wheels and picked up a car load of men to go to coffee, so they could keep their spirits high. As Cecil grew older, he had to give up his love for reading. Mostly, Cecil had a strong love for his family, and each of them had a strong love for him.
He is survived by 11 children: Judy (Gary) Erdman and Diane (Leonard) Loebach, both of Whittemore, IA, Janis (Larry) Spalla of Ridgeway, IA, Gerald (Kathy) of Cresco, IA, Karen Ferrie of Mason City, IA, Shirley Schatz of Lime Springs, IA, Duane (Margaret) of Tavares, FL, Kenneth (Jeanenne) of Hayward, IL, Annette (Darryl) Koudelka of Nevada, IA, Daniel (Gwen) of Jacksonville, FL and Denis of Cresco, IA; 42 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; two sisters: Agnes Arnburg of Earlham, IA and Mary Gene Hyke Of Cresco; and two brothers: Joseph (Marie) of Cresco and Jerome (Joann) of Cedar Rapids, IA.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Betty; one son: James; two granddaughters: Heather Schatz and Jami Loebach; two sisters: Anicetus Friedhoff and Sister M. Denise Ferrie; and four brothers: Leland in infancy, Ron, Arthur and Cletus "Pete" Ferrie.
Times Plains Dealer - Feb 21, 2007
