Ferdinand E. “Ferd” Michaels, 88, of Waterloo, died Friday, July 1, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home.

He was born Nov. 17, 1927, in Cedar Falls, son of George Sr. and Marie Pulver Michaels. He graduated from Hudson High School in 1946. He married Margaret Chapman on April 28, 1950, in Cedar Falls.

He was a power house engine room operator at Rath Packing Co., retiring in 1985 after 31 years. Ferd served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and the American Legion.
Survived by: his wife; two sons, Richard “Rick” of Waterloo and Brian (Jennifer) of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a daughter, Lori (David) Clabby of Waterloo; five grandchildren, Eric (Mandy) Michaels of Prescott, Wis., Matthew Michaels of Waterloo, Kyle (Chris Kane) Clabby of Waterloo, Reed Clabby of Waterloo and Julia Michaels of Scottsdale, Ariz.; three great-granddaughters, Marrissa and Adriana Michaels of Waterloo and Emma Michaels of Prescott, Wis.; a brother, George (Delores) Michaels Jr. of Waterloo; and a brother-in-law, Roger Schubel of Hudson.

Preceded by: his parents; and a sister, Lois Schubel.