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							 Visitation:  
							Friday, September 30, 2022, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln 
							Service:  
							10 a.m. on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Zion 
							Lutheran Church in Lincoln 
							
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln    
							 
							Obituary  
							 
							Catherine Apel, 97, of Atlanta, 
							passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Carle 
							BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. 
							 
							Catherine was born November 30, 1924, in Hartsburg, 
							the daughter of Henry and Rena (Klockenga) Ubbenga. 
							She married Vernon Apel on September 28, 1946, in 
							Hartsburg. He preceded her in death on January 25, 
							2003.  
							 
							Catherine is survived by her children, Donna Bishop 
							of Atlanta and Daniel (Sharon) Apel of Downers 
							Grove; her grandchildren, Nicole Apel of Chicago, 
							Hans (Katie) Bishop of Atlanta, and Kristin (Jon 
							Persangi) Bishop of Chicago; and her 
							great-grandchildren, Arianna, Oliver, Charlotte, and 
							Anthony. 
							 
							She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, 
							Vernon; and brothers, Leo, George, and H. Robert.  | 
							
							 
					
					  
							Catherine was a long-time member of 
							Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln. She taught Sunday 
							School for over 45 years.  
							 
							The service for Catherine will be held at 10 a.m. on 
							Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church 
							in Lincoln. Visitation will be held Friday, 
							September 30, 2022, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. 
							Burial will follow the service at New Union Cemetery 
							in Lincoln.  
							 
							Memorials may be made in Catherine’s name to Zion 
							Lutheran Church or School. 
            
            				
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