Appelhons, Emma L. (1922-2015)
APPELHONS, BAKER, ABBAS, SEIFERT
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 7/16/2015 at 17:31:14
Emma L. Appelhons
(October 26, 1922 - June 16, 2015)Emma Appelhons, 92, of West Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Thompson, Iowa, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Fountain West Health Center, West Des Moines, Iowa.
Second to the youngest of five brothers and five sisters, Emma Lena Appelhons was born on October 26, 1922, in rural Kanawha, Iowa, to John and Jennie (Abbas) Baker.
Emma married Staff Sgt. John T. Appelhons on July 7, 1941, at Blue Earth, Minnesota. They, then, lived at various locations including Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, Fort Dix, New Jersey, Camp Croft, South Carolina, and in Georgia while John was stationed stateside with the 34th Infantry Division, U.S. Army. When John’s division shipped out for Europe, Emma returned to Britt, Iowa, where she resided with her older sister, Ann (Theodore) Seifert. Until John returned to the United States in 1944, Emma worked in a local poultry plant. John was honorably discharged from the Army in 1945.
John and Emma farmed east of Britt until 1953 when they moved to Crystal Lake and farmed there until 1956 when they moved to Thompson, Iowa. They farmed until John retired from active farming in 1975, but he continued working in Emma’s Westside Upholstery Shop which she had started in 1965 and continued to operate until 2000. John and Emma enjoyed taking trips throughout the Midwest and visiting relatives and friends. John passed away on September 1, 2004.
Emma continued to reside in Thompson until October 2010 when she moved to West Des Moines, Iowa, to be near her son, Dennis, her granddaughters, and her great grandchildren.
Those left to cherish her memory include two sons, Dennis (Lois) Appelhons, Urbandale, Iowa, and David Appelhons (Laurie Montag), Emmetsburg, Iowa; her granddaughters, Lori (Brian) Weckman, New Virginia, Iowa, Beth (Michael) Mitchell, Urbandale, Iowa, Lisa Thompson, Waukee, Iowa, and Amanda Appelhons, Des Moines, Iowa; and her great grandchildren, Aidan and Cole Weckman; Daniel, Elizabeth, and Thomas Mitchell; and Hadlei and Harper Thompson; a brother-in-law, Joe (Donna) Appelhons, Britt, Iowa; and former daughter-in-law, Barb (Butch) Thomsen, Adel, Iowa; along with many nieces, nephews and friends.
Emma was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Appelhons; her mother and father, Jennie and John Baker; four sisters; five brothers; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM, Friday, June 19, 2015, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Thompson, Iowa, with Pastor Lynn J. Noel officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 12:00 noon until service time. Burial will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thompson, Iowa. The family suggests memorials be made to Bethany Lutheran Church, 183 – 2nd Avenue E, Thompson, Iowa 50478.
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