Anchorage, Alaska
Katherine J Chapman
1933 — 2023
Katherine Jane Chapman peacefully went to be with her Lord on September 23, 2023, in Providence Alaska Medical Center at the age of 90 of heart failure surrounded by loved ones. She was born Katherine Jane Koester on February 21, 1933, in San Diego, CA to William and Alta Rose Koester. She preferred the nickname "Katie". Katie had one older sister, Jean Pauline Demeusy. Katie was a lover of sports. She was the Southern California Badminton champion for seven years running as a youth. She also loved to play softball and was on a women's team as a teenager. She was a competitor at heart, whether in sports like Badminton, billiards, and ping-pong, or in playing board games such as Scrabble,...