2007.01.28: January 28, 2007: Headlines: COS - Senegal: Obituaries: Tampa Tribune: Obituary for Senegal RPCV Ruth Chapin Wolfe
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2007.01.28: January 28, 2007: Headlines: COS - Senegal: Obituaries: Tampa Tribune: Obituary for Senegal RPCV Ruth Chapin Wolfe
Obituary for Senegal RPCV Ruth Chapin Wolfe
After working 20 years as a bookkeeper and raising her children, she decided to go to college. She obtained her Bachelor of Science from Florida State University in Tallahassee. In her 50s and unable to obtain employment with her social welfare college degree, she joined the Peace Corps.
She completed her Master of Science in education and French at Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Fla. She was assigned by the Peace Corps to Calack, Senegal Africa, where she spent two years teaching English to the Wolof speaking students of Calack.
Obituary for Senegal RPCV Ruth Chapin Wolfe
WOLFE, Ruth Chapin, 88, of Lake Placid, Fla., went home to her Lord and savior, Jesus Christ January 26, 2007. She was born in Springfield, Mass., June 17, 1918, and was adopted by the Alford Chapin family where she was raised with seven brothers and sisters. Her death occurred peacefully in her apartment attached to her son's home in Lake Placid where she moved in 2002. She had been battling Lymphocyte Hemolytic Anemia, since 1990, more recently Lymphocyte leukemia and heart disease. She owned and worked in several fields during her lifetime. She owned and operated a wedding and a chapel, tooth powder and paste company in Massachusetts.
She moved from Massachusetts to Florida in the 1940s. In Daytona Beach, Fla., she owned and operated a potato chip factory and a Pure Oil Service Station. She worked as a legal secretary, newspaper employee, bookkeeper, realtor, and Sunday school teacher. She moved to Tallahassee, Fla., in 1953 with her two children. After working 20 years as a bookkeeper and raising her children, she decided to go to college. She obtained her Bachelor of Science from Florida State University in Tallahassee. In her 50s and unable to obtain employment with her social welfare college degree, she joined the Peace Corps.
She completed her Master of Science in education and French at Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Fla. She was assigned by the Peace Corps to Calack, Senegal Africa, where she spent two years teaching English to the Wolof speaking students of Calack. Upon her return to the United States, she moved to Broward County and again worked as a realtor and Sunday school teacher. One of the most rewarding and important accomplishments in her life was helping her son raise her grandson in Plantation, Fla. Those 18 years were some of the most important times of her life. She was a resourceful woman who inspired many people during her lifetime and believed in "the celebration of life." She was a world traveler who went around the world several times.
She enjoyed visiting more than 20 countries, and she shared her experiences with friends, relatives and students. She was a member of Plantation Methodist Church and Tri-Gate Chapter of Eastern Star in Broward County, Fla. She is survived by her brother, Samuel Chapin; sister-in-law, Barbara Chapin of Long Boat Key,Fla.; daughter Julia Anderson; son-in-law, Peter Anderson of Hialeah, Fla.; son Charles Warren Wolfe, of Lake Placid, Fla.; grandchildren, Robert Anderson, and his wife, Denise of Las Vegas, Nev.; Aggie Ordonez, and her husband, Victor, of Martinez, Calif., and Christopher Warren Wolfe of Fort Myers, Fla.; great-grandchildren, Sabrina and Jacob Anderson, Peter Ordonez, and her many friends.
She will be cremated by Jennings Funeral Home of Sarasota, Fla., and interned with her sister, Hope C. Tessier, formerly of Daytona Beach, Fla., in the Chapin family plot in Spring Field, Mass. A memorial service will take place at a future date and time to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donation are requested to be sent to Hope hospice Region 620 Sebring office, 4840 Sun-N-Lakes Blvd., Sebring, FL 33872. Jennings Funeral Home and Cremation, Sarasota, Fla. (941) 926-2223
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