Ralph W. Appel, 88, of Lacon, passed away at Unity Point Proctor in Peoria on April 4, 2017. Born in Sparland on May 2, 1928 to the late Henry and Marie Beck Appel, he married Doris Crank on May 15, 1948 in Lacon. Doris passed on July 30, 2007.... View Obituary & Service Information