Brantley Reese Kappler died shortly after birth on Wednesday, Nov 26, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. They were the children of Brandon D. and Christina (Geitgey) Kappler of Boardman. Besides their parents they were survived by paternal grandparents Ron and Lynne Kappler of North Lima, maternal grandparents David and Georgia Geitgey of Corners burg , paternal great-grandparents Dwain and Patricia Yeagley of Greenford, and Walt and Eileen Kappler of Columbiana; maternal great-grandparents Willard Fitzgerald of Youngstown and Duane and Marjorie Geitgey of New Middletown. He was preceded in death by siblings Nolan David Kappler and Amelia Grace Kappler and a great-grandmother Martha Fitzgerald. Private services will be held on Wednesday. Burial will be at Washingtonville Cemetery. Arrangements by the Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen & Sons Funeral Home