![]() ![]() Her son died at the young age of eighteen and her husband died another twenty years later. Teresa Feldevert, her son Eddie Dolezel, and her second husband, Nicholas Feldevert were laid to rest here at Oakland Cemetery. You can see by the severed fingers that not everyone is afraid of the supposed curse and some even try their best to tempt The Black Angel. It towers over everything surrounding it and its bold color sticks out enough to catch anyone’s eye in that space.Īccording to the legend that surrounds this supposed haunted statue you will be cursed if you dare to touch or even worse defile this beautiful sculpture. Upon cresting the steep hill at the entrance of Oakland Cemetery you start to see The Black Angel of Death in the distance. This could be a coincidence of course but paired with the gloomy neighborhood surrounding the cemetery, it is enough to set the mood needed to question the factuality of The Black Angel of Death. When headed to Oakland Cemetery, every time I visit no matter the weather, the sky looks somber and overcast. Learning about the history of The Black Angel of Death may tempt you to make a trip to Iowa City so you can see the haunted monument for yourself. When she first told me about The Black Angel of Death and the history of the cemetery, we made a trip to Iowa City to see it for ourselves and ever since then, when we are in the area we visit the statue. I first heard about this grave marker from my daughter who learned of the 8-foot tall statue from a book written by a local Iowa City author she enjoys. ![]() While in the area my family decided to make a stop at Oakland Cemetery to visit The Black Angel of Death in Iowa City, Iowa. ![]()
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