Beverly Appel

Little Orleans, Maryland

Beverly Ruth (Ginter) Appel, age 50, died on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her home, in Little Orleans, Md.

Born Monday, March 21, 1966, in Fort Thomas, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Janet (Batten) Ginter, and her father and step-mother, Harry R. and Christine Ginter, of Cold Spring, Ky.

She is survived by her husband, Craig L. Appel, whom she married on January 28, 1989, in Tacoma, Wa.

She was a 1984 graduate of Highlands High School, in Fort Thomas, Ky.

She was a Kentucky Colonel.

She had been employed as a CNA with the Allegany Nursing and Rehab facility, in Cumberland, Md. She also worked at Pet Smart, in Hagerstown, Md.

She was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

She was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic Church, in Little Orleans, Md.

In addition to her husband, father and step-mother, she is survived by one daughter, Kimberly M. Appel, of Little Orleans; and a brother, Raymond (Reg) Ginter and his wife, Norma Jean, of Morehead, Ky.

In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Brittany Janet Appel, who died in 2010.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., at the Grove Funeral Home, 141 West Main Street, Hancock, Md. Praying of the Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 12517 Saint Patrick Road SE, Little Orleans, Md., with Father John Lombardi officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery.

Memorials, in her name, may be made to the St. Patrick Catholic Church, c/o St. Peter Catholic Church, 16 East High Street, Hancock, Md. 21750

Online condolences will be accepted at www.grovefh.com