Fern Elizabeth Feller

Lewiston, MN Fern E. Feller, 89, of Houston, MN, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at Speltz Homes Plus in Lewiston, MN. Fern was born on March 22, 1919 in Houston County to Edward and Cora (Wold) Paulson. In July of 1937, Fern married John Feller in Looney Valley. He passed away in December of 1998. Together they made their home in the Ridgeway area. Fern went to work after their daughter married. She worked for twenty years at the Winona Knitting Mill. She was a member of the Looney Valley Lutheran Church in Houston, MN and was very active in the WELCA, Homemakers Club, Garden Club, Birthday Club, and volunteered at Valley View Nursing Home after retirement. Fern was an avid sewer. She made over 700 quilts and never missed coffee. Survivors include her daughter Sherril (Floyd) Pierce of St. Charles, MN; four grandchildren, Michael (Lori) Pierce of Dover, MN, Bonnie (Greg) Nelson of Tenstrike, MN, Betty (Robert) Simon of St. Charles, MN, and Violet Thulien of Glencoe, MN; 7 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; brother Berton (Ione) Paulson of Houston, MN; sister Valerie Wagner of Spring Grove, MN; many nieces, nephews and friends. Fern was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; grandson, Roger; 5 sisters; and one brother. The Funeral Service for Fern will be at 2:00pm on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Looney Valley Lutheran Church in rural Houston, MN with the Reverend Jeff Forbes officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Creek Cemetery in rural Houston. Friends may call from 5-8pm on Friday, August 1 at Hoff Funeral Home â??Houston Chapel and also one hour prior to the service at the church. Please feel free to share a memory of Fern with her family, sign the on-line guestbook and view her Video Tribute at www.hofffuneral.com