Gary Jay Feenstra

Gary Jay Feenstra age 73, of Glidden, Wisconsin, died peacefully at Marshfield Medical Center on November 25, 2023. Gary was born November 28, 1949, in Platte, South Dakota to John and Sophie (Veenendaal) Feenstra. He attended country schools in South Dakota before moving to Cleghorn, Iowa, where he graduated from high school. In 1970, Gary graduated from the United Electronics Institute in West Des Moines, Iowa, where he earned a diploma as an Electronics Technician. In April of 1971, Gary went on to attend Diesel Truck Driving School, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and received a diploma as a diesel truck driver. On September 23, 1972 he married Linda Hauschild at Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran Church in Eagan, Minnesota. Gary and Linda lived in Meriden, Iowa where he worked for CML Telephone Cooperative until 1976, when they decided to move their family to Glidden, Wisconsin to pursue farming. Gary was a dairy farmer for twenty years and drove school bus for ten years. Later in 1993, he switched to beef farming and started a cattle trucking business. He retired from the cattle trucking business in 2014 but continued beef farming for the duration of his life. Gary was a devoted member of Trinity Lutheran Church where he attended worship services, bible study, and served as an usher and money counter. He enjoyed going to his grandchildren’s events and was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include his wife of 51 years Linda Feenstra; one son, Steven (Larissa) Feenstra of De Pere, Wisconsin; two daughters, Susan (Ben) Lee of Marshfield; Rachel (Patrick Reierson) Feenstra of Oshkosh, Wisconsin; five grandchildren, Seth and Luke Feenstra, Sophia and Sylvia Lee, and Kaela Feenstra. Two brothers; Dwight (Debbie) Feenstra of Guttenberg, Iowa; Raymond (Liberty) Feenstra of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; six sisters Gen Wolf of Dubuque, Iowa; Dorothy Luker of New Hampton, Iowa; Mary (Larry) Michel of Dubuque, Iowa; Ruth (Ken) Langel of Galva, Iowa; Darlene (Burdette Ginger) Feenstra of Primghar, Iowa; Linda (Roger) Frangenberg Calument, Iowa; one sister-in-law Barb Feenstra of New Hampton, Iowa; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; John and Sophie (Veenendaal) Feenstra; son Paul Feenstra; brother Nick Feenstra; and brother’s-in-law Mike Luker and Dennis Wolf. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Glidden, Wisconsin on Friday December 1, 2023 at 11:00am. Rev. Kenneth Lahners will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday at the church from 10:00am until the hour of the service. Burial will take place in the spring at Mounty Hope Cemetery in Glidden. Birch Street Funeral service is assisting the family. www.birchstreetfuneralservice.com

Gary Jay Feenstra

November 28, 1949 - November 25, 2023