"We are so saddened and shocked to hear about John's passing. Wilma e-mailed me, and Pauline also called me tonight. I will write soon. Love and prayers, Merna."
In loving memory of
John R. Chaplin
August 25, 1932 - October 3, 2000
John Chaplin WAPELLO, Iowa - John R. Chaplin, 68, of Wapello, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello. The Rev. Dan Doolin will officiate. Burial will be at the Fulton Cairo Cemetery in rural Morning Sun. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home where a rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. and family will meet friends until 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Morning Sun and Wapello Volunteer Fire Departments. Mr. Chaplin was born Aug. 25, 1932, in Quincy, Ill., the son of Earl and Louise Teufel Chaplin. He married Patricia Flesch on April 11, 1953, in Quincy. She died Dec. 20, 1968. He married Anna Mae Marshall Walker on Nov. 27, 1970, in Wapello. He served in the US Navy and then worked as a salesman in the Quincy area until 1968. He moved to Wapello and worked for Chanen Auto Supply until 1971. He opened C amp; H Auto Supply and served the community until 1987. After selling his business he owned the C amp; H Wrecker Service until his death. He was involved in the Gold Wing Club and a founder of the Golden Wish Foundation. He served as a Louisa County Sheriff Reserve and the Columbus Junction Police Reserve. He was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his wife, Anna Mae; three daughters, Joan Chaplin of Burlington, Joyce and Robert Kramer of Wapello, Janet Chaplin of Kirksville, Mo.; five sons, Mark and Laura Chaplin of Tipp City, Ohio, Mike and Bobbi Chaplin of Wapello, Don Chaplin of Des Moines, Dan and Christy Chaplin of Mediapolis, and Dale and Connie Chaplin of Virginia Beach, Va; a stepdaughter, Terri and Mike Parish of Wapello; two stepsons, Mike and Cathy Walker of Wilton and Jim and Diana Walker of Glen Allen, Mo; 14 grandchildren; and eight step grandchildren; his father, Earl of Quincy; and five sisters, Wanda Garland of Quincy, Helen Saiyan of Sherman Oaks, Calif., Linda Anderson of Quincy, Suesy Brand of Sherman Oaks, and Debbie Daniel of Burlington.