Obituary of Clifford W. Chapman

Clifford W. Chapman, 74, of Lakewood, NJ died peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 9, after a long struggle with multiple sclerosis. Cliff was born in Bethlehem, PA, the son of the late Clifford W. and the late Florence A. (Bastian) Chapman and the brother of the late Francis Chapman of Racine, WI. He was a long-time resident of NJ having lived in Maywood, Jersey City, Montvale and Lakewood. Following graduation from Dickinson High School in Jersey City he started working for Western Electric before enlisting in the Navy in 1953. He served on the USS Hazelwood (DD-531) as a Quartermaster Third Class during the Korean War. After being honorably discharged, he returned to Western Electric (now AT&T) where he worked 35 years before retiring as a Manager of Tax Operations. On November 8, 1958, he married Arline Marian Westhoff of Jersey City. He was graduated from Seton Hall University in 1967 with a B.S. in Accounting after eight years of night school. Cliff was a loving father of two children and devoted husband for over 50 years. He was a baseball and soccer coach for his children and a doting grandfather. He was a member of the VFW Post 8946 of Woodcliff Lake, American Legion Post 348 of Brick, the Fishing Club of Leisure Village East, the AT&T Pioneers of America and the Royal Order of Hyjypts. He is survived by his wife, Arline, a son, Clifford Jr., and his wife, Cynthia, a daughter, Julie, and her husband, George Psillos, and five grandchildren: Claudia, Charlotte, Clifford W. Chapman III, Alexi and Andreas Clifford Psillos. Family and friends may pay their final respects on Tuesday, April 14th from 2-4pm and 7-9pm at the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home, 2482 Church Rd, Toms River, NJ. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, April 15th at 10am at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1500 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ. Burial will be at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Wrightstown. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations are offered in his name to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 246 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst, NJ 07755.