Hubert E. “Herbie” Chapin, 91, Luverne, formerly of Hardwick, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne.
Services were Monday, Jan. 6, at First Baptist Church in Luverne. The Rev. Rick Cornish officiated. Burial was in Luverne Memorial Gardens, rural Luverne.
Hubert Chapin was born to Ralph and Sarah (Lewis) Chapin on Feb. 6, 1911, in Springwater Township, Rock County. He grew up and attended school in the same area.
He married Helen Moe on Aug. 20, 1939, in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church parsonage. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II from Nov. 15, 1943, to Dec. 12, 1945. He worked for A.R. Wood Company, Ahrendt Construction and Luverne Truck Co. In 1951, they moved from Hardwick to Centennial Apartments in Luverne.
Mr. Chapin was a member of American Legion and the VFW. He was an avid gardener who supplied vegetables to many Hardwick residents. He loved reading, playing his accordion and playing cards.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Chapin, Luverne; four sons, Dan Chapin, Fremont, Neb., David (Mary) Chapin, Kings Mountain, N.C., Dean (Sally) Chapin, Minneapolis, and Paul (Shelley) Chapin, Worthington; four daughters, Carole (Robert) Swanson, Maple Grove, Diana (James) Ouverson, Luverne, Joyce (Kevin) Battorff, Rolla, Mo., and Janice (Bill) Jaworski, Bloomington; 25 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Chapin was preceded in death by his parents, three sons, Glen, Ralph and Carl Sr., three grandsons, Mark Chapin, Alex Chapin and Michael Swanson, three brothers, Gerald, George and Roger, and one sister, Mattie.
Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.