Apfel, Arthur O.

Arthur O. “Art” Apfel, 90, of Galva, died at 9:28 AM, Sunday, August 31, 2014 at OSF St. Luke Medical Center in Kewanee.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, September 5 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Galva. Rev. Linda Winkelman will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM, Thursday, September 4 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Burial will be at the Galva Cemetery where military rites will be accorded by the Galva Fusiliers. Memorials may be directed to the Messiah Lutheran Church or the Galva Park District.

He was born March 20, 1924 in Pekin, IL, the son of Henry and Gertrude (Kief) Apfel. He married Rosemary R. Rahn on June 14, 1947 in Pekin and she preceded him in death on December 3, 2000. He was also preceded in death by his parents, a sister and his son-in-law, Dennis Goetz. He is survived by a daughter, Laura Goetz of Geneseo, IL, a son, Fritz (Linda) Apfel of Fayetteville, GA, six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren and a special friend, Marcia Elliott.

Art graduated from Pekin High School in 1942. He then served with the Army Air Corp where he flew P47’s. He had worked as an adjuster for Pekin Farmers Insurance and then in 1953 moved to Galva where he operated S&S Ford Dealership until 1997. After selling that business, he got his broker’s license and operated Colony Realty until he was 86. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and the former Midland Country Club. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge in Pekin, a 70 year member of the Galva American Legion and was a 50 year member of the Galva Fire Department. Art enjoyed golfing and flying and had traveled to all 50 states. He was also part of a group of local businessmen that helped form Galva’s Industrial Plaza. He was also a founding member and park board president of the Galva Park District.

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