Harvey William Felten

Harvey William Felten was born the day after Christmas in 1919 the youngest of eight children. Raised on a farm in Northern Indiana, Harvey learned to work hard. In his "spare" time, he ran a trap line and learned taxidermy to support his passions of hunting and fishing. Always known by his family to have an inexplicable urge for adventure, Harvey joined the Army Air Corps in July of 1941 and served until January 1943. His biggest disappointment was not being allowed to personally bring the war to the Huns in a fighter plane. (Lucky for them) After the war, Harvey lived and worked in Arizona for a time. With his rifle in hand, if not his shirt, he could be found on the back of a '37 Harley. He really enjoyed the heady excitement of life in the West. If Dad had a defining trait, it was his intensity for life. He worked hard and he played hard. After he met Marilyn Kalmon, he courted hard too. A cousin of mine reported that Harve could really make his Lincoln roll when he was headed to see his sweetheart in Medford WI. They married in 1952 and settled in Denver to raise their 5 kids. There he taught them all about hard work, high expectations and the value of character, as well as how to fish and hunt and in general, how to handle what came along without whining. In 1959 the adventure spirit won out again and mom and dad explored North Idaho looking for the Happy Hunting Ground. They bought some property near Bottle Bay in 1960 where the family vacationed regularly. A house followed in 1978 and they moved in 1981. Here he did what he always did, worked hard, played hard, and extended a helping hand. Dad suffered a series of small strokes around 6 years ago and slowly lost his ability to be physical and to communicate to his satisfaction. He deplored being useless and resisted it to the end. Dad died today, July 9, 2008 at 88 years old in the company of his wife of 55 years, his children and his grand children. Our loss is Heaven's gain. Survived by: Wife Marilyn Felten of Sandpoint Idaho Son William Felten of Sandpoint Idaho Daughter Diana Williams of Kennewick Washington Daughter Linda Loeffler of Medical Lake Washington Daughter Maureen Shaffer of Littleton Colorado Son Dean Felten of Washington DC 13 Grand Children Sister Marian Bloemink of Mishawaka Indiana and numerous nieces and nephews The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 9:15 AM, Friday, July 9, 2008, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Father Carlos Perez will officiate.