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Eugene Chapman
[August
23, 2012]
EMDEN -- Eugene Lee Chapman, 90, of
Emden, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at 5:15 a.m. at Lincoln's
Christian Village.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Emden-Eugene Lee Chapman, 90, of Emden, IL passed
away at Christian Village, Lincoln at 5:15 a.m. on
Thursday, August 23, 2012.
Eugene was born on October 19, 1921 at Carrollton,
IL, the son of Charles and Helen Pointer Chapman. He
married Dolores Detjen on November 4, 1950 at Emden,
IL. She survives in Emden, IL.
Eugene is survived by two sons: Philip (Elizabeth)
Chapman; Brent (Carol) Chapman, both of Emden, IL;
one daughter: Sharon (Terry) Blackert of Geneseo,
IL; one brother: David (Marsha) Chapman of Peoria,
Illinois; five grandchildren; ten great
grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, and
one brother.
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Eugene retired from Caterpillar Tractor Co. at
Morton, IL as supervisor of inventory control after
45 years of service. He was a member of St. Peter
Lutheran Church of Emden, IL; served in the US
Army-Air Corps; was a member of the Emden American
Legion Post #506; Lifetime member of the Oasis;
Guitarist Kingsmen Band for many years; Fun-O-Leers
at Logan County Oasis and was an active member and
past president.
Services for Eugene will be Monday, August 27, 2012
at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Emden.
Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery with full
military rites accorded by the Emden American Legion
Post. Visitation will be Sunday, August 26 from
4:00-7:00 p.m. at the church. Memorials may be given
to St. Peter Lutheran Church of Emden, or Oasis
Senior Center, or to the donor's choice.
Arrangements were entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, IL.
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