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Eileen Schrader Fehner ’47

Eileen Schrader Fehner, age 88, of Northfield, Minn., beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on Oct. 9, 2014 at Northfield Care Center. She graduated from Northfield High School in 1943. She graduated from St. Olaf College and received a master of arts from the University of California – Berkeley. She taught Romance languages at St. Olaf until she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1972. She married Richard Fehner in 1949 and had one son, Michael Fehner ’92. She was dedicated to her family and friends; her relentlessly positive attitude and outlook made everyone she met happier for having known her. She will be greatly missed and always remembered.

She is survived by her son, Michael Fehner and wife Jeannie Su; her grandchildren, Nicole and Zachary; siblings, Ardis Schrader Liebenstein ’52, Marilyn Schrader Schroeder ’45, Marvin and wife Sara, and Forrest “Woody” Schrader and wife Ione; sister-in-law, Jean Radt Schrader ’51; and numerous nieces and nephews. Eileen was preceded in death by her loving husband, Richard Fehner; her parents; her brother, Kenneth Schrader ’50; and two brothers-in-law, Warren Liebenstein and Clem Schroeder.