Obit: Apfelbeck, Peter (1882 – 1967)

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Surnames: Apfelbeck, Pinion, Schraufnagel, Thorn

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 30 Nov 1967

Apfelbeck, Peter (19 SEP 1882 – 21 NOV 1967)

Funeral services for Peter J. Apfelbeck, 85, Colby, were held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Colby.

Mr. Apfelbeck died unexpectedly at his home at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1967.

Father John B. Pinion, pastor os St. Mary's officiated at the rites, and burial was made in the parish cemetery. A general rosary service was held Thursday evening at the Lulloff Funeral Home, Colby, followed by a rosary service conducted by the Catholic Order of Foresters of St. Mary's.

Six nephews were pallbearers. They were James, Arvin, Joseph, Andrew, Claude and Leo Apfelbeck.

Peter J. Apfelbeck was born in the Town of Hull (Marathon Co., Wis.) Sept. 19, 1882. He farmed in the area until 1920, when he moved to Colby. He was employed by the railroad,a dn worked as a carpenter. He was not married.

He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Parish, Colby, and the Catholic Order of Foresters.

Survivors include five brothers, Leo, carl, Ben and Albert, all of Colby, and Ernest of Abbotsford, and two sisters, Mrs. Norbert Schraufnagel and Mrs. Peter Thorn, both of Colby.

A sister and three brothers preceded him in death.