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Richard A. Chapel

Richard A. Chapel, 74, of Irvine, Pa/, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on June 18, 2021, following a short ill-ness.

He was born Nov. 18, 1946,, in Warren, the son of the late Richard L. and Laura Rickerson Chapel. Dick was a loving, attentive and conscientious man who would drive back to the bank when he realized the teller had given him a dol-lar too much. He would al-ways see the best in every-one and would always give everyone the benefit of the doubt. He would give someone the shirt off his back if he thought they needed it. He was an avid baseball fan and an excel-lent player in his younger years. Dick enjoyed hunt-ing, woodworking, carpen-try, and watching wildlife from his home nestled in the Allegheny National Forest, where he also en-joyed walking with his wife and his Labrador Retriev-ers: Molly and Quinn, along the Hedgehog stream. He was loyal to his family and friends and loved spending time with them.

Dick was a 1964 gradu-ate of Warren Area High School, and as a younger man, Dick worked at Rex-nord, the National Forge, Penelec, and Country Fair. He worked for over 20 years at Struthers Wells Corp as an NDT Operator. He then worked as head custodian for the Warren County School District at Sheffield Elementary School, where the children, staff, teachers, and dietary people respected and adored him.

He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Cheryl Hoag Chapel, whom he married on July 3, 1976, at the First Lutheran Church in Warren; a son, Charles R. Chapel; a daughter, Jennifer L. Adams; three grandchil-dren: Devin Adams, Xavier Chapel and Abigail Chapel; and a sister, Julia Ann Yea-gle and her husband, Bruce.

Friend and family will be received at the Peterson- Blick Funeral Home Inc., 1003 Penna. Ave. E., War-ren, on Wednesday, June 23, from 10 a.m. until noon, at which time a fun-eral service will be held there with the Rev. Jeffrey Ewing, pastor, First Luth-eran Church, officiating.

Burial will follow in the Oakland Cemetery.

The family asks that memorial donations be made in his memory to Hospice of Warren Coun-ty, One Main Ave. Warren, PA 16365 or to Paws Along the River, 212 Elm St. Warren, PA 16365

Those wishing to send online condolences may do so by visiting http://www. petersonblickfuneralhome. com