Michael A. Neppl, 57, of Humboldt, passed away December 28, 2009 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Humboldt. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Humboldt. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt with a parish rosary at 7:45 p.m.
Mr. Neppl is survived by is wife, JoAnn of Humboldt; his daughters, Becky Neppl of North Liberty, Iowa, and Julie Neppl of Wheeling, IL; and siblings, Suzanne (Bob) Guthrie of Columbia, MO, Elaine Neppl of Papillion, NE, Joe (Vicki) Neppl of Wall Lake, Donna (Bill) Cooper of Eldridge, IA, Larry (Jean) Neppl of Wall Lake, Dan (Rose) Neppl of Erie, CO, and Lauri (Jeff) Niehaus of Sac City. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Michael Anthony Neppl, the son of Marcus and Mary Jane (Powers) Neppl, was born April 14, 1952 at Carroll, Iowa. He was raised and educated at Wall Lake and graduated from high school in 1970. Mike attended Iowa DOT training in Council Bluffs and went to work for the Iowa Highway Commission. On September 13, 1975, he was united in marriage to JoAnn Neumayer. On May 5, 1977, the couple made their home in Humboldt where Mike worked for P&M Stone until 1980 when he went to work for Humboldt Concrete Products where he became manager. In 2005, Mike became the Human Resources Manager for Jet Company in Humboldt.
Mike was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and was a past member of the Humboldt Volunteer Fire Department. He was a St. Louis Cardinals and Iowa State Cyclone fan and enjoyed NASCAR Racing. He took great pride in his daughters and loved following their high school athletic activities.