Milton D. Rapp, 63, of Sublette passed away at 7:55 a.m. April
6, 2014.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Community United
Methodist Church, LaMoille with the Rev. Sangmyung Park officiating.
Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by VFW
Post 4079.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home,
Mendota provided the arrangements.
Mr. Rapp was born Sept. 19, 1950, in Amboy to Milton P. and Evelyn
(Hoelzer) Rapp. He married Emily Jean Benavidez on April 4, 1970, in
Mendota.
Milton served honorably in the U.S. Army with the 23rd Engineer
Battalion during the Vietnam War and was stationed in Germany until his
honorable discharge in March 1973.
Milton was employed by Caterpillar in Aurora from September 1969 until
retiring in May 2003. He then worked at HCC Inc. in Mendota. Upon retirement,
he then farmed the Rapp family farm until the present day.
Milton was deeply involved in his church, the Community United
Methodist Church of LaMoille and served as conference lay leader. He held
many other positions in the church including trustee, pastor parish, dart ball,
lay leader/reader and many more.
Milton had many interests and hobbies, but most importantly serving his
Lord Jesus Christ. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren,
had a passion for collecting John Deere tractors and loved being outdoors
and hunting. Milton was a fan of his beloved Chicago Cubs and the Chicago
Bears.
Milton is survived by his wife; two sons, Dennis Rapp of Chicago and
Derek Rapp of Sublette; one daughter, Jessica (Brent) Montavon of Amboy; two grandchildren, Brayden and Chase;
two sisters Sue (Dan) Williams of Cypress, CA., and Julee (Tom) Barkauskas of Yorkville; four brothers David (Linda) Rapp of Mendota, Myron (Anne) Rapp of Clearwater, FL., Merle Rapp and Dean Rapp both of Aurora; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and his grandparents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials and donations may be directed to the
Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille.
Pallbearers will be Cord Benavidez, Erick Benavidez, Adam Rapp, Ryan
Molln, Colton Benavidez, John Silfies and Greg Barkauskas.