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It is with heavy hearts that the children of Bud Appelle announce his passing. Joseph Ronald Appelle was born in Port Arthur, April 19, 1924.</p>
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He passed away at Pioneer Ridge on Feb. 12 at the age of 89.</p>
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Bud was a Brent Park boy who left home to serve in WW 2 as a Bren Gun Carrier driver. After the war, he married Hazel Hartley and they had four children. Bud was a great fix-it man who kept his house and the houses of others humming.</p>
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He was a Port Arthur Firefighter and Inspector for many years until he moved to Kenora to be an Inspector with Consumer & Commercial Relations - Fuels Safety Branch. Bud and Hazel loved Kenora, especially camping at Beauty Bay, but they moved back to Thunder Bay when Hazel was ill.</p>
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His wife Hazel, his parents Joe and Maude Appelle, his sister Gladys Appelle, his brother Tom Appelle, and his brother-in-law Morris Hartley predeceased him.</p>
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He is survived by his children: Jolene (Guy) Davis, Cindy (Dan) Edmunds, Tom (Cindy) Appelle, and Lori (David) Lunny; his grandchildren: Kristen Loblaw (Chris), Shelby Witiw, Dale Edmunds (Fiona), Amanda Appelle, Jordan Lunny (Tess) and Dorian Lunny; his great grandchildren Max Loblaw and Chase Edmunds; and his sister-in-law Jean Hartley.</p>
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There will be no formal funeral as per Bud’s wishes. His and Hazel’s ashes will be interred in Kenora.<br />
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The family will meet privately to celebrate Bud’s life on April 19th, which would have been his 90th birthday. </p>
