Otto Lee Apfelbeck

1932 - 2016  (83 years)

• Name	Otto Lee Apfelbeck  [1, 2]
  Birth	18 Sep 1932	Saline County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Feb 2016	Cridersville, Auglaize County, Ohio   [1]
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Notes	Otto Lee Apfelbeck, 83, passed away Feb. 24, 2016, at 3 p.m., at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices in Cridersville, Ohio. Otto was born Sept. 18, 1932, on a farm in Saline County, to Otto E. and Alice (Brydl) Apfelbeck, who preceded him in death. On July 20, 1958, he married the love of his life, Charlotte K. (Vogelgesang) Apfelbeck, who survives him in Lima, Ohio. Otto attended a one-room school through the eighth grade and graduated from Wilber High School. While attending Fairbury Junior College in Fairbury, he enlisted in the Naval Reserves. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he became a member of Acacia Fraternity and earned his bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering. Upon graduation, Otto joined Westinghouse and continued his education at the University of Pittsburgh where he received his master's degree in Electrical Engineering. Through Westinghouse he relocated to Lima where he worked as an electrical engineer in the Aerospace Division, receiving numerous patents until his retirement after 39 years of dedicated service. Otto enjoyed gardening, his apple orchard, making wine from his grape arbor, the Bluffton Garden Club, Life Long Learning classes at OSU and working as a committee member for special events with Boy Scout Troop 37. Otto is survived by two children: Laura (Joe) Freveletti of Inverness, Illinois, and Rodney (Jean) Apfelbeck of Cincinnati, Ohio; three grandchildren: Anna Kaye Freveletti, and Patrick and Kate Apfelbeck; a sister-in-law: Jill Vogelgesang of Lima, Ohio; and two nephews, Joseph and Christian Vogelgesang. He was preceded in death by his sisters: Arlene Horacek and Lorraine Lannom, and a brother-in-law, Rick J. Vogelgesang. A funeral service was held Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at the South Side Christian Church at 10:30 a.m. Officiating the service were the Rev. Steve Brown and the Rev. Todd Cosart. Burial was in the Woodlawn Cemetery following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnny Appleseed Park District or the Black Swamp Area Council Boy Scouts of America. The family has entrusted the Chiles-Laman Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Shawnee Chapel, in assisting them with arrangements (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I46546	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Otto E. Apfelbeck,   b. 17 Oct 1907, Nebraska d. 9 May 1979, Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Alice L. Brydl,   b. 24 Feb 1910, Saline County, Nebraska d. 1 Jan 1976, Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1929	Nebraska   [1]
  Family ID	F10710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 18 Sep 1932 - Saline County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Nebraska, Sabine County, Brush Creek (Reliability: 3).