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Author: KENNELLYMARKA
Surnames: Chapin, Lawery ,Orr.
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Myra J. Orr Chapin
Was a member of Cascade United Methodist Church
Myra J. Orr Chapin, age 96,
of Erie,pa,
passed peacefully from her home into the Lord's hands on Sunday, February 26, 2012
after a brief illness. She was born in Cranesville, Pa. on July 16, 1915
a daughter of the late William and Catherine Lawery Orr. She graduated from Albion High
School and spent her life as a homemaker. She was an involved member of Cascade United
Methodist Church for over 60 years and served in the Ruth's Circle ministry. She also
was a member of the Delta Chapter of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed the Glenwood YMCA where
she loved swimming, sewing, gardening, dancing and music. Myra was preceded in death by
her husband Harold E. Chapin in 1974, two sisters; her identical twin, Lyla M. Swahn and
Marian N. Crandall, four brothers; William "Bud" Orr, Earl Orr, Robert
"Bob" Orr and Donald "Lee" Orr. She is survived by one son, William
"Bill" Chapin of Erie, two daughters; Beverly J. "Bev" Chapin of
Girard and Karen Chapin of Springdale, Pa. She also leaves five grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson along with many nieces and nephews. Friends
may call at the Burton Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., 602 West Tenth Street, Er!
ie, Pa. 16502 on Wednesday, from 2:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m.
and are invited to a service there on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. with The Reverend M. Patricia
Mollick officiating. Burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Cascade
United Methodist Church, 1001 West 21st Street, Erie, Pa., 16502 or to the Shriner's
Hospitals for Children, 1645 West 8th Street, Erie, Pa. 16505.
( Erie Times-News from February 28 to February 29, 2012)
Cascade United Methodist Church, "
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