Logan County IL Archives Biographies.....Apel, Vernon And Catherine 
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Bill Stephenson woodart@srbfl.com August 18, 2006, 7:04 pm

Author: Catherine Apel

Biographies of Vernon and Catherine Apel
transcription by William L. Stephenson, Jr. – Historian, Bock Family 
Association

Vernon and Catherine Apel
	by Catherine Apel

Vernon Apel was born October, 1922 in the same house he now resides.  His 
parents are Albert Apel and Anna Schrauf Apel, now deceased.  Vernon attended 
Blue Grass Grade School and graduated from Beason High School in 1941.  He 
helped his father farm and in the winter months worked in a defense plant at 
Illiopolis.  Uncls Sam called him into the service in August 1943, and he 
served overseas in Germany, Belgium, and Holland with the 84th Railsplitters 
Division.  While in service, he received three battle stars and purple heart.

After the war ended, Staff Sergeant Apel remained in the army of occupation 
located in Mannheim, Heidelberg and Frankfort, Germany.  He went through 
Belgium and the Netherlands photographing graves of the soldiers who had 
served in the 84th Division.

He arrived home May 31, 1946 and resumed farming.  In September, 1946 Vernon 
married Catherine Ubbenga of Hartsburg.  Catherine is the daughter of Henry 
and Rene (Klockenga) Ubbenga (now both deceased).  Catherine attended Glenwild 
Grade School located in West Lincoln Township and Hartsburg High School.  
After their marriage, they set housekeeping on a farm south of Atlanta in the 
Blue Grass Area.  In 1949 Vernon’s parents retired and moved to Lincoln, so 
Catherine and Vernon moved on the home place where they still reside.

In March of 1951 Daniel Lynn was born to the union followed by Donna who was 
born March of 1945.  Dan graduated from Lawndale Grade School, Beason High, 
and Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.  He graduated from ISU with 
a degree in Agriculture.  Dan was active in 4-H.  Salutatorian of his high 
school class and attended Zion Lutheran Church with his family.  He married 
Virginia Ostogic January, 1973 and after graduating, now resides in Mt. 
Morris, Illinois.  Virginia teaches at Forreston High School, and Dan is 
associated with the Hydronics Engineering Company in that area.  Their 
daughter, Nicole Ruth, was born June 20, 1982.

Donna Kaye graduated from Lawndale Grade School and Beason High School, where 
she was Valedictorian of her class.  She was also active in 4-H and Zion 
Lutheran Church.  She graduated from Illinois State University in 1976 with a 
degree in Home Economics, specializing in Food and Nutrition.  After working 
for Interstate United Corporation in Bloomington for a year, she completed a 
one year internship at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria and is now a registered 
dietitian doing consultant work with various health centers.  Donna married 
David Allen Bishop September 1978.  They are now residing in rural Atlanta 
where Dave is farming.

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