William "Bill" P. Appelgate (1919-2014)

APPELGATE, MCAFEE, HOVERSTEN, AISEAYEW, WING, RAHFELDT, PELANT, HANSON, JOHNSON

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 9/26/2014 at 20:16:01

Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.

Bill was born on February 13, 1919 in Toledo, IA to Hiram H. and Helen (McAfee) Appelgate. He was a farmer, a skilled carpenter and lived a life of service to others. Bill married Dorothy Rex Hoversten on February 15, 1974.

He was a member and President of Story City Kiwanis. He enjoyed woodworking and restoring tractors and trucks.

Bill was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, North Iowa Conference Lay Leader for many years and elected Lay Member to the General Conference for the Methodist Church four times. He received the Harry Denman Award, the highest recognition that can be given a Methodist layperson. He was an initiator and founding organizer of Iowa’s Annual Ingathering which has raised millions of dollars for United Methodist International charities.

Bill was a tireless volunteer receiving the 2014 Governor’s Volunteer Award. He was a philanthropist with P.E.T. and Heifer International and received the Dan West Fellow Award, Heifer’s highest recognition. He was a global citizen having worked for Heifer on four continents with the poorest of the poor.

William “Bill” P. Appelgate, 95, of Story City died September 11, 2014 at Bethany Manor in Story City.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Dorothy; children: William K. (Joyce) Appelgate, Margaret Aiseayew, Glen (Pat) Hoversten, Patty Hoversten, Janet (Lyle) Wing, Richard Hoversten, Glenda (Ron) Rahfeldt and Joanne (Robert) Pelant; 21 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; three brothers: Kenneth, Richard (Joyce) and Max; two sister in laws: Peggy Hanson and Angie Appelgate; 3 nephews: Brian (Sharon) Johnson, Steve (Janet) Johnson and Alan (Joan) Johnson.

Preceded in death by his first wife: Kathryn Johnson Appelgate in 1973; his parents and brother, Harold Appelgate.

Memorials may be made out to P.E.T., Heifer International or Grace United Methodist Church.

SEP 15 Funeral Service 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Grace United Methodist Church
624 Elm Ave
Story City, IA, US, 50248

Cemetery Details
Evergreen Cemetery
102 Main St.
Jewell, IA, 50130

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