Alice L. Brydl

Notes:

Shown as Elsie on the 1920 census.

Alice married Otto E. Apfelbeck on 12 Mar 1929 in Nebraska. Otto (son of Alois Apfelbeck and Josephine Halada) was born on 17 Oct 1907 in Nebraska; died on 9 May 1979 in Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Arlene A. Horacek, 79, Wilber, passed away Sunday (10/18/09). Born March 16, 1930 to Otto and Alice (Brydl) Apfelbeck.
Survivors: husband, Joseph of Wilber; sons and daughters-in-law, Chris and Tanya of Fayetteville, New York; Mark of Kansas City, Missouri; Jeff and Kim of Blue Ridge, Texas; grandchildren, Regan, Brant, Blake, Taylor, Cade, and Galen; brother and sister-in-law, Otto and Charlotte Apfelbeck of Lima, Ohio; sister and brother-in-law, Lolly and Richard Lannom of Norman, Oklahoma; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services Thursday 2 p.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilber. Visitation beginning Wednesday 5 p.m., Kuncl Funeral Home, Wilber. Interment, Wilber Czech Cemetery. Memorials in care of the family.
(Lincoln Journal, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

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)