Clarence Appleget

Clarence Appleget
March 29, 1931 - November 05, 2013
Sigourney, Iowa
Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. November 08, 2013 at St. Mary Catholic Church
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. November 07, 2013 at Powell Funeral Home - Sigourney
SIGOURNEY-Clarence Appleget, age 82, of Sigourney, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, surrounded by his family. Clarence was born on March 29, 1931, to Myrl and Ethel (Hollingsworth) Appleget at their home in Lancaster Township, Sigourney, Iowa. A graduate of Sigourney High School in 1949, Clarence served in the Army and was stationed in Yokohama before returning to Sigourney to marry Rosemary Weber at St. Mary's Catholic Church in 1957. Always an antique car hobbyist, Clarence was known for having at least one antique car in local parades from the time he was in high school driving a modified 'jumper' Model T, until just last year when he drove his long-wished-for hot rod in the Delta Days parade. Clarence spent most of his later working life as a farmer, but he was known by many as the man behind the wheel of one vehicle or another. First as a teen who willingly gave any school friend a ride (earning him the chauffeur's nickname 'Jarvis'), then as driver of a Sigourney school bus. Later he worked at Century Motors, Iowa Southern Utilities, the Iowa DOT, Iowa Parcel Service, Sun Oil DX tankwagon, Pioneer HiBred, and in recent years he was the driver of the local SEIDA bus. He was a member of the American Legion Post #19 and Lacey Kerr V.F.W. Post #2308. Clarence is survived by his wife, Rosemary of Sigourney, daughter Susan (Gerald) Hurst of Winterset, sons Michael (Cheryl) of Oskaloosa, Mark (Eileen) of Danville, CA, Daniel (Beckie) of Sigourney, and daughter Ann Hickcox of Lenexa, KS, as well as twelve grandchildren, three step grandchildren, and one step great grandchild. Clarence is also survived by his siblings Dean (Jean) Appleget and Verna Edmundson of Sigourney, Rex (Barbara) Appleget of Shueyville, IA, and Ruth (John) Deitrich of Bettendorf. Many nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws also mourn his loss. Clarence was preceded in death by his parents, son Terrance Patrick, in 1983, and his brother-in-law, Gene Edmundson. Memorial mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 8, 2013 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney, with Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Military rites by American Legion Post #19 and Lacey Kerr V.F.W. Post #2308 will follow the service. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney, where there will be a wake service at 4:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for Keokuk County Hospice Foundation or St. Mary's Church in Sigourney. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Clarence and his family. Condolences may be e-mailed at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.