Esther Ellen Feltz

ESTHER ELLEN FELTZ

Washington

Esther Ellen Feltz, 79, of Washington, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Feb. 25, 2020, at her home with family by her side.

Celebration of Life services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington.The family will be present from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday to receive friends. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington at a later date.

Memorials have been established for the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be sent for Esther's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.

Esther was born Oct. 26, 1940, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of George S. and Matilda J. (Goble) Gorman. She graduated from Washington High School. Esther then attended Iowa Technical College (Indian Hills Community College) in Ottumwa, Iowa, where she received her nursing degree. She was united in marriage to Gerald R. Feltz in January of 1963 in Washington County, Iowa.

She worked as a nurse for 33 years, retiring in 2003. She spent many years employed at the Washington County Hospital and later at Halcyon House in Washington. Esther was the Chairperson for the Washington County Cancer Society from 1986 until 1990.

She is survived by three sons. Benge Feltz and wife Regina of Kalona, Iowa, Mark Feltz of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Dennis Feltz of Fulton, Ill.; stepdaughter, Jennie Feltz of Wayland, Mo.; three grandchildren, Jared, Daniel and Barbara; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Robert Gorman of Pine River, Minn.

Esther was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gerald; and three brothers, John, Walter and Floyd Gorman.