Conservation Officer Frank J Appel
End of Watch : May 8, 1925
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
| Conservation Officer Frank J AppelEnd of Watch : May 8, 1925Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| OFFICER FRANK J. APPEL DNR Died May 8, 1925 Oficer Frank J. Appel was driving his motorcycle between Grand Marais and Gunflint Lake on the Gunflint Trail on May 8th, 1925. As he was graveling down a hill, too fast for the curve, a front wheel hit a rock and threw him into the ditch and down a 10-foot embankment. His head hit a rock and he was killed instantly. His body was discovered around 5:30 p.m. by Highway Patrolman Dyer Reynolds. Officer Appel was 42 years old and had worked for the DNR for 3 years. His wife, Elizabeth, and four children, Harold, Leon, Kenneth and Lorraine, survived him. Funeral services were held at his home and he was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Sourced from: The book "We Will Remember" With permission from Lisa Lovering, Author and Board of Director MN Law Enforcement Memorial Association L.E.M.A. 2009 |
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