Duane Feland

SHERWOOD – Duane

Edward Feland, 88, rural

Antler, died Sunday, Oct.

9, 2022, at a Minot hospi-

tal.

Duane was born Sept.

18, 1934, in Thief River

Falls, Minn., to Ralph and

Wilma (Engelstad) Feland.

He was raised in Antler,

attended Wheaton Town-

ship School, and graduat-

ed from Antler High

School in 1952. He then

attended college in

Wahpeton before return-

ing home to farm with his

father.

Duane married the love

of his life, LaDonna Sout-

ham, on Oct. 3, 1954. He

gained a best friend and

partner, along with a big,

extended family of sisters-

and-brothers-in-law, and

life-long friends. Duane

and LaDonna farmed for

37 years in Wheaton

Township, Bottineau

County, and after retiring

from farming, Duane

launched another busi-

ness, a 20-year career of

custom combining with

his son-in-law, Chad

Driscoll.

Duane was well known

as a builder and inventor;

always ready to pull out

his pen and figure out

how to make things work.

He had an extensive list of

things he built throughout

the area including six

houses, three shops,

numerous Quonsets, pole

barns, sheds, kitchen ca-

binets, combine trailers,

and almost anything else

that needed to be built.

He also invented and pa-

tented one of the first

mechanical Rock Pickers,

designed and built his

own farm sprayers, and

had an extensive collec-

tion of re-built muscle-car

Camaros.

Duane was always ac-

tive in the community,

serving as a trustee and an

active member of St.

James Catholic Church,

Sherwood, a charter

member of the Antler Rur-

al Fire Department, and

an active and founding

member of the Antler

Outlaws. He also traveled

extensively throughout

his life, covering most of

the U.S., Alaska and

Hawaii, Europe, The Holy

Land, Australia, South

Africa; and a very memor-

able and special trip

through Russia.

Duane was known as a

sincere and honest man,

neighbor, true friend and

always known to have a

joke and a laugh. It was

always a three-hour visit

if you stopped at the farm.

Duane loved his family

fiercely and was so proud

of them all. He lived his

life to the fullest.

Family: wife of 68

years, LaDonna Feland,

Antler; children, Terri

(Scott) Moum, Minot,

Shane (Heidi) Feland,

Antler, Dean (Lori) Fe-

land, Antler, Dana (Chad)

Driscoll, Sherwood, Steve

(Carma) Feland, Calgary,

Alberta, Canada;

grandchildren, Shanna

(John) Field, Dustin (Bet-

sy) Myaer, Alyssa (Aaron)

La Deaux, Adrianna

Moum, Danielle Feland,

Jenna Feland, Levi, Leah

and Ryan Feland, Ty Fe-

land, Cole (Morgan) Fe-

land, Macy (Derrick)

Markel, Ally Feland,

Tanner, Beau, Chase and

Layne Driscoll, Rowan

and Raine Feland;

great-grandchildren, Tay-

lor, Jocelyn, Avery, May-

son and Sutton.

Funeral: 11 a.m., Fri-

day, Oct. 14, 2022, at St.

James Catholic Church,

Sherwood.

Burial: Sherwood Un-

ion Cemetery, Sherwood.

Recitation of the

Rosary: 7 p.m., Thursday,

Oct. 13, 2022, St. James

Catholic Church, Sher-

wood.

Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m.,

Thursday, at St. James

Catholic Church, Sher-

wood. Friends may also

sign the online guestbook

at brosefuneralhome.com.

Fellowship: Following the

graveside service, please

join in the celebration of

Duane’s life at the Sher-

wood Memorial Hall,

Sherwood. Lunch will be

served. Memorials: Pre-

ferred to St. James Cathol-

ic Church, Sherwood, or

the Antler Square Renova-

tions Fund. (Brose Fun-

eral Home, Mohall)