Rex C. "Bud" Chapai, 70, of Peoria passed away on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, at Bel-Wood Nursing Home.
Born in Peoria on March 9, 1939, to Leo and Rena Hines Chapai, he married Rose Jackson in Jerseyville on Aug. 22, 1959. He later married Barb Shaffer. She preceded him in death, along with his parents and brothers, Leo, Olen and Marna "Red" Chapai.
He is survived by his children, Jeffery (Tina) Chapai of Canton, Jackie Chapai and Kim (Chuck) Martin, both of Peoria Heights, and Tera Chapai-Burton of Peoria; sisters, Kate (Ray) Pecher of Canton, Nell Kennington of California, Frances Tubby Munro of Bentonville, Ark., and Audry (Herman) Davis of Germantown Hills; sister-in-law, Lucille Chapai of Peoria; and stepson, Jon Shaffer of California.
Rex was a truck driver for Brewers Distributing for 25 years and also worked at Main St. Liquors for 47 years, Pabst Brewery for 10 years and was a member of the Teamsters.
Cremation has been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - October 8, 2009.
Born in Peoria on March 9, 1939, to Leo and Rena Hines Chapai, he married Rose Jackson in Jerseyville on Aug. 22, 1959. He later married Barb Shaffer. She preceded him in death, along with his parents and brothers, Leo, Olen and Marna "Red" Chapai.
He is survived by his children, Jeffery (Tina) Chapai of Canton, Jackie Chapai and Kim (Chuck) Martin, both of Peoria Heights, and Tera Chapai-Burton of Peoria; sisters, Kate (Ray) Pecher of Canton, Nell Kennington of California, Frances Tubby Munro of Bentonville, Ark., and Audry (Herman) Davis of Germantown Hills; sister-in-law, Lucille Chapai of Peoria; and stepson, Jon Shaffer of California.
Rex was a truck driver for Brewers Distributing for 25 years and also worked at Main St. Liquors for 47 years, Pabst Brewery for 10 years and was a member of the Teamsters.
Cremation has been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - October 8, 2009.
Rex C. "Bud" Chapai, 70, of Peoria passed away on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, at Bel-Wood Nursing Home.
Born in Peoria on March 9, 1939, to Leo and Rena Hines Chapai, he married Rose Jackson in Jerseyville on Aug. 22, 1959. He later married Barb Shaffer. She preceded him in death, along with his parents and brothers, Leo, Olen and Marna "Red" Chapai.
He is survived by his children, Jeffery (Tina) Chapai of Canton, Jackie Chapai and Kim (Chuck) Martin, both of Peoria Heights, and Tera Chapai-Burton of Peoria; sisters, Kate (Ray) Pecher of Canton, Nell Kennington of California, Frances Tubby Munro of Bentonville, Ark., and Audry (Herman) Davis of Germantown Hills; sister-in-law, Lucille Chapai of Peoria; and stepson, Jon Shaffer of California.
Rex was a truck driver for Brewers Distributing for 25 years and also worked at Main St. Liquors for 47 years, Pabst Brewery for 10 years and was a member of the Teamsters.
Cremation has been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - October 8, 2009.
Born in Peoria on March 9, 1939, to Leo and Rena Hines Chapai, he married Rose Jackson in Jerseyville on Aug. 22, 1959. He later married Barb Shaffer. She preceded him in death, along with his parents and brothers, Leo, Olen and Marna "Red" Chapai.
He is survived by his children, Jeffery (Tina) Chapai of Canton, Jackie Chapai and Kim (Chuck) Martin, both of Peoria Heights, and Tera Chapai-Burton of Peoria; sisters, Kate (Ray) Pecher of Canton, Nell Kennington of California, Frances Tubby Munro of Bentonville, Ark., and Audry (Herman) Davis of Germantown Hills; sister-in-law, Lucille Chapai of Peoria; and stepson, Jon Shaffer of California.
Rex was a truck driver for Brewers Distributing for 25 years and also worked at Main St. Liquors for 47 years, Pabst Brewery for 10 years and was a member of the Teamsters.
Cremation has been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - October 8, 2009.
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