Thelma Applen Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 6, 2023, at the age of 100, Thelma Applen of Greenfield, Iowa passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Thelma Applen to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, George D. Busse and Luella Busse (Vail); her husband Howard Carl Applen; her children, Carolynn and Roger; and her brother James. She is also survived by two children, three brothers, 13 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She has served as an election judge, a member of Harmony Healthcare Unit #11, was a member of the cast of Harmony Melodrama theatre group, for several years was secretary of Harmony Healthcare Foundation and helped with the blood mobile.