People named John Apel

PANHANDLE - John Thomas Apel, 63, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Panhandle Cemetery with the Rev. Joe Zimmerman, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Masonic rites are by Carson County Masonic Lodge No. 1167. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. John was born July 31, 1945, to John W. Apel Jr. and Frances McKenzie Apel. His birth was well attended by his two grandparents, Dr. Thomas H. and Dr. Anna Haigh McKenzie, she being an obstetrician. His Apel grandparents were John W. Sr. and Alberta Boyce Apel. In the family tradition, he was named after his two grandfathers - John for the Apels and Thomas for the McKenzies. After receiving his bachelor's degree in English from West Texas State University, he received his master's degree in mathematics from Texas Tech University. He and Shirley Ann Walker were married on June 16, 1967. John was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he became a sharpshooter and sergeant. At one point, he knew he had two sets of orders, one to Vietnam and one to Germany. After a very anxious week, the set for Germany was issued. Angela Ann, his only child, was born on May 7, 1969, in Nuremberg, Germany. Upon his honorable discharge, John taught English and mathematics in various high schools in Kansas, New Mexico and Texas, retiring to Panhandle to live in the McKenzie/Apel family home. John began studying the Masonic rites in 1978 and became - as his father and Uncle Howard McKenzie before him - Worshipful Master of the Carson County Lodge. Shortly before he died, he was tutoring a neighbor in the Masonic rites. On Aug. 6, 1986, John married Carolyn Vick Iles. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn; two stepsons, Joe Iles of Amarillo and Michael Iles of Alvin and their families; a daughter, Angela Ann Apel of Ardmore, Okla.; two sisters, Ann and Bill Stewart of Edmonton, Alberta, and Marie and Bill Ishee of Houston, and their son, Jonathan; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a charity of choice. Amarillo Globe-News, March 30, 2009

John A Apel of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa was born on February 11, 1919, and died at age 67 years old in January 1987.

John Apel of California was born on April 6, 1874, and died at age 90 years old in July 1964.

John Apel of Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California was born on May 4, 1889, and died at age 98 years old in May 1987.

John Apel of Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas was born on September 13, 1880, and died at age 86 years old in March 1967.

John Apel of Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas was born on January 12, 1890, and died at age 80 years old in August 1970.

John Apel of Woodland, Yolo County, CA was born on August 7, 1916, and died at age 77 years old on July 10, 1994.

John L Apel of Kansas City, Jackson County, MO was born on December 2, 1927, and died at age 68 years old on September 4, 1996.

John Apel of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa was born on August 9, 1900, and died at age 83 years old in June 1984.

John W Apel of Panhandle, Carson County, TX was born on July 30, 1909, and died at age 87 years old on September 13, 1996.

John E Apel was born on December 10, 1919, and died at age 71 years old on November 7, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John E Apel.

John A Apel of Enid, Garfield County, OK was born on May 19, 1910, and died at age 91 years old on February 6, 2002.

John Apel of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan was born on March 13, 1900, and died at age 84 years old in November 1984.

John Apel of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on August 15, 1892, and died at age 79 years old in June 1972.

John G Apel of Willowbrook, Du Page County, IL was born on August 27, 1918, and died at age 88 years old on March 14, 2007.

John Apel of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on March 23, 1907, and died at age 58 years old in January 1966.

John Apel of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio was born on August 12, 1907, and died at age 67 years old in May 1975.

John Apel of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia was born on September 12, 1873, and died at age 92 years old in April 1966.

John A Apel of Ironton, Lawrence County, OH was born on February 13, 1903, and died at age 85 years old on April 4, 1988.

John Apel of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on February 3, 1899, and died at age 87 years old in September 1986.

John D Apel was born on November 18, 1917, and died at age 74 years old in December 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John D Apel.

John B Apel of Baden, Beaver County, PA was born on May 8, 1932, and died at age 64 years old on September 22, 1996.

John Apel of Rockville, Montgomery County, MD was born on June 14, 1930, and died at age 71 years old on August 16, 2001.

John Apel of Newark, Essex County, NJ was born on May 23, 1897, and died at age 82 years old in November 1979.

John Thomas Apel of Vernon, Sussex County, NJ was born on September 10, 1929, and died at age 78 years old on July 21, 2008.