Richard Aplara 1968 - 2003

APLARA, VAN TUYL, LANCE, CAMPBELL, MESSERSMITH, TOWNSEND, CAMPBELL, DAVIS

Posted By: A.M.W. (email)
Date: 5/14/2006 at 20:39:00

Richard "Rich" Thomas Aplara, 34, of Lockridge, died following an accident Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at his home.

Born Oct. 19, 1968, in Mount Pleasant, he was the son of Robert Bruce and Donna Rae Van Tuyl Aplara. On June 25, 1994, he married Irene Lance in Trenton.

Mr. Aplara worked for Blue Bird in Mount Pleasant for 12 years and recently worked for R&S Auto in Lockridge.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Tyler of Burlington and Zachary of Muscatine; four daughters, Nicole of Burlington, Kara of Muscatine and Amy and Andrea of Lockridge; his father and stepmother, Bruce and Doris Campbell Aplara of Trenton; his mother and stepfather, Donna Rae and Darrel Messersmith of Brooklyn; three brothers, Doug Aplara and Terry Aplara, both of Trenton, and Mike Aplara of Mount Pleasant; four sisters, Debra Aplara of Albion, Roberta Sammons of Mount Pleasant, Angela Townsend of Gilman and Toni Aplara of Iowa City; and his grandparents, Lucille Campbell of Wayland and May Davis of Des Moines.

He was preceded in death by three grandparents.

Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Beatty Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m.

A memorial service for Mr. Aplara will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Jeffrey McPheron officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Richwood Cemetery.

A memorial has been established for his children.