Sacred Heart Catholic parish of
Nekoosa was organized in 1900 as
a mission of Rudolph with the Rev.
August Van Sever as the mission
priest. The first mass was held in
the Andrew Zurfluh residence. In
1901, after a long campaign led by
John P. Nash, Nekoosa was made
a parish. The Rev. Joseph Felman [sic]
came as the first resident priest
on July 28, 1901, and served until
his death on Dec. 26, 1927.
Mass and school were held in
the old public school until the first
church was erected.
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; August 3, 1956
JOS. FELDMANN
NEKOOSA PASTOR
TAKEN BY DEATH
SHOCK OF RECENT ACCIDENT
PROVES FATAL TO PRIEST
WHO HAD SERVED SACRED
HEART CHURCH OVER 23
YEARS.
The Rev. Joseph Feldmann, pas-
tor of the Sacred Heart Catholic
church for over 25 years, died at
8 o'clock Monday morning in St.
Joseph's hospital, Marshfield. The
shock of a fall Thursday in which
Father Feldmann suffered a broken
leg was the cause of death....
Father Feldmann was born in
West Phalen, Germany, March 26,
1872, the son of Herman and The-
resa Feldmann. He received his
early education in Germany and in
1895 came to the United States,
where he studied philosophy in Du-
buque, Iowa, and theology at St.
Francis college, Milwaukee....
Father Feldmann was the first
resident priest at Nekoosa, the
congregation there having pre-
viously been served by a mission
pastor....
Father Feldmann is survived by
only one close relative, a sister,
Theresa, in West Phalen, Germany.
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune December 27, 1927
RITES FOR FR. J.
FELDMANN SAID
THIS MORNING
MORE THAN THIRTY PRIESTS,
REPRESENTING CONGREGA-
TIONS IN WOOD AND OTHER
COUNTIES, PRESENT
More than thirty priests, repre-
senting nearly all of the Catholic
congregations of Wood county and
many from nearby counties, were at
Nekoosa this morning when the last
rites were said for Father Joseph
Feldmann, whose death Monday
marked the completion of more than
a quarter century of service as the
pastor of Sacred Heart church....
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; December 28, 1927
Feldmann, Rev. Joseph (1923)
Source: History of Wood County, Wisconsin (1923) compiled by George O. Jones, pages 650-651
Rev. Joseph Feldmann, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of Nekoosa, Wis., was born in Germany in 1872, son of Herman and Theresa (Bertels) Feldmann. The parents, who were natives of that country, spent their lives there, the father being a farmer by occupation. They had two children, Joseph and Theresa. Joseph, who attended common and high schools in Germany, came to the United States in 1895. He studied philosophy in Dubuque, Iowa, and theology in St. Francis College at Milwaukee, Wis., and was ordained to the priesthood in 1901. He received a call from the Rt. Rev. James Schwebach, bishop at La Crosse, to start a congregation at Nekoosa, in consequence of which he was the first pastor here and has remained here ever since. The church at Nekoosa was built by the people of the congregation in 1900, and was dedicated by Bishop Schwebach in 1901. It was at that time attended by Rev. Van Sever, of Rudolph, Wis. On July 28, 1901 Rev. Joseph Feldmann was appointed by the bishop as pastor of this parish, it containing at that time 80 families. The church building was completed and plans for a parish house made in the winter of 1901-02. The construction of the parish house was begun in May, 1902, and the house completed in September the same year. The parish now contains 210 families. During the winter of 1907-08 plans were made for a brick school building. Work was started in May of the latter year and the building completed November 1, following. This is a free school including all the eight grades, and is conducted by four Sisters of St. Francis. At first the sisters resided in the school building, but the number of pupils increased so that arrangement was no longer feasible and the congregation was compelled to provide a separate building for them. In 1914, therefore, a house was rented which was purchased in 1918. The brick school building, containing four rooms, is steam heated, and 150 children are now receiving instruction in it.
........................................................
Westphalia is roughly the region in between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located both north and south of the Ruhr River.
Nekoosa was organized in 1900 as
a mission of Rudolph with the Rev.
