Eugene "Jack" Fejedelem's Obituary
MANTUA Eugene Jacob "Jack" Fejedelem, 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home. He was born on December 15, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of the late Edward and Gertrude (Shara) Fejedelem. Jack grew up in Cleveland, spending summers on his uncle's farm in Mantua Township. When he had the chance, he moved to Mantua to pursue the life of a farmer himself. He was able to own and operate his own farming business (Jack's Feed) for a number of years, serving local livestock owners as well as the race tracks in the area. He will be fondly remembered as a man who loved being out on the farm, no matter the weather. And whether he was baling hay, driving a tractor, or even tinkering around in his barn, he was always "on the move". In his downtime, he enjoyed watching the Cleveland Indians as well as playing softball himself (even in his twilight years) as part of the Babes of 1916 league. A US Army veteran of World War II, Jack was a member of Mantua American Legion Post 193 and recently travelled to Washington DC with the Cleveland Honor Flight organization to visit the memorials. On November 3, 1945, he married his beloved wife of 64 years, Doris (Bishop) Fejedelem, who preceded him in death on April 14, 2010. Also preceding were his brothers, Edward Jr and Ernest Fejedelem, and twin great-granddaughters. Surviving him are his sister, Gertrude Tartaglia of Cleveland, and a large and loving family of four children: Carol (Ray) Corbett of Mantua, Glenn Fejedelem of Streetsboro, Dale (Rose) Fejedelem of Mantua, and Jeanne Deuley of Streetsboro. Thirteen grandchildren: Courtney (Jason) Alexander of Lovettsville, VA, Mark Fejedelem of Fort Myers, FL, Colleen Vance of Columbus, Jake (Carrie) Fejedelem of Austin, MN, Matt (Jacqueline) Fejedelem of Streetsboro, Kyle (Barbara) Mitchell of Macedonia, Ashley Mitchell of Cuyahoga Falls, Garit Whitesel of Northfield, as well as Zachary Fejedelem and Nicholas Fejedelem of Mantua, and Brandon Whitesel, Ryan Deuley, and Jacquelynne Deuley, all of Streetsboro. Mr. Fejedelem was also blessed with three great-grandchildren who survive him. Calling hours will be Thursday from 6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. at the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service, 4668 Pioneer Trail at the corner of St. Rt. 44, Mantua, Ohio 44255, where his funeral service will be held on Friday June 17, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Henderson of Lord of Life Lutheran Church. Final resting place will follow at Shadyside Cemetery in Auburn Township, where full military honors will be presented by The United States Army Honor Guard Team, assisted by members of American Legion Post No. 193. His complete obituary and video tribute may be viewed at www.greenfamilyfuneralhome.com. You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support this video format. You should be able to view it in Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer. $(document).ready(function(){ if ( false === supports_h264_baseline_video() ) { $("#vdfmtnt").show(); $("#vidplyr1").hide(); } });
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