Lenore A. Felix, 92
St. Joseph, formerly of Cold Spring
Jan. 10, 1932-Aug. 4, 2024
Lenore A. Felix, 92, formerly of Cold Spring, died Aug. 4 at Arlington Place in St. Joseph with her family by her side.
Her funeral was held Aug. 9 in St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring. The Rev. Cletus Connors, OSB, officiated. Burial was at the parish cemetery.
Felix was born Jan. 10, 1932, in St. Cloud, to Donald and Hazel (Carew) Lansing. She graduated from St. Cloud Cathedral High School in 1949. She married Myron L. Felix on May 27, 1952, at Holy Angels Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Together they raised 10 children.
Felix worked at the Stearns County Welfare office after graduation from high school. When she and Myron got married, she quit her job to stay home and raise her family. In 1964, she started working at the College of St. Benedict as a secretary. She then worked at St. John’s University for many years, and held the position of administrative assistant in the Alcuin Library, from where she retired. She was also the bookkeeper for their Felix Excavating business.
Throughout the years, the Felixes enjoyed traveling and visited many places, including New Zealand, Hawaii and Alaska. Lenore enjoyed being a member of the American Truck Historical Society with Myron, and made many good friends through the club. The couple had horses for a few years, and enjoyed being members of a local saddle club. Lenore was also a member of the Sweet Adelines singing group for a time. She enjoyed collecting dolls and had many. She was an excellent seamstress, sewing throughout her life, making clothing for her family and others. She always enjoyed listening to her children sing, and even convinced them to form a turn-of-the-century singing group. She created the costumes for the group, as well as for a few productions at the Paramount Theater.
Felix volunteered at the VA Medical Center for many years, and provided home baked treats for the other volunteers as well.
Her Catholic faith was very important to her, and she valued the friendships she made through the church. She wrote many newspaper editorials throughout the years, standing up for her beliefs.
The family would like to thank the staff at Arlington Place Assisted Living, for their care of Lenore during her last couple of years. She made many new friendships there. Also thank you to St. Croix Hospice for all of their care for her.
She will be forever missed by all of her family and friends.
Survivors include the following: her children Peggy Lindsay, Laurie (Steve) Silbernick, Susan Zimmer (Dennis Petersen), Dan (Lori) Felix, Jeannie (Ray) Grot, Connie Felix (Jim Brugh), Bob (Rose) Felix, Mike Felix (Joyce Dingmann), Kat (Dennis) Felix-Drontle, son-in-law Randy Lesar, “adopted” daughter, Jeanne Satterstrom; 36 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, 21 great-great-grandchildren, and many others who lovingly called her grandma; brother Bill (Della) Lansing, brother-in-law Paul Meyer, brother-in-law Jim Felix, as well as countless relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Myron (2017); daughter, Patty Lesar; granddaughter, Kristina Felix; great-great grandson, Simon Goff; son-in-law Tim Lindsay; siblings Jim (Betty) Lansing, Kathleen (George) Thole, Carol Meyer, Mary (Jim) Krenik.
