Ralph C. Appelhanz Sr., 83, Topeka, died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, at his home. Mr. Appelhanz worked for Seymour Foods for 20 years and retired July 20, 1976, as a truck driver for Graves Truck Lines.
He was born Aug. 19, 1915, in Topeka, the son of Jacob and Barbara Haefner Appelhanz. Mr. Appelhanz was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Teamsters Local No. 669.
He married Margaret Puhl on April 20, 1937, in Topeka. She died Feb. 28, 1976. Mr. Appelhanz also was preceded in death by a daughter, Rosella Appelhanz, on Jan. 29, 1956, and a granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Burghart, on Jan. 17, 1964.
Survivors include two sons, Ralph Appelhanz Jr., and Richard Appelhanz, both of Topeka; six daughters, Margaret Shields, Patricia Burghart, Josephine Robinson, Mary Ann Haag, Ruth Ann Phillips, and Paulette Hafenstein, all of Topeka; four brothers, Adam J. Appelhanz, Isadore Appelhanz, Leonard Appelhanz, and Theodore Appelhanz, all of Topeka; a sister, Mary Allen, Topeka; 26 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 312 Freeman, Topeka.
Topeka Capital-Journal, 7/30/1999
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He was born Aug. 19, 1915, in Topeka, the son of Jacob and Barbara Haefner Appelhanz. Mr. Appelhanz was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Teamsters Local No. 669.
He married Margaret Puhl on April 20, 1937, in Topeka. She died Feb. 28, 1976. Mr. Appelhanz also was preceded in death by a daughter, Rosella Appelhanz, on Jan. 29, 1956, and a granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Burghart, on Jan. 17, 1964.
Survivors include two sons, Ralph Appelhanz Jr., and Richard Appelhanz, both of Topeka; six daughters, Margaret Shields, Patricia Burghart, Josephine Robinson, Mary Ann Haag, Ruth Ann Phillips, and Paulette Hafenstein, all of Topeka; four brothers, Adam J. Appelhanz, Isadore Appelhanz, Leonard Appelhanz, and Theodore Appelhanz, all of Topeka; a sister, Mary Allen, Topeka; 26 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 312 Freeman, Topeka.
Topeka Capital-Journal, 7/30/1999
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Ralph C. Appelhanz Sr., 83, Topeka, died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, at his home. Mr. Appelhanz worked for Seymour Foods for 20 years and retired July 20, 1976, as a truck driver for Graves Truck Lines.
He was born Aug. 19, 1915, in Topeka, the son of Jacob and Barbara Haefner Appelhanz. Mr. Appelhanz was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Teamsters Local No. 669.
He married Margaret Puhl on April 20, 1937, in Topeka. She died Feb. 28, 1976. Mr. Appelhanz also was preceded in death by a daughter, Rosella Appelhanz, on Jan. 29, 1956, and a granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Burghart, on Jan. 17, 1964.
Survivors include two sons, Ralph Appelhanz Jr., and Richard Appelhanz, both of Topeka; six daughters, Margaret Shields, Patricia Burghart, Josephine Robinson, Mary Ann Haag, Ruth Ann Phillips, and Paulette Hafenstein, all of Topeka; four brothers, Adam J. Appelhanz, Isadore Appelhanz, Leonard Appelhanz, and Theodore Appelhanz, all of Topeka; a sister, Mary Allen, Topeka; 26 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 312 Freeman, Topeka.
Topeka Capital-Journal, 7/30/1999
Info provided by 47188065
He was born Aug. 19, 1915, in Topeka, the son of Jacob and Barbara Haefner Appelhanz. Mr. Appelhanz was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Teamsters Local No. 669.
He married Margaret Puhl on April 20, 1937, in Topeka. She died Feb. 28, 1976. Mr. Appelhanz also was preceded in death by a daughter, Rosella Appelhanz, on Jan. 29, 1956, and a granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Burghart, on Jan. 17, 1964.
Survivors include two sons, Ralph Appelhanz Jr., and Richard Appelhanz, both of Topeka; six daughters, Margaret Shields, Patricia Burghart, Josephine Robinson, Mary Ann Haag, Ruth Ann Phillips, and Paulette Hafenstein, all of Topeka; four brothers, Adam J. Appelhanz, Isadore Appelhanz, Leonard Appelhanz, and Theodore Appelhanz, all of Topeka; a sister, Mary Allen, Topeka; 26 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 312 Freeman, Topeka.
Topeka Capital-Journal, 7/30/1999
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