Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran
SBT 6/25/2007
Dr. James C. Felder
Nov. 13, 1927
- June 23, 2007
SOUTH BEND - Dr. James C. Felder, 79, of South Bend, passed away
Saturday, June 23 in his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on November
13, 1927, in Fulton County to the late Carl and Ruth (Houston)
Felder. On April 12, 1952, he married Dorathea Mae Zgodzinski in Grace
Methodist Church, South Bend. Dr. Felder graduated from Indiana University
in 1951 and graduated from IUPUI in 1959 with a DDS. He practiced
family dentistry for 45 years in South Bend upon his retiring in
2002. Dr. Felder had a great compassion and cared for is
patients. Dr. Felder served his country proudly in the U.S. Army
during World War II. He was a member of the American Dental
Association and a long time member of the American Legion Post
#297 in New Carlisle.
Dr. Felder is
survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Dorathea Felder; his
three daughters, JoLynn Scopelitis and her husband, Michael, of
South Bend, Doreen Ruth Sculati and her husband, Michael, of
South Bend and Janine Dawn Felder-Kahn and her husband, Matthew,
of South Bend; four grandchildren; Sara, Jim, Ellen, and Lillian;
and a great-granddaughter, Victoria Ann. Dr. Felder will be
greatly missed by his family and friends. He was a thoughtful,
caring and compassionate man who loved his family very much. He
was not only seen as a dentist by his family, but was a loving
husband, father and grandfather to his grandchildren and
great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 in the
Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, South Bend.
Friends are welcome to visit with the family from noon until time
of service. In loving memory of Dr. Felder, memorial
contributions may be made to either: The Center for Hospice and
Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 4667 or to
Hope Rescue Mission, 532 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601.
Family and friends may leave e-mail condolences at welshfh@yahoo.com.
God Saw Him God saw you getting tired when a cure was not to be.
He closed His arms around you and whispered, "Come to
Me." In tears we saw you sinking, We watched you fade away.
Our hearts were almost broken. You fought so hard to stay. But
when we saw you sleeping so peacefully, free from pain, We would
not wish you back to Suffer that again. So treasure him, Lord, in
your garden of rest. For here on earth he was one of the best.
Published in the South Bend Tribune on 6/25/2007.