Ranice Sheppard Appell, a former Westport resident, died April 27 of natural causes in North Miami, Florida. She was 91.
Ranice was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up on Far Rockaway Beach, NY where she met the love of her life, Arnold Appell. In 1950, Ranice and Arnold were wed and moved to Norwalk. Ranice, being a “modern woman” worked as a dental assistant while raising her two children and worked there for 35 years.
She was a force to be reckoned with and played a huge role in both her coworkers and patients’ lives.
Ranice and Arnold moved to Westport in the early 1960s where they resided for 40 years before retiring to Grantham, New Hampshire.