Obit: Apfelbeck, John Michael (1930 - 2017)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Apfelbeck, Gertje, Hallen, Head, Lippert, Mathabela, Nielsen, Ohlinger, Thompson

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 6/20/2017

Apfelbeck, John Michael (6 OCT 1930 - 2 JUN 2017)

John Michael Apfelbeck, 86, of Peck, Idaho, passed away June 2, 2017, at Clearwater Valley Hospital, Orofino, Idaho.

He was born Oct. 6, 1930, in Colby, to Leo and Hilda (Ohlinger) Apfelbeck. John grew up in Colby where he attended school. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Guam from 1951-1952.

He married Carol J. Nielsen in April 1955 and later divorced in 1991. They raised their four children in Wausau where he drove long haul trucks for Wausau Papers and later Schneider Transport. John retired in 1993 and moved to Idaho. He met and married Wanda Head in October 1997 until present.

John was a member of the St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Orofino, Idaho. He was also an active member of the Eagles and the Senior Center in Orofino.

John is survived by his wife, Wanda (Head) Apfelbeck of Peck; four children, Fay Lippert of Wausau, Penelope and Gregg Thompson of Ankeny, Iowa, Neal and Cami Apfelbeck of Poulsbo, Wash., and Amy Nielsen of Morton, Wash.; four step-children, Connie (Head) and Ron Hallen of Lewiston, Idaho, Doug and Colleen Head of Lewiston, Idaho, Vicki (Head) Gertje of Lewiston, Idaho and Steve Head of Lewiston, Idaho; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two sisters.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Leo and Hilda Apfelbeck; two brothers; and seven sisters.

A Rosary recitation began at 8:30 a.m. followed by a memorial Mass at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2017, at the St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Orofino, Idaho. Father Sipho Mathabela, OSB presided.

Memorial donations can be made in John M. Apfelbeck Memory to: St. Theresa’s Catholic Church P.O. Box 1169, Orofino, Idaho 83544.

Pine Hills Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in care of arrangements