JoAnn Feldhaus

JoAnn Feldhaus Obituary JoAnn E. Feldhaus, age 94, of Howard, South Dakota, died on September 8, 2025, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30am, Saturday, September 13, 2025, at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard, with burial to follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour preceding the service at the church. Following the committal, all are welcome to attend a luncheon at St. Agatha Hall.
JoAnn Thue was born on February 25, 1931, in Canova, South Dakota, to Johannes and Wilhelmine (Nymoen) Thue. She graduated from Howard High School and went on to attend Dakota State University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in teaching. JoAnn taught for several years in Howard and Salem as well as in various country schools throughout Miner County, devoting her life to the education of young people.
On May 15, 1952, she was united in marriage to Raymond Feldhaus. Together they shared 54 years of marriage until his passing in 2006. JoAnn and Ray raised their children on the family farm, where she tended a large garden and loved canning much of what she grew.
JoAnn enjoyed traveling to numerous places. She was able to visit multiple countries to include: Norway, Poland, Germany, Finland, Costa Rica and Mexico. She also visited numerous states in the U.S. JoAnn was a woman of many talents and interests. She enjoyed playing Bridge and Bingo, swimming, and golfing in Howard and in Arizona. She loved baking for her family and friends and was an active member of the Red Hatters.
Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Barbara Szczepaniak, Randy (Lesa) Feldhaus, Bill (Kerri) Feldhaus, and Dan (Cathy) Feldhaus; her brother, Arnold Thue; her grandchildren, Jason (Stephanie) Glascock, Michael (Candace) Szczepaniak, Whitney Szczepaniak, Shayna (Brent) Rohl, Lee Feldhaus, and Eric (Brianna) Feldhaus; and her great-grandchildren, Christian, Calista, Rayanna, Pierson, Orsen, Edith and Ivan
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, and her parents.
The service will be livestreamed on the Ellsworth & Willoughby Funeral Homes Facebook page.
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Services
Mass of Christian Burial
Saturday
September 13, 2025
10:30 AM
St. Agatha Catholic Church
202 W Washington Ave.
Howard, South Dakota 57349
Interment
Saturday
September 13, 2025
11:30 AM
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
23296 435th Ave
Howard, South Dakota 57349