Ionia-Montcalm County MI Archives Obituaries.....Chapin, Ethel M. 2006
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Ethel M. Chapin, age 98, of Greenville, formerly of Ionia and Stanton, passed 
away Saturday evening, Nov. 4, 2006 at the Long Term Care Unit of Spectrum 
Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The daughter of Walter & 
Florence (Randall) Dillenbeck, she was born on Sept. 3, 1908 in Ionia. She was 
raised in Ionia where she attended Sts. Peter & Paul Academy and was a long 
time member of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. In 1927, at Sts. Peter & 
Paul, she married James Chapin, who preceded her in death in June of 1955.

As a young widow, Ethel worked as a babysitter to help support her family.  
She later began working as a housekeeper for Father Bozung at St. Margaret 
Mary Catholic Church in Edmore and for Father Hoogterp at parishes in Grand 
Rapids and Muskegon. After retiring, she returned to the area, eventually 
making her home at Friendship House in Greenville, and was a faithful member 
of St. Charles Catholic Church.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three sons, Charles 
Chapin, Gary Chapin, and Robert Chapin; a daughter, Mary O'Mara; a brother, 
Abner Dillenbeck; three sisters, Virginia Guild, Mary Leece, and Mable 
Dillenbeck; and a granddaughter, Joy Slingerland.  Surviving are a son and two 
daughters-in-law, Richard & Patricia Chapin of Sheridan, and Janet Chapin of 
Lakeview; two daughters and three sons-in-law, Phyllis & Laverne “Buz” Adams 
of Greenville, Lois and Bill Walker of Ionia, and Gene O‘Mara of Lake Odessa; 
16 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; and 
many nieces and nephews.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Chapin will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on 
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 at St. Charles Catholic Church, Greenville, with Father 
Phil Salmonowicz presiding.  Rite of Committal will follow at Forest Hill 
Cemetery, Stanton. Visitation is Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Brown-Teman 
& Christiansen Funeral Home, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, with a Rosary 
prayer service beginning at 7 p.m.


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