Louie Feister

Louie Feister of Cadillac passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at his home. He was 79. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on March 2, 1934 and was raised in Arkansas and later moved to Michigan and he went to school in Plymouth and attended Cleary College in Ypsilanti. As he grew up he worked in the family businesses, Feister Auto Sales and Feister Oil Co. in Westland. He ran for State Representative in the 36th District. Later he worked as the Chief Court Officer for the 18th District Court in Westland. In 1977 he moved to Cadillac to purchase the Roaring 20's and operated it for 20 years retiring in 1997. Mr. Feister enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing and in his younger years playing guitar and singing. He was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Cadillac, the Cadillac Country Club and the Elks Lodge of Cadillac #680 and a past member of the Westland Lions Club and the Notre Dame Council of the Knights of Columbus. On June 25, 1952 in Wayne, Michigan he married the former Joan Marie Annesser and she survives him along with their children: Michael (Cathy) Feister of Lake City, Daniel Feister, Edward (Stacey) Feister, and James (Dawn) Feister all of Cadillac, Jeannie Blommel of West Bend, WI and Marianne (Chuck) Crane of West Bloomfield, MI; 30 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; a brother, Donald (Dee) Feister of Westland; sisters: JoAnn Oster of Florida and Geraldine (Leroy) McDaniels of Westland. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, John L. Feister on April 25, 1992, a daughter, Judith A. Feister on February 11, 1999, grandsons: John J. Feister on Oct. 14, 2000 and Jason Johnson on Oct. 25, 2006; a brother, Robert Feister, Jr. and a sister, Dorothy Thorne and a sister-in-law, Ruby Feister, who passed away just 6 hours after Louie passed away. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, May 9, 2013 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Cadillac with Msgr. Francis J. Murphy as celebrant. Burial will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Cadillac. Friends may meet the family from 4-7 PM on Wednesday at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac where the Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Wexford County Habitat for Humanity or Oasis Family Resource Center. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com.

Louie Feister

March 2, 1934 - May 5, 2013