Ionia County News Thursday, 25 August 1949
A solemn requiem high mass was sung by the Rev. Fr. John S. Fons at 9:00 a.m. Monday for Mrs. Fred A. Chapman, who died suddenly Friday morning at her summer cottage on Long Lake. The funeral was held following a prayer service at the Boynton Funeral Home at 8:30 a.m.
Interment was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The pall bearers were Edward McGrath, John McGrath, Clayton Paquette, Elmer Rheaume, Louis Davis, and Henry Peabody. In charge of the flowers were Mrs. Edwin Houghton, Mrs. George Coe, Jr., Mrs. James Hilton and Mrs. Martin D. McNamara.
Mrs. Chapman's death was entirely unexpected even though she had not been in good health for some time. Death was attributed to a heart attack. She was the widow of the late Fred A. Chapman, former mayor of Ionia, former warden at Michigan State Reformatory, and former partner of the late ex-Gov. Fred W. Green.
Mrs. Chapman was born in Detroit, Dec. 13, 1891, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Denk. She was one of 13 children. On April 10, 1928 she married Mr. Chapman and moved to Ionia. She lived here until his death on Oct. 18, 1938, and then she divided her time between her summer cottage on Longe Lake and her winter home in Miami, Fla. Mrs. Chapman was a member of the St. Rose of Lima Church of Miami and a former member of the Ionia SS Peter and Paul parish. In Miami she was a past president of the Altar Society of St. Rose of Lima Church. While a member of SS Peter and Paul Church of Ionia she was a regent of the Daughters of Isabella.
Surviving are a daughter, Aurelia C., and a son, Frederick Jr., both at the Long Lake cottage; a brother Eugene C. Denk of Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. Lora McGrath and Mrs. Autilla Scanlon, and Mrs. Agnes Paquette of Windsor, Ont. One sister, Mrs. Cecelia Lauhoff of Detroit died last October and a brother, Titus Denk, died July 1, 1949. Out-of-town residents attending the funeral included: Fred A. Chapman, Jr., and Miss Aurelia C. Chapman, son and daughter, and Mrs. Marie Marshal and Miss Carol Marshal, all of Miami, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Denk, Miss Margaret Denk, Mrs. John Scanlon, Miss Mary Scanlon, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rheaume, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. McGrath, Mr. and Mrs. John McGrath, Mrs. Kenneth Boehme, Mrs. Lee Gerrett, Mrs. Mayme Denk, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Davis, Miss Mary Jane Davis, Miss Adele Denk, Ken Carner, Mrs. Mayme Garvey, Miss Lucille Lingeman, Mrs. Frank Lingeman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vise, Mr. and Mrs. Ed McGrath, and Mr. and Mrs. John Longe, all from Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Finley of Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. O. Paquette and Mrs. Clayton Paquette and Catherine Pelzer, all of Windsor, Ont.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman and Mrs. Rhonda Gaumann of Wyandotte; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Conlon of Toledo, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Koerber and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pierce of Port Huron and Mr. and Mrs. John Spitzley of Westphalia.
Denk Chapman Hall, which is on the 1st floor of the historic Madam Cadillac Building on Marygrove College's campus, was likely named after Fred Chapman and his two Denk wives. Lectures, concerts and other special events are held there.
Ionia County News Thursday, 25 August 1949
A solemn requiem high mass was sung by the Rev. Fr. John S. Fons at 9:00 a.m. Monday for Mrs. Fred A. Chapman, who died suddenly Friday morning at her summer cottage on Long Lake. The funeral was held following a prayer service at the Boynton Funeral Home at 8:30 a.m.
Interment was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The pall bearers were Edward McGrath, John McGrath, Clayton Paquette, Elmer Rheaume, Louis Davis, and Henry Peabody. In charge of the flowers were Mrs. Edwin Houghton, Mrs. George Coe, Jr., Mrs. James Hilton and Mrs. Martin D. McNamara.
Mrs. Chapman's death was entirely unexpected even though she had not been in good health for some time. Death was attributed to a heart attack. She was the widow of the late Fred A. Chapman, former mayor of Ionia, former warden at Michigan State Reformatory, and former partner of the late ex-Gov. Fred W. Green.
Mrs. Chapman was born in Detroit, Dec. 13, 1891, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Denk. She was one of 13 children. On April 10, 1928 she married Mr. Chapman and moved to Ionia. She lived here until his death on Oct. 18, 1938, and then she divided her time between her summer cottage on Longe Lake and her winter home in Miami, Fla. Mrs. Chapman was a member of the St. Rose of Lima Church of Miami and a former member of the Ionia SS Peter and Paul parish. In Miami she was a past president of the Altar Society of St. Rose of Lima Church. While a member of SS Peter and Paul Church of Ionia she was a regent of the Daughters of Isabella.
Surviving are a daughter, Aurelia C., and a son, Frederick Jr., both at the Long Lake cottage; a brother Eugene C. Denk of Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. Lora McGrath and Mrs. Autilla Scanlon, and Mrs. Agnes Paquette of Windsor, Ont. One sister, Mrs. Cecelia Lauhoff of Detroit died last October and a brother, Titus Denk, died July 1, 1949. Out-of-town residents attending the funeral included: Fred A. Chapman, Jr., and Miss Aurelia C. Chapman, son and daughter, and Mrs. Marie Marshal and Miss Carol Marshal, all of Miami, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Denk, Miss Margaret Denk, Mrs. John Scanlon, Miss Mary Scanlon, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rheaume, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. McGrath, Mr. and Mrs. John McGrath, Mrs. Kenneth Boehme, Mrs. Lee Gerrett, Mrs. Mayme Denk, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Davis, Miss Mary Jane Davis, Miss Adele Denk, Ken Carner, Mrs. Mayme Garvey, Miss Lucille Lingeman, Mrs. Frank Lingeman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vise, Mr. and Mrs. Ed McGrath, and Mr. and Mrs. John Longe, all from Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Finley of Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. O. Paquette and Mrs. Clayton Paquette and Catherine Pelzer, all of Windsor, Ont.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman and Mrs. Rhonda Gaumann of Wyandotte; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Conlon of Toledo, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Koerber and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pierce of Port Huron and Mr. and Mrs. John Spitzley of Westphalia.
Denk Chapman Hall, which is on the 1st floor of the historic Madam Cadillac Building on Marygrove College's campus, was likely named after Fred Chapman and his two Denk wives. Lectures, concerts and other special events are held there.
Family Members
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Joseph Valentine Denk
1872–1873
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Cecilia Denk Lauhoff
1873–1948
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Ida Maria Denk
1875–1936
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Hugo Joseph Denk
1877–1941
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Thecla A. "Dollie" Denk Chapman
1878–1926
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Ottilia Josephine Denk Scanlon
1882–1951
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Loretta Catherine Denk McGrath
1887–1960
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Hildegard Clara Denk
1890–1900
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Eugene Caspar Denk
1894–1950
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Norbert Frank Denk
1896–1942
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