Robert Irwin Chappell (9/7/1931-7/5/1985) was the son of Charles Irwin Chappell (1909-12/15/1935) and Erma C. Mead Chappell (1908-1958).
He married Elaine Zelma Flander (1937-) on 11/21/1954.
Robert's marriage,
Bradford Era, 11/26/1954:
Flanders-Chappell Nuptials
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Ferns, yellow carnations, white pompoms and lighted candles formed the altar setting for the marriage of Miss Elaine Zelma Flanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flanders, Rixford, to Robert Irwin Chappell, son of Mr. and Mr.s Austin Somerton, Buffalo.
...The bride attended Otto Township High School and her husband attended Bradford Senior High School. A Marine Corps veteran fo World War II, he is now employed at the Town of Tonawanda Chevrlet plant in Tonawanda (retired from there after 30 years). Bradford era and Tonawanda News
They had six or seven children: two known children were: Becky and Barbara Chappell.
Robert was shot and killed in New Guinea:
Tonawand News, Sat. Nov. 16, 1986:
Wheatfield woman puts life back together after tragedy
by Shirey Conners/Staff Writer
A Wheatfied mother of six, who saw her husband shot to death 15 months ago in New Guinea where they were Christian missionaries, is picking up the pieces of her life.
Elaine Chappell, 49, is now a full-time student at State University college at Buffalo, (seeking a bachelor's degree) a foster parent of two, and caring for her youngest daughter, 14 year old Barbara, who also, saw her father killed....
An older daughter, Becky Chappell, 22, who is employed also lives at home.
... The couple, who had been married 31 years, was realizing 53 year old Robert Chappell's dream of serving the Lord as missionaries.
...The Chappells, with Mr. Chappell driving, were with two Michigan missonaries travling down a rural road near Lae, a city in Papusa, New Guinea, when Erik Mangen, a bandit, stepped from, the side of road to ambush the group. He shot a shotgun blast directly at Mr. Chappell, killing him instantly. Stray pellets also grazed one of the missionaries, she said.
Shortly before the July 5, 1985 shooting New Guinea police were called to investigate someone shooting at a public transportaion truck.
...(strange police systems)
"They lined up some suspects with other natives, including Mangen and asked the missionaries to face the group in a courtyard and point the finger at the killers," she said. "Our friends refused to do so in fear they would become marked for death.
...As far as Mrs. Chappell knows her husbands killer is still free.
He was somewhere in buried in New Guinea.
Thanks to Archives, Old Fulton NY Postcards, and Family seach.org.
He married Elaine Zelma Flander (1937-) on 11/21/1954.
Robert's marriage,
Bradford Era, 11/26/1954:
Flanders-Chappell Nuptials
_________________________
Ferns, yellow carnations, white pompoms and lighted candles formed the altar setting for the marriage of Miss Elaine Zelma Flanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flanders, Rixford, to Robert Irwin Chappell, son of Mr. and Mr.s Austin Somerton, Buffalo.
...The bride attended Otto Township High School and her husband attended Bradford Senior High School. A Marine Corps veteran fo World War II, he is now employed at the Town of Tonawanda Chevrlet plant in Tonawanda (retired from there after 30 years). Bradford era and Tonawanda News
They had six or seven children: two known children were: Becky and Barbara Chappell.
Robert was shot and killed in New Guinea:
Tonawand News, Sat. Nov. 16, 1986:
Wheatfield woman puts life back together after tragedy
by Shirey Conners/Staff Writer
A Wheatfied mother of six, who saw her husband shot to death 15 months ago in New Guinea where they were Christian missionaries, is picking up the pieces of her life.
Elaine Chappell, 49, is now a full-time student at State University college at Buffalo, (seeking a bachelor's degree) a foster parent of two, and caring for her youngest daughter, 14 year old Barbara, who also, saw her father killed....
An older daughter, Becky Chappell, 22, who is employed also lives at home.
... The couple, who had been married 31 years, was realizing 53 year old Robert Chappell's dream of serving the Lord as missionaries.
...The Chappells, with Mr. Chappell driving, were with two Michigan missonaries travling down a rural road near Lae, a city in Papusa, New Guinea, when Erik Mangen, a bandit, stepped from, the side of road to ambush the group. He shot a shotgun blast directly at Mr. Chappell, killing him instantly. Stray pellets also grazed one of the missionaries, she said.
Shortly before the July 5, 1985 shooting New Guinea police were called to investigate someone shooting at a public transportaion truck.
...(strange police systems)
"They lined up some suspects with other natives, including Mangen and asked the missionaries to face the group in a courtyard and point the finger at the killers," she said. "Our friends refused to do so in fear they would become marked for death.
...As far as Mrs. Chappell knows her husbands killer is still free.
He was somewhere in buried in New Guinea.
Thanks to Archives, Old Fulton NY Postcards, and Family seach.org.