August Van Sever as the mission
priest. The first mass was held in
the Andrew Zurfluh residence. In
1901, after a long campaign led by
John P. Nash, Nekoosa was made
a parish. The Rev. Joseph Felman [sic]
came as the first resident priest
on July 28, 1901, and served until
his death on Dec. 26, 1927.
Mass and school were held in
the old public school until the first
church was erected.
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; August 3, 1956
JOS. FELDMANN
NEKOOSA PASTOR
TAKEN BY DEATH
SHOCK OF RECENT ACCIDENT
PROVES FATAL TO PRIEST
WHO HAD SERVED SACRED
HEART CHURCH OVER 23
YEARS.
The Rev. Joseph Feldmann, pas-
tor of the Sacred Heart Catholic
church for over 25 years, died at
8 o'clock Monday morning in St.
Joseph's hospital, Marshfield. The
shock of a fall Thursday in which
Father Feldmann suffered a broken
leg was the cause of death....
Father Feldmann was born in
West Phalen, Germany, March 26,
1872, the son of Herman and The-
resa Feldmann. He received his
early education in Germany and in
1895 came to the United States,
where he studied philosophy in Du-
buque, Iowa, and theology at St.
Francis college, Milwaukee....
Father Feldmann was the first
resident priest at Nekoosa, the
congregation there having pre-
viously been served by a mission
pastor....
Father Feldmann is survived by
only one close relative, a sister,
Theresa, in West Phalen, Germany.
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune December 27, 1927
RITES FOR FR. J.
FELDMANN SAID
THIS MORNING
MORE THAN THIRTY PRIESTS,
REPRESENTING CONGREGA-
TIONS IN WOOD AND OTHER
COUNTIES, PRESENT
More than thirty priests, repre-
senting nearly all of the Catholic
congregations of Wood county and
many from nearby counties, were at
Nekoosa this morning when the last
rites were said for Father Joseph
Feldmann, whose death Monday
marked the completion of more than
a quarter century of service as the
pastor of Sacred Heart church....
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; December 28, 1927
Feldmann, Rev. Joseph (1923)
Source: History of Wood County, Wisconsin (1923) compiled by George O. Jones, pages 650-651
Rev. Joseph Feldmann, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of Nekoosa, Wis., was born in Germany in 1872, son of Herman and Theresa (Bertels) Feldmann. The parents, who were natives of that country, spent their lives there, the father being a farmer by occupation. They had two children, Joseph and Theresa. Joseph, who attended common and high schools in Germany, came to the United States in 1895. He studied philosophy in Dubuque, Iowa, and theology in St. Francis College at Milwaukee, Wis., and was ordained to the priesthood in 1901. He received a call from the Rt. Rev. James Schwebach, bishop at La Crosse, to start a congregation at Nekoosa, in consequence of which he was the first pastor here and has remained here ever since. The church at Nekoosa was built by the people of the congregation in 1900, and was dedicated by Bishop Schwebach in 1901. It was at that time attended by Rev. Van Sever, of Rudolph, Wis. On July 28, 1901 Rev. Joseph Feldmann was appointed by the bishop as pastor of this parish, it containing at that time 80 families. The church building was completed and plans for a parish house made in the winter of 1901-02. The construction of the parish house was begun in May, 1902, and the house completed in September the same year. The parish now contains 210 families. During the winter of 1907-08 plans were made for a brick school building. Work was started in May of the latter year and the building completed November 1, following. This is a free school including all the eight grades, and is conducted by four Sisters of St. Francis. At first the sisters resided in the school building, but the number of pupils increased so that arrangement was no longer feasible and the congregation was compelled to provide a separate building for them. In 1914, therefore, a house was rented which was purchased in 1918. The brick school building, containing four rooms, is steam heated, and 150 children are now receiving instruction in it.
........................................................
Westphalia is roughly the region in between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located both north and south of the Ruhr River.
Sacred Heart Catholic parish of
Nekoosa was organized in 1900 as
a mission of Rudolph with the Rev.
