- Date Of Birth: March 14, 1922
- Date Of Death: November 1, 2012
- State: Indiana
Jane Louise Chapin, 90, of Elkhart and formerly of Long Beach, Calif., passed away of natural causes at 6:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart.
She was born March 14, 1922, in Fremont, to the late Chester and Pearl (Teeters) Chapin.
Also preceding her in death were her brothers, Ward and Devon Chapin; her sister, Gwen Grimes; and her long-time companion, Dr. Al Swirsky.
Surviving are a sister, Mary Henrietta (Chapin) Wenger of Elkhart; and several nieces and nephews, including Sally and Jim Lindsey of Elkhart and Mary and Marty Bell of Louisville, Ky.
Jane was a lifelong R.N. and had most recently worked at the VA Hospital in Long Beach.
She had also served as a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a nurse and a pilot during World War II.
