Mary Rose Phelan Chapman passed away peacefully on December 24, 2021 at
Providence Health Center; Waco, Texas. Mary was preceded in death by her husband,
Major Robert Lee Chapman Jr., her parents Thomas W. Phelan M.D. and Helen Rausch
Phelan, five siblings; Rev. Thomas W. Phelan, Margaret M. Gavin (James M. Gavin
M.D.), William H. Phelan M.D., Col. Frank Phelan and Helen Regina Howe (Edward M. Howe).
Mary is survived by her children; Robert L. Chapman III (Sandy) and Julia H.
Chapman. She has four grandchildren; Kaitlyn E. Haley (Michael), Alec R. Forrester,
Robert L. Chapman IV and William C. Chapman; as well as two great grandchildren,
Kinsey and Cooper. Mary is also survived by her brother, John Phelan (Marilyn),
beloved sister-in-law, Gayle Phelan, and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Oakcrest Funeral Home Tuesday, December 28 from 3 to 5pm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in Rensselaer, New York on January 4, 2022,
followed by Internment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery; East Greenbush, New York.