1927
Mark
2021
Mark Vern Chatfield
July 5, 1927 — February 21, 2021
Our cherished and loving father, son, husband, and friend passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday morning February 21, 2021.
Viewing: February 27, 2021 – Memorial Holladay~Cottonwood Mortuary, 12:00p -1: 30pm, at 4670 S. Highland Drive, Holladay, UT 84117.
Graveside Services: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 2:00p, at 3401 S. Highland Drive, SLC, UT 84106 following the viewing.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, face masks will be required and social distancing practiced.
Hear Ye – Hear Ye…The Chatfield kids are orphans.
We thought for sure he would live to be 100, he gave it his best shot, but alas it was not meant to be. His strong and sturdy body simply wore out. We are eternally grateful, that for a good part of 93 years we got to be his kids. Dad was born in Winchester Indiana, on July 5th 1927, the only child to the Reverend Chauncy C. and Flora Naomi Chatfield. He was a Preachers kid, and therefore had the unenviable job of being the congregations obedient and dutiful son. This was a challenge for a spirited, killer handsome, cool as all get out, young boy. He had many a story about rebelling from an early age. He left home at 16, joined the Navy at 17 and was a veteran and proud member of the “Greatest Generation having served in both WWII and the Korean War. Mark was truly a “self-made man”. On his own, at such a young age, he had no choice but to quickly learn to fend for himself. Life could have gotten the better of him but instead he met a girl. The girl who would become his wife, Grace Timbimboo. Like many couples in the 40’s, madly in love they married just a short 9 months after meeting. This union lasted 58 years until Grace’s passing in 2006.
Mark excelled in his career as a Logistics Specialist for the Airforce, working at Hill Air Force in Utah and McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento California. After retiring from government work, he helped launch Chatfield Construction Co. with his son Ross. Mark is survived by his four children, Diane Holbrook, Ross Chatfield (Denise), Randy Chatfield (Cheryle), Sharon Moncur (Donald). 7 Grandchildren, Dak, Ivy, Sharlene, Stacey, Brandy, Kade and Ryan. The great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren just keep on coming. Preceded in death by his sweetheart Grace Chatfield, great granddaughter Sydney Elle Wilson and parents Chauncy and Flora Chatfield.
Dad was always a critical thinker, intellectual speaker, politically astute, a woman’s advocate long before woman’s lib and above all a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. He loved, and supported his family, we will miss his strong influence and enormous heart.Service Information
Viewing February 27, 2021 at 12:00-1:30 PM
Memorial Holladay~Cottonwood Mortuary, 4670 South Highland Drive, Holladay,Utah 84117
Graveside Service
February 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive, SLC, UT
Viewing: February 27, 2021 – Memorial Holladay~Cottonwood Mortuary, 12:00p -1: 30pm, at 4670 S. Highland Drive, Holladay, UT 84117.
Graveside Services: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 2:00p, at 3401 S. Highland Drive, SLC, UT 84106 following the viewing.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, face masks will be required and social distancing practiced.
Hear Ye – Hear Ye…The Chatfield kids are orphans.
We thought for sure he would live to be 100, he gave it his best shot, but alas it was not meant to be. His strong and sturdy body simply wore out. We are eternally grateful, that for a good part of 93 years we got to be his kids. Dad was born in Winchester Indiana, on July 5th 1927, the only child to the Reverend Chauncy C. and Flora Naomi Chatfield. He was a Preachers kid, and therefore had the unenviable job of being the congregations obedient and dutiful son. This was a challenge for a spirited, killer handsome, cool as all get out, young boy. He had many a story about rebelling from an early age. He left home at 16, joined the Navy at 17 and was a veteran and proud member of the “Greatest Generation having served in both WWII and the Korean War. Mark was truly a “self-made man”. On his own, at such a young age, he had no choice but to quickly learn to fend for himself. Life could have gotten the better of him but instead he met a girl. The girl who would become his wife, Grace Timbimboo. Like many couples in the 40’s, madly in love they married just a short 9 months after meeting. This union lasted 58 years until Grace’s passing in 2006.
Mark excelled in his career as a Logistics Specialist for the Airforce, working at Hill Air Force in Utah and McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento California. After retiring from government work, he helped launch Chatfield Construction Co. with his son Ross. Mark is survived by his four children, Diane Holbrook, Ross Chatfield (Denise), Randy Chatfield (Cheryle), Sharon Moncur (Donald). 7 Grandchildren, Dak, Ivy, Sharlene, Stacey, Brandy, Kade and Ryan. The great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren just keep on coming. Preceded in death by his sweetheart Grace Chatfield, great granddaughter Sydney Elle Wilson and parents Chauncy and Flora Chatfield.
Dad was always a critical thinker, intellectual speaker, politically astute, a woman’s advocate long before woman’s lib and above all a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. He loved, and supported his family, we will miss his strong influence and enormous heart.Service Information
Viewing February 27, 2021 at 12:00-1:30 PM
Memorial Holladay~Cottonwood Mortuary, 4670 South Highland Drive, Holladay,Utah 84117
Graveside Service
February 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive, SLC, UT
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