Rolland Chatfield

CHATFIELD, IRWIN

Posted By: June Brewer Welsch (email)
Date: 12/19/2008 at 05:45:46

Source Muscatine Iowa Journal July 20, 2005
Rolland Chatfield
MUSCATINE, Iowa - Rolland Frederick Chatfield, 73, Muscatine, formerly of Wilton, died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at Veteran Administration Medical Center, Iowa City.

The Rev. Tom Zeleny will officiate the services. Musical selections will be provided by organist, Kathy Luethye, and vocalist, Henry Bentley. Casket bearers are Juston Crawford, Lorn Crawford, Brandon Crawford, Aaron Shoppa, Andrew Shoppa and John Boos. Honorary casket bearers are Kim Dacy, Amie Dacy, Michele Dacy, Mollee Shoppa and Araka Crawford. Burial, with military honors conducted by Wilton American Legion Post 548, will be at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton.

Mr. Chatfield was born Sept. 7, 1931, in Muscatine, the son of Frederick and Isabelle Irwin Chatfield. He married Dorothy M. Libby on March 14, 1972, in Muscatine. She preceded him in death May 13, 2004.
He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict.
He retired as a electrical engineer at Blackhawk Foundry, Davenport. He later worked for Plamor Lanes, Muscatine.

He enjoyed fishing, camping, swimming and his dog, Tasha.

Survivors include three daughters, Mandy Dacy and husband Paul of Grandview, Becky Phillips and husband Jim and Ellyn Shoppa, all of Muscatine; a son, Kirk Chatfield and wife Dorene of Muscatine; two stepdaughters, Loreta Hake and husband Sam of Eddington, Maine and Romona Perkins of Bangor, Maine; a stepson, Harry Lorom and wife Ginny of Newark, Del.; a brother, Walter Chatfield and wife Patricia of Ames; 10 grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a daughter, Kim Elizabeth Chatfield; and a sister, Anna Lucille Zorn.