Virvel Allen Chase was the son of Elijah Allen Chase and Lillian Roseline (Dobson) Chase. He grew up working hard on his family's farm, and attended school in Webster County, graduating from Lanyon High School in 1946. He worked for Coats tire and farm equipment manufacturing, then at a Fort Dodge Gypsum mining company. He returned to the family farm just before being drafted in the Army at the start of the Korean War.
While serving in the Army, he attended training in heavy artillery at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Instead being shipped to Korea, we was assigned to duty in Germany, due to troubles brewing with the Russian's in their occupation of East Germany. After serving in the Army for two years, he returned to his home farm in Webster County, Iowa. Soon after he attended college at the local community junior college, seeking an education in business. He then went to work in Fort Dodge, in a shoe store. He then moved to Sioux City Iowa, where he continued to build on his shoe sales business skills, and demonstrated his ability to provide excellent service, and grow the business.
He married Rosemary Mackey in Iowa, February 12th, 1955. Virvel took a break from the shoe business to try another businesses related to selling devices and tools designed to care for farm animals. Then he and Rosemary moved back to his farm home with his parents, and once again assisted with the farming work for a few months. In 1959 they moved to California, and resumed working in shoe sales in Oxnard. This led to another shoe sales job in Ventura, with the Lynette's Shoe store. He remained with the Lynette's from then on, and having demonstrated his ability to improve sales, and grow the store's business, he was transfered to their other locations in Ojai, Lompoc, and then back to Oxnard about 1963. He became a partner with Lynette Shoes after a few more years, and then the sole owner after the original owner retired and sold his interest to Virvel. For nearly twenty more years, Virvel ran and grew the business in Oxnard, while keeping the name Lynette's.
Virvel enjoyed golfing, and spending time with friends and family. After retiring in 1990, they moved to Camarillo Springs where he and Rosemary had easy access to golf on their private neighborhood golf course. After a few years, they moved to Vacaville, then to Reno, Nevada, and then St. George, Utah, and eventually settling into their final retirement community in Pahrump, Nevada.
He died from complications from kidney failure, and died peacefully at home, the evening of August 29th, at the age of 88. His body was cremated; memorial service to follow. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Verna Florea, and Velma Castenson, brothers Vernon and Victor, and nephew David Castenson. Surviving are his wife Rosemary, sisters Vera Hrabak and Vivian Jacobson, brother Vearl, and many nieces, nephews, and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
While serving in the Army, he attended training in heavy artillery at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Instead being shipped to Korea, we was assigned to duty in Germany, due to troubles brewing with the Russian's in their occupation of East Germany. After serving in the Army for two years, he returned to his home farm in Webster County, Iowa. Soon after he attended college at the local community junior college, seeking an education in business. He then went to work in Fort Dodge, in a shoe store. He then moved to Sioux City Iowa, where he continued to build on his shoe sales business skills, and demonstrated his ability to provide excellent service, and grow the business.
He married Rosemary Mackey in Iowa, February 12th, 1955. Virvel took a break from the shoe business to try another businesses related to selling devices and tools designed to care for farm animals. Then he and Rosemary moved back to his farm home with his parents, and once again assisted with the farming work for a few months. In 1959 they moved to California, and resumed working in shoe sales in Oxnard. This led to another shoe sales job in Ventura, with the Lynette's Shoe store. He remained with the Lynette's from then on, and having demonstrated his ability to improve sales, and grow the store's business, he was transfered to their other locations in Ojai, Lompoc, and then back to Oxnard about 1963. He became a partner with Lynette Shoes after a few more years, and then the sole owner after the original owner retired and sold his interest to Virvel. For nearly twenty more years, Virvel ran and grew the business in Oxnard, while keeping the name Lynette's.
Virvel enjoyed golfing, and spending time with friends and family. After retiring in 1990, they moved to Camarillo Springs where he and Rosemary had easy access to golf on their private neighborhood golf course. After a few years, they moved to Vacaville, then to Reno, Nevada, and then St. George, Utah, and eventually settling into their final retirement community in Pahrump, Nevada.
