The funeral for Herman Appel, 85, of Shattuck will be 10 AM Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church in Shattuck. The Reverend Gary McCellan will officiate. Burial will follow in Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home of Shattuck.
He was born December 12, 1917, on the family farm near Shattuck to Ludwig and Katherine Appel and died Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at Newman Memorial Hospital.
He married Gertrude Appel August 4, 1939, in Woodward. They worked as farmers and ranchers.
Surviving are his wife, Gertrude; a son, Temple Appel of Higgins, Texas; three daughters, Shirley McAdams of Bull Head City, Arizona, Carol Page of Higgins and Janice Moore of Melbourne, Florida; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great – grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by five brothers, five sisters and a great – grandchild.