August Van Sever as the mission
priest. The first mass was held in
the Andrew Zurfluh residence. In
1901, after a long campaign led by
John P. Nash, Nekoosa was made
a parish. The Rev. Joseph Felman [sic]
came as the first resident priest
on July 28, 1901, and served until
his death on Dec. 26, 1927.
Mass and school were held in
the old public school until the first
church was erected.
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; August 3, 1956
JOS. FELDMANN
NEKOOSA PASTOR
TAKEN BY DEATH
SHOCK OF RECENT ACCIDENT
PROVES FATAL TO PRIEST
WHO HAD SERVED SACRED
HEART CHURCH OVER 23
YEARS.
The Rev. Joseph Feldmann, pas-
tor of the Sacred Heart Catholic
church for over 25 years, died at
8 o'clock Monday morning in St.
Joseph's hospital, Marshfield. The
shock of a fall Thursday in which
Father Feldmann suffered a broken
leg was the cause of death....
Father Feldmann was born in
West Phalen, Germany, March 26,
1872, the son of Herman and The-
resa Feldmann. He received his
early education in Germany and in
1895 came to the United States,
where he studied philosophy in Du-
buque, Iowa, and theology at St.
Francis college, Milwaukee....
Father Feldmann was the first
resident priest at Nekoosa, the
congregation there having pre-
viously been served by a mission
pastor....
Father Feldmann is survived by
only one close relative, a sister,
Theresa, in West Phalen, Germany.
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune December 27, 1927
RITES FOR FR. J.
FELDMANN SAID
THIS MORNING
MORE THAN THIRTY PRIESTS,
REPRESENTING CONGREGA-
TIONS IN WOOD AND OTHER
COUNTIES, PRESENT
More than thirty priests, repre-
senting nearly all of the Catholic
congregations of Wood county and
many from nearby counties, were at
Nekoosa this morning when the last
rites were said for Father Joseph
Feldmann, whose death Monday
marked the completion of more than
a quarter century of service as the
pastor of Sacred Heart church....
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; December 28, 1927
Feldmann, Rev. Joseph (1923)
Source: History of Wood County, Wisconsin (1923) compiled by George O. Jones, pages 650-651
Rev. Joseph Feldmann, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of Nekoosa, Wis., was born in Germany in 1872, son of Herman and Theresa (Bertels) Feldmann. The parents, who were natives of that country, spent their lives there, the father being a farmer by occupation. They had two children, Joseph and Theresa. Joseph, who attended common and high schools in Germany, came to the United States in 1895. He studied philosophy in Dubuque, Iowa, and theology in St. Francis College at Milwaukee, Wis., and was ordained to the priesthood in 1901. He received a call from the Rt. Rev. James Schwebach, bishop at La Crosse, to start a congregation at Nekoosa, in consequence of which he was the first pastor here and has remained here ever since. The church at Nekoosa was built by the people of the congregation in 1900, and was dedicated by Bishop Schwebach in 1901. It was at that time attended by Rev. Van Sever, of Rudolph, Wis. On July 28, 1901 Rev. Joseph Feldmann was appointed by the bishop as pastor of this parish, it containing at that time 80 families. The church building was completed and plans for a parish house made in the winter of 1901-02. The construction of the parish house was begun in May, 1902, and the house completed in September the same year. The parish now contains 210 families. During the winter of 1907-08 plans were made for a brick school building. Work was started in May of the latter year and the building completed November 1, following. This is a free school including all the eight grades, and is conducted by four Sisters of St. Francis. At first the sisters resided in the school building, but the number of pupils increased so that arrangement was no longer feasible and the congregation was compelled to provide a separate building for them. In 1914, therefore, a house was rented which was purchased in 1918. The brick school building, containing four rooms, is steam heated, and 150 children are now receiving instruction in it.
........................................................
Westphalia is roughly the region in between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located both north and south of the Ruhr River.
Nekoosa was organized in 1900 as
a mission of Rudolph with the Rev.
