Kenneth "Dale" Kappeler was born on Jan. 25, 1925, near Valley to Jacob and Mellie (Roth) Kappeler. He attended Midland College for two years before entering the Armed Services. He served from 1945 to 1947 in Italy. After being honorably discharged, he returned to farming near Valley. He married Bette Ann Freeman on June 11, 1947. She passed away in June 1993.

Dale married Donna (Bloemker) Skoog on Dec. 30, 1997.

Dale is survived by his wife; daughter, Linda (Garry) Goracke of Fremont; and son, Jeffrey Kappeler of Valley; stepchildren, Kathlene Weber of Fremont, Steven Skoog of Colorado Springs, Colo., Arnold Skoog of Frisco, Texas, and Ronald Skoog of Phoenix; grandchildren, Tami (Glenn) Kietzmann of Carroll, Keri Leeper of Fremont and Kelle Goracke of Ankeny, Iowa; two great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Bette; a granddaughter; a great-granddaughter; and daughter-in-law, Marjorie McConnell.

The memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont. The flag will be presented by the Fremont Honor Guard of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 854 and American Legion Post 20.

Honorary pallbearers are Gene Volnek, Darian Dickmeyer, David Volnek, Dean Edward Hoffman Jr., Robert Kuhr, and Steve Parson.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont and the May Museum.

Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.

An online guest book may be signed at www.ludvigsenmortuary.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Fremont Tribune on Apr. 3, 2014.

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