He died from complications from kidney failure, and died peacefully at home, the evening of August 29th, at the age of 88. His body was cremated; memorial service to follow. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Verna Florea, and Velma Castenson, brothers Vernon and Victor, and nephew David Castenson. Surviving are his wife Rosemary, sisters Vera Hrabak and Vivian Jacobson, brother Vearl, and many nieces, nephews, and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Virvel Allen Chase was the son of Elijah Allen Chase and Lillian Roseline (Dobson) Chase. He grew up working hard on his family's farm, and attended school in Webster County, graduating from Lanyon High School in 1946. He worked for Coats tire and farm equipment manufacturing, then at a Fort Dodge Gypsum mining company. He returned to the family farm just before being drafted in the Army at the start of the Korean War.
While serving in the Army, he attended training in heavy artillery at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Instead being shipped to Korea, we was assigned to duty in Germany, due to troubles brewing with the Russian's in their occupation of East Germany. After serving in the Army for two years, he returned to his home farm in Webster County, Iowa. Soon after he attended college at the local community junior college, seeking an education in business. He then went to work in Fort Dodge, in a shoe store. He then moved to Sioux City Iowa, where he continued to build on his shoe sales business skills, and demonstrated his ability to provide excellent service, and grow the business.
He married Rosemary Mackey in Iowa, February 12th, 1955. Virvel took a break from the shoe business to try another businesses related to selling devices and tools designed to care for farm animals. Then he and Rosemary moved back to his farm home with his parents, and once again assisted with the farming work for a few months. In 1959 they moved to California, and resumed working in shoe sales in Oxnard. This led to another shoe sales job in Ventura, with the Lynette's Shoe store. He remained with the Lynette's from then on, and having demonstrated his ability to improve sales, and grow the store's business, he was transfered to their other locations in Ojai, Lompoc, and then back to Oxnard about 1963. He became a partner with Lynette Shoes after a few more years, and then the sole owner after the original owner retired and sold his interest to Virvel. For nearly twenty more years, Virvel ran and grew the business in Oxnard, while keeping the name Lynette's.
Virvel enjoyed golfing, and spending time with friends and family. After retiring in 1990, they moved to Camarillo Springs where he and Rosemary had easy access to golf on their private neighborhood golf course. After a few years, they moved to Vacaville, then to Reno, Nevada, and then St. George, Utah, and eventually settling into their final retirement community in Pahrump, Nevada.
He died from complications from kidney failure, and died peacefully at home, the evening of August 29th, at the age of 88. His body was cremated; memorial service to follow. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Verna Florea, and Velma Castenson, brothers Vernon and Victor, and nephew David Castenson. Surviving are his wife Rosemary, sisters Vera Hrabak and Vivian Jacobson, brother Vearl, and many nieces, nephews, and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
While serving in the Army, he attended training in heavy artillery at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Instead being shipped to Korea, we was assigned to duty in Germany, due to troubles brewing with the Russian's in their occupation of East Germany. After serving in the Army for two years, he returned to his home farm in Webster County, Iowa. Soon after he attended college at the local community junior college, seeking an education in business. He then went to work in Fort Dodge, in a shoe store. He then moved to Sioux City Iowa, where he continued to build on his shoe sales business skills, and demonstrated his ability to provide excellent service, and grow the business.
He married Rosemary Mackey in Iowa, February 12th, 1955. Virvel took a break from the shoe business to try another businesses related to selling devices and tools designed to care for farm animals. Then he and Rosemary moved back to his farm home with his parents, and once again assisted with the farming work for a few months. In 1959 they moved to California, and resumed working in shoe sales in Oxnard. This led to another shoe sales job in Ventura, with the Lynette's Shoe store. He remained with the Lynette's from then on, and having demonstrated his ability to improve sales, and grow the store's business, he was transfered to their other locations in Ojai, Lompoc, and then back to Oxnard about 1963. He became a partner with Lynette Shoes after a few more years, and then the sole owner after the original owner retired and sold his interest to Virvel. For nearly twenty more years, Virvel ran and grew the business in Oxnard, while keeping the name Lynette's.
Virvel enjoyed golfing, and spending time with friends and family. After retiring in 1990, they moved to Camarillo Springs where he and Rosemary had easy access to golf on their private neighborhood golf course. After a few years, they moved to Vacaville, then to Reno, Nevada, and then St. George, Utah, and eventually settling into their final retirement community in Pahrump, Nevada.
He died from complications from kidney failure, and died peacefully at home, the evening of August 29th, at the age of 88. His body was cremated; memorial service to follow. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Verna Florea, and Velma Castenson, brothers Vernon and Victor, and nephew David Castenson. Surviving are his wife Rosemary, sisters Vera Hrabak and Vivian Jacobson, brother Vearl, and many nieces, nephews, and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
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