Aloys Felke (20 February 1927, in Laufersweiler – 13 January 1997, in

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) was a

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politician and furniture manufacturer.

Life

In 1956 Aloys Felke started working with his two brothers Walter and Günter Felke as a business graduate in the manufacture of furniture, a firm founded by his father Michael Felke.''18. April 1895–1995, Michael Felke 100 Jahre, Pionier der Industrieansiedlung im Hunsrück'',

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vom 22./23. April 1995 From 1969 to 1971 he was a representative of the

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for the CDU-Party. Aloys Felke was married and father of two children.

Distinctions

* 1984: Ehrennadel des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz ''Aloys Felke – Sohrener Unternehmer starb gestern'',

vom 14. Januar 1997 * 1995: Medal of Merit

References

1927 births 1997 deaths People from Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis People from the Rhine Province Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub