Sue Chapman

Sue Chapman, 88, of State Center, died Monday, November 14, 2011 at the State Center Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 19, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center with Pastor Joan Swander officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Linwood Cemetery at Dubuque, Iowa, at a later date. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home West Marshall Chapel in State Center. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Care Initiatives Hospice, St. Paul Lutheran Church, or St. John Episcopal Church in Dubuque. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Sue and her family. Ph. 641-483-2900.Sue was born on March 4, 1923, in Dubuque, Iowa. She was an elementary school teacher of social studies and taught in the Tama, New Hampton and Maquoketa School Districts.Surviving are her sisters: Letitia Pace of Waterloo, Iowa and Mary Ahlers of Bettendorf, Iowa and a niece Linda Olsen of Lenexa, Kansas as well as great-nieces and nephews who will all miss her dearly.Preceding her in death were W. H. and Laura Chapman, Loras and Harriett Butler, her loving aunts and dear friend Lois Hilleman.The family wishes to thank Richard, Trish, Maggie, and Jackie Taft for all their care and love given generously to Sue