1916 – Agnes Regina Chapman – 2017
Agnes Chapman was born on April 3, 1916 on the family farm near Woodstock, Minnesota to Henry and Elizabeth Bult Slinger. Agnes grew up on the family farm and attended Chanarambie Township Country School. Agnes worked at Ham Jensen Candy Kitchen in Pipestone, Minnesota. On October 5, 1949 she and Harold Chapman were married at St. Martin Church in Woodstock. Following their marriage they farmed near Woodstock and raised their five children. Harold passed away on August 24, 1967. Agnes remained on the farm until 1972 when she moved to Lake Wilson, Minnesota. Agnes worked in the kitchen at the Chandler-Lake Wilson Elementary School. In 2009 Agnes moved to Lindenwood Assisted Living in Slayton,Minnesota and later she became a resident of the Slayton Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Agnes passed away at the Murray County Medical Center in Slayton on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the age of 100. She was a member of St. Mary’s Church in Lake Wilson, Minnesota where she was active in the C.C.W. She was a member of the Cameron Township Birthday Club. Agnes enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening specially her flowers and bird watching.
Survivors include her five children: Marlys Thomas, Omaha, NE, Virgil Chapman and his wife Donna, Fulda, MN, Doug Chapman and his wife Deanna, Hills, MN, Colleen Bose, Lake Wilson, MN and Loren Chapman, Fulda, MN; 20 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; four siblings: Margaret Slinger, Slayton, MN, Henry Slinger and his wife Mary, Jackson, MN, Bernard Slinger and his wife Judy, Casa Grande, AZ and Betty Staab, Pipestone, MN; two sisters-in-law: Rose Slinger, Pipestone, MN and Lois Slinger, Northfield, MN; and many nieces and nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Harold; three great-grandchildren: Billy, Jeffery and David Thomas; two sons-in-law: Carl Thomas and Randy Bose; five brothers: Ed Slinger, Walter Slinger and wife Evelyn; Louis Slinger and wife Rita, Joseph Slinger and William Slinger; three sisters and their spouses: Mary and John Ahrends, Martha and Andy Pheiffer, and Helen and Ed Burkard.
Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Church in Lake Wilson, MN on Monday, February 20, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. Thien Nguyen officiating with special music by Group Therapy. The pallbearers were Jason Thomas, Jerimy Chapman, Brent Chapman, Bryan Bose, Grant Bose, and Nick Dieter. As requested by Agnes her nephews were her honorary pallbearers. Interment is at St. Martin’s Cemetery in Woodstock, MN. To send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com