Robert Irwin Chappell (9/7/1931-7/5/1985) was the son of Charles Irwin Chappell (1909-12/15/1935) and Erma C. Mead Chappell (1908-1958).
He married Elaine Zelma Flander (1937-) on 11/21/1954.
Robert's marriage,
Bradford Era, 11/26/1954:
Flanders-Chappell Nuptials
_________________________
Ferns, yellow carnations, white pompoms and lighted candles formed the altar setting for the marriage of Miss Elaine Zelma Flanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flanders, Rixford, to Robert Irwin Chappell, son of Mr. and Mr.s Austin Somerton, Buffalo.
...The bride attended Otto Township High School and her husband attended Bradford Senior High School. A Marine Corps veteran fo World War II, he is now employed at the Town of Tonawanda Chevrlet plant in Tonawanda (retired from there after 30 years). Bradford era and Tonawanda News
They had six or seven children: two known children were: Becky and Barbara Chappell.
Robert was shot and killed in New Guinea:
Tonawand News, Sat. Nov. 16, 1986:
Wheatfield woman puts life back together after tragedy
by Shirey Conners/Staff Writer
A Wheatfied mother of six, who saw her husband shot to death 15 months ago in New Guinea where they were Christian missionaries, is picking up the pieces of her life.
Elaine Chappell, 49, is now a full-time student at State University college at Buffalo, (seeking a bachelor's degree) a foster parent of two, and caring for her youngest daughter, 14 year old Barbara, who also, saw her father killed....
An older daughter, Becky Chappell, 22, who is employed also lives at home.
... The couple, who had been married 31 years, was realizing 53 year old Robert Chappell's dream of serving the Lord as missionaries.
...The Chappells, with Mr. Chappell driving, were with two Michigan missonaries travling down a rural road near Lae, a city in Papusa, New Guinea, when Erik Mangen, a bandit, stepped from, the side of road to ambush the group. He shot a shotgun blast directly at Mr. Chappell, killing him instantly. Stray pellets also grazed one of the missionaries, she said.
Shortly before the July 5, 1985 shooting New Guinea police were called to investigate someone shooting at a public transportaion truck.
...(strange police systems)
"They lined up some suspects with other natives, including Mangen and asked the missionaries to face the group in a courtyard and point the finger at the killers," she said. "Our friends refused to do so in fear they would become marked for death.
...As far as Mrs. Chappell knows her husbands killer is still free.
He was somewhere in buried in New Guinea.
Thanks to Archives, Old Fulton NY Postcards, and Family seach.org.
He married Elaine Zelma Flander (1937-) on 11/21/1954.
Robert's marriage,
Bradford Era, 11/26/1954:
Flanders-Chappell Nuptials
_________________________
Ferns, yellow carnations, white pompoms and lighted candles formed the altar setting for the marriage of Miss Elaine Zelma Flanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flanders, Rixford, to Robert Irwin Chappell, son of Mr. and Mr.s Austin Somerton, Buffalo.
...The bride attended Otto Township High School and her husband attended Bradford Senior High School. A Marine Corps veteran fo World War II, he is now employed at the Town of Tonawanda Chevrlet plant in Tonawanda (retired from there after 30 years). Bradford era and Tonawanda News
They had six or seven children: two known children were: Becky and Barbara Chappell.
Robert was shot and killed in New Guinea:
Tonawand News, Sat. Nov. 16, 1986:
Wheatfield woman puts life back together after tragedy
by Shirey Conners/Staff Writer
A Wheatfied mother of six, who saw her husband shot to death 15 months ago in New Guinea where they were Christian missionaries, is picking up the pieces of her life.
Elaine Chappell, 49, is now a full-time student at State University college at Buffalo, (seeking a bachelor's degree) a foster parent of two, and caring for her youngest daughter, 14 year old Barbara, who also, saw her father killed....
An older daughter, Becky Chappell, 22, who is employed also lives at home.
... The couple, who had been married 31 years, was realizing 53 year old Robert Chappell's dream of serving the Lord as missionaries.
...The Chappells, with Mr. Chappell driving, were with two Michigan missonaries travling down a rural road near Lae, a city in Papusa, New Guinea, when Erik Mangen, a bandit, stepped from, the side of road to ambush the group. He shot a shotgun blast directly at Mr. Chappell, killing him instantly. Stray pellets also grazed one of the missionaries, she said.
Shortly before the July 5, 1985 shooting New Guinea police were called to investigate someone shooting at a public transportaion truck.
...(strange police systems)
"They lined up some suspects with other natives, including Mangen and asked the missionaries to face the group in a courtyard and point the finger at the killers," she said. "Our friends refused to do so in fear they would become marked for death.
...As far as Mrs. Chappell knows her husbands killer is still free.
He was somewhere in buried in New Guinea.
Thanks to Archives, Old Fulton NY Postcards, and Family seach.org.
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