Deborah Chapman
1950-03-14 2021-11-13
Deborah Chapman, age 71, passed away on Saturday November 13, 2021 at McLaren St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. She was born on March 14, 1950 in Bowling Green, Ohio, to Oscar and Virginia Retterer.
She was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Oscar (“Skip”). She is survived by her sons Caith (Jody), Brian, and Eric and 5 grandchildren; her sister Sherry and her husband Tom Mortensen; Oscar’s wife Celeste and their children Claire, Ella, and Olivia; and former husband, George Chapman.
Deborah graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently received a Masters degree from the University of Chicago. She married George Chapman in 1973 and moved to Minneapolis in 1976 where Caith and Brian were born. They moved back to the Toledo area where Eric was born.
She was a wonderful mother whose greatest joys were her sons and grandchildren. She was also active in the community, including serving as a Docent at the Toledo Museum of Art and a Deacon at First Presbyterian Church in Maumee. She was also a member of the Toledo Country Club.
For the last several years of her life she battled cancer and other health challenges. Most recently she faced the ravages of COVID to which she eventually succumbed. Throughout this time, she lived selflessly with courage and grace.
Visitation for Deborah will be on November 18, 2021 from 3:00 until 7:00 pm at Maison-Dardenne-Walker in Maumee. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Maumee on Friday November 19, 2021 at 10:30am with Pastor Client Tolbert officiating. Tributes can be made in Deborah’s memory to the Toledo Museum of Art, First Presbyterian Church of Maumee, or the charity of donor’s choice. Arrangements by Mason-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home and condolences may be shared with the family at walkerfuneralhomes.com.
She was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Oscar (“Skip”). She is survived by her sons Caith (Jody), Brian, and Eric and 5 grandchildren; her sister Sherry and her husband Tom Mortensen; Oscar’s wife Celeste and their children Claire, Ella, and Olivia; and former husband, George Chapman.
Deborah graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently received a Masters degree from the University of Chicago. She married George Chapman in 1973 and moved to Minneapolis in 1976 where Caith and Brian were born. They moved back to the Toledo area where Eric was born.
She was a wonderful mother whose greatest joys were her sons and grandchildren. She was also active in the community, including serving as a Docent at the Toledo Museum of Art and a Deacon at First Presbyterian Church in Maumee. She was also a member of the Toledo Country Club.
For the last several years of her life she battled cancer and other health challenges. Most recently she faced the ravages of COVID to which she eventually succumbed. Throughout this time, she lived selflessly with courage and grace.
Visitation for Deborah will be on November 18, 2021 from 3:00 until 7:00 pm at Maison-Dardenne-Walker in Maumee. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Maumee on Friday November 19, 2021 at 10:30am with Pastor Client Tolbert officiating. Tributes can be made in Deborah’s memory to the Toledo Museum of Art, First Presbyterian Church of Maumee, or the charity of donor’s choice. Arrangements by Mason-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home and condolences may be shared with the family at walkerfuneralhomes.com.
Here I am a year after her passing ... writing a tribute that would hardly do Justice to the person she was! From the moment we met in Sunday school and junior high we were the best of friends! I will say she had many... I was not alone! But time would fail me in recording all our memories from high school as well as college. I miss her today and and am grateful for our talks and visits in more recent years, way before she died. To recall our High School days would be like a movie of fun and .... I am ever grateful to have been her friend.�
tribute by Cathy Roemer-Lentz