Ruth Riley Chapin

Family-Placed Funeral Notice

RUTH RILEY CHAPIN Age 95, died July 13, 2005.She was the daughter of Christopher Riley and Mary Wilson Riley. Her husband, Carroll H. Chapin, predeceased her on December 7, 1991. Ruth is survived by her son, Robert D. Chapin (Barbara) of Village of Golf, Florida, and her daughter, Nancy C. Mahler (Ernst) of Tryon, North Carolina, three step-children, Connie Boyle, Mashpee, Massachusetts, Lynn Chapin, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, and Chris Chapin, Islamorada, Florida, three granddaughters, Riley Chapin, Delray Beach, Peyton Chapman-Russell, Portland, Oregon, and Lisa Chapin, Austin, Texas, a step-granddaughter, Libby Kiefer, Chicago, Illinois, and three great-grandchildren, Halle Chapman-Taylor, Saier Russell, and Everett Russell, brother-in-law, Hugh Chapin (Judy), and sister-in-law, Eleanor Robbins. A resident of Delray Beach since 1946, Ruth was a pioneer woman in business. She was the founder and owner of Ruth Chagnon, a designer dress shop with locations in Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Hobe Sound, Nantucket and Edgartown, Massachusetts until she retired in 1964. In her youth she loved her horses. As an adult she enjoyed playing golf. After retirement she devoted herself to family and a wide circle of friends. Born into a family who served the Episcopal Church in a variety of ways, including a Rector on Cape Cod, a missionary in China, and a staff member at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Ruth was a life long Episcopalian. Ruth was a member of the Mayflower Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a former member of the Gulf Stream Golf Club, Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis Club, The Little Club, Nantucket Yacht Club and Sankey Head Golf Club. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 188 South Swinton Avenue, Deelray Beach, at 11:00 am on Monday, July 18, 2005. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 188 South Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444 or Hospice by the Sea, 1531 West Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33486.