Donald L. Feuerhak, 1969

Spring 2020 (May 12, 2020)

Donald L. Feuerhak

Donald L. Feuerhak, 72, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Thurs., Feb. 13, 2020, at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, of multi-organ failure.

He was born Feb. 15, 1947, in Deronda, Wis., son of Leonard and Ardis (Iverson) Feuerhak. He married Barbara (Bowen) Feuerhak ’73 on Dec. 21, 1969, at United Methodist Church in Rock Falls.

Donald graduated in 1965 from West Bend High School in West Bend, Wis., and from Luther College in 1969. The first two years of seminary, he attended the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He then graduated from Wartburg Seminary in 1973. He served congregations in Ames, Wyoming, Clarksville, Fredsville, and Cedar Falls. He also served as a chaplain at Bremwood Lutheran Services in Waverly and at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo; and taught death and dying for 23 years at the University of Northern Iowa and a few years at Wartburg College in Waverly.

Survived by: his wife Barbara (Bowen) Feuerhak ’73; two daughters, Jennifer (Paulo) Shila of Omaha, Neb., and Lisa (Jeff) Buettner of East Peoria, Ill.; four grandchildren, Delaney and Katelyn Shila, Benjaminand Colin Buettner; and a great-grandchild, Brooklyn.

Preceded in death by his parents.