August Van Sever as the mission
priest. The first mass was held in
the Andrew Zurfluh residence. In
1901, after a long campaign led by
John P. Nash, Nekoosa was made
a parish. The Rev. Joseph Felman [sic]
came as the first resident priest
on July 28, 1901, and served until
his death on Dec. 26, 1927.
Mass and school were held in
the old public school until the first
church was erected.
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; August 3, 1956
JOS. FELDMANN
NEKOOSA PASTOR
TAKEN BY DEATH
SHOCK OF RECENT ACCIDENT
PROVES FATAL TO PRIEST
WHO HAD SERVED SACRED
HEART CHURCH OVER 23
YEARS.
The Rev. Joseph Feldmann, pas-
tor of the Sacred Heart Catholic
church for over 25 years, died at
8 o'clock Monday morning in St.
Joseph's hospital, Marshfield. The
shock of a fall Thursday in which
Father Feldmann suffered a broken
leg was the cause of death....
Father Feldmann was born in
West Phalen, Germany, March 26,
1872, the son of Herman and The-
resa Feldmann. He received his
early education in Germany and in
1895 came to the United States,
where he studied philosophy in Du-
buque, Iowa, and theology at St.
Francis college, Milwaukee....
Father Feldmann was the first
resident priest at Nekoosa, the
congregation there having pre-
viously been served by a mission
pastor....
Father Feldmann is survived by
only one close relative, a sister,
Theresa, in West Phalen, Germany.
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune December 27, 1927
RITES FOR FR. J.
FELDMANN SAID
THIS MORNING
MORE THAN THIRTY PRIESTS,
REPRESENTING CONGREGA-
TIONS IN WOOD AND OTHER
COUNTIES, PRESENT
More than thirty priests, repre-
senting nearly all of the Catholic
congregations of Wood county and
many from nearby counties, were at
Nekoosa this morning when the last
rites were said for Father Joseph
Feldmann, whose death Monday
marked the completion of more than
a quarter century of service as the
pastor of Sacred Heart church....
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; December 28, 1927
Feldmann, Rev. Joseph (1923)
Source: History of Wood County, Wisconsin (1923) compiled by George O. Jones, pages 650-651
Rev. Joseph Feldmann, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of Nekoosa, Wis., was born in Germany in 1872, son of Herman and Theresa (Bertels) Feldmann. The parents, who were natives of that country, spent their lives there, the father being a farmer by occupation. They had two children, Joseph and Theresa. Joseph, who attended common and high schools in Germany, came to the United States in 1895. He studied philosophy in Dubuque, Iowa, and theology in St. Francis College at Milwaukee, Wis., and was ordained to the priesthood in 1901. He received a call from the Rt. Rev. James Schwebach, bishop at La Crosse, to start a congregation at Nekoosa, in consequence of which he was the first pastor here and has remained here ever since. The church at Nekoosa was built by the people of the congregation in 1900, and was dedicated by Bishop Schwebach in 1901. It was at that time attended by Rev. Van Sever, of Rudolph, Wis. On July 28, 1901 Rev. Joseph Feldmann was appointed by the bishop as pastor of this parish, it containing at that time 80 families. The church building was completed and plans for a parish house made in the winter of 1901-02. The construction of the parish house was begun in May, 1902, and the house completed in September the same year. The parish now contains 210 families. During the winter of 1907-08 plans were made for a brick school building. Work was started in May of the latter year and the building completed November 1, following. This is a free school including all the eight grades, and is conducted by four Sisters of St. Francis. At first the sisters resided in the school building, but the number of pupils increased so that arrangement was no longer feasible and the congregation was compelled to provide a separate building for them. In 1914, therefore, a house was rented which was purchased in 1918. The brick school building, containing four rooms, is steam heated, and 150 children are now receiving instruction in it.
........................................................
Westphalia is roughly the region in between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located both north and south of the Ruhr River.
Inscription
IHS
In Memoriam
Rev. Joseph Feldmann
Born in Germany 1872, Ordained in 1901
Pastor of
Sacred Heart Parish at Nekoosa
From 1901 to the Time of His Death
December 26, 1927
Erected by the Faithful People May 30, 1929
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