Richard E. Chaput, Sr., 62, of Brookfield, died on Jan. 3, 2018.
Born on November 11, 1955, Mr. Chaput was a U.S. Army veteran who worked as a truck driver.
Mr. Chaput was the husband of Christine Chaput (nee Miller); the father of Richard E. (Stacey) Chaput Jr., Nicole (Peter) Kooy and Danielle Chaput; the grandfather of Richard E. Chaput III, Nina Chaput, Logan Neumann-Chaput and Kenzie Kooy; the brother of Michael (Marie) Chaput, Susan (Steve) Kummer and the late Thomas L. (Mary) Chaput III; and the uncle and great-uncle of many.
He was predeceased by his parents, Thomas Chaput, Jr. and Arlene Chaput (nee Binkley).
A funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 6 at St. Francis Xavier Church in LaGrange. Interment was private.
Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.
