Ronald Lee Chapman

Ronald Lee Chapman left this world on March 9, 2025, having lived out his final years at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll, Iowa.

Ron was son to Harold and Lucille, brother to Carol and Sandy, husband to Rose, brother-in-law to Arthur and Sue, father to Jay, father-in-law to Megan, and grandfather to Noah.

Born on May 5, 1935, Ron was granted just shy of 90 years of life following his birth, and he will be missed by those who are left to grieve his death.

Being born and raised in central Wisconsin, Ron was a Wisconsinite at heart.  Growing up near the Wisconsin River, Ron enjoyed what winter had to offer.  He and his little sisters skated on the river when it turned to ice.  He also liked skiing on the snow at such places as Iverson Park in Stevens Point or at Rib Mountain, north of his hometown.  During the warmer months, Ron often rode his bike, something he continued to do well into adulthood.  Ron was also a music man.  He was a talented and skilled piano player, and he knew the tune and the words of many a song by heart.  He played often for others, and many were blessed by his music.

Ron married Rose Marie Hoehn in the summer of 1974, and the two celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2024.  Shortly after the birth of their grandson, Ron and Rose moved to Iowa to be closer to family.  Ron’s employment varied throughout his working years, but the most notable may be the time during which he and Rose worked together at “Jefferson House,” a group home on Jefferson Street in Stevens Point in the 1980s.  There they lived and served as the on-site, full-time care providers for mentally disabled men and women.  Volunteering was something that Ron did in his retirement years, including helping as a foster grandparent within the Carroll Community School District.

Honor is certainly owed to the “St. Anthony Army” (the many employees within various departments) who served Ron in an excellent and caring manner over the last several years, both at St. Anthony Regional Hospital and at St. Anthony Nursing Home.  The family sincerely expresses deep gratitude for what these women and men did for Dad.

But above all, God himself deserves our thanks, for what do we have that has not ultimately come to us from our Creator?  So, thank you, God, for giving to Ron life, and breath, and music, and all things.  Thank you, God, that you loved him and did everything necessary for his sins against You to be forgiven so that he could have life beyond this earthly existence–life beyond the grave–life forever with You.

Thank you, Jesus of Nazareth, for coming into this world and dying in Dad’s place for all of his sins, and then rising from the dead, never to die again.  Thank you, Jesus, for loving Dad that much.  Thank you, for giving yourself as the once-for-all sacrifice which could completely and forever take away Ron’s sin before a holy God.

Thank you, Father, that this pardon and this life forever with you is something that you freely offered to Dad as he heard the Gospel (the good news of Jesus’ death in our place for our sins followed by His resurrection).  Thank you that Dad was given the opportunity to turn from his sin and trust in Jesus to receive this free gift of eternal life.

Thank you, Father, for the many gifts you gave to Ron, and thank you for the gift he was to us.  Thank you, Father, for the greatest gift of all, your crucified and resurrected Son, who loved us and died to take away our sins.

A graveside service will be held at 2 P.M. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the Carroll City Cemetery.  No visitation or other services are scheduled.  Family and friends are welcome to attend the graveside service.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Ron’s family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com