Annette Marie Chapman

I worked with Annette at JCPenney in Petoskey. Such a wonderful woman.

Mike, I am so very sorry to hear of Annettes passing! Many hugs and love to you and the family. I have great memories of y’all when you first moved to CO, she was always so sweet to my girls and my favorite memory is her sharing ghost stories and showing me pics of the haunted house you mived from!!!! Take care Mike and know we are all thinking of you. Love, Debby James

I met Annette and Kris Jaeger through crochet. I enjoyed being with and creating with both these special ladies at our weekly crochet get togethers. I have so many great memories of our time together. The three of us stopped meeting when Kris got sick and Annette and Mike moved to Pueblo. Annette and I visited with Kris just before Kris passed away. I’m having such a hard time wrapping my head around that they both had the same rare cancer.
My condolences to Mike and Annette’s family and loved ones.

So very sorry Mike and family. I met Annette way back in 1990-91! We had some good times! Will definitely miss her spunk!

She called me, Kimmie. I called her, Nettie. We became friends the moment we meet. My husband and I were newcomers to Petoskey, she was my first friend. She introduced me to her dear friend Donna, who is now a dear friend/sister to me. I also had the privilege of working with Nettie for several years before she moved to Colorado. Working long hours next to each other our friendship grew. We were also proud cat mommies, as they were our babies and had many stories of them to share. She was so happy to also be a dog mommy after moving to Colorado. I had the privilege of watching her plan her wedding and was honored when she would ask my opinion. She had waited a long time for someone to fall deeply in love with and she knew Mike was that one. It never hit me until after she moved away how much I would miss her and the void it left. She was not just a friend, but family, and I missed my Buddie sitting next to me. I looked forward to each one of her visits back to the Petoskey area. Nettie was great at calling me, especially on long distance travels, we could talk the entire part of her journey (sometimes hours!). In every call her love grew for Mike and living in Colorado. At the end of each call, her question, “so when are you moving here”? My response, “it was a possibility until I found out about the spiders” …lol! I called her fearless when I found out she had jumped out of airplanes or learned to ride a motorcycle. She was gifted at upholstery and had a natural creative ability. Strong willed, determined, loyal and generous were just a few of her attributes. She loved Mike’s passion for fast classic cars and enjoyed being a part of that world. When finding out about her diagnosis and knowing what she was going to do to live one more day, I called her a ROCK STAR! Nettie and Mike are my hero’s. They did this together with devotion, courage and strength that far surpasses anything I have ever witnessed. I would have given anything to have saved her, especially for you Mike. Last October, Donna and I were more than blessed to have had the opportunity to travel to Colorado to be with our sister Nettie, Mike, Cloe & Ray. It’s a time that will be forever precious to me. My dear sweet friend/sister Nettie, it was hard enough when you moved to Colorado but your departure from this world is beyond words. I know you have gone to a beautiful place and will be waiting for your loved ones to meet you there someday. Until then, we LOVE YOU and will MISS YOU every day. To my forever brother Mike, Rick and John and all of Nettie’s loved ones…. I’m sorry for your loss and grieve with you. God Bless

Wishing you comfort and peace during this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

I have many beautiful memories of our friendship. We met at EPSO a number of years ago. She was a ‘veteran’ there…having worked there for two weeks prior to my arrival. We shared breaks and lunchtimes, so we spent a lot of time chatting, sharing photos on our phones, and cheering each other on in this new experience we were facing! Our friendship was destined to be – I’m convinced – and I know God had a hand in bringing us together.
I retired from EPSO, and we both cried when I left. But we knew in our hearts that the friendship didn’t end that day. We knew that it would just take a little more effort. We met for lunches, talked on the phone as she would walk Chloe, texted back and forth about DIY remodel jobs, and shared photos as she was trying on new outfits for different events she and her husband, Mike, were attending. She always knew how to make my opinion – keeping in mind that I am no fashionista – seem so very significant to her. I do hope she knew that every outfit she modeled for me made her look stunning!
She came up to Woodland Park for her first MRI to diagnose what was happening… We had no idea what the MRI would reveal. We met at a local eatery before she went for the MRI. She was so nervous…not for herself. Annette was scared that Mike would be scared with the impending diagnosis. She began her battle a few weeks later, with Mike by her side…neither really knowing what they were facing.
But like the trooper she was at EPSO, she was a courageous fighter during her cancer battle.
I tried to be there for her during every step – without Mike feeling like I was stalking them both. I would have given my own soul to save her…but God had a different plan. We will never understand why He selected Annette to call home. I truly do believe that He is gathering the best of the best so they can guide and protect those they love here in earth. No matter the reason, I find peace in knowing that Annette is with her mom and dad again. I find peace in knowing that Annette is holding Emmy again. I find peace in knowing that Annette, along with the help of Mama, is protecting and guiding me. I feel peace knowing that Annette is healthy again. Thank God…
To Annette Chapman, you are always in my mind and in my heart. We will be reunited one day, and it will be on that day that I’ll be able to take walks with you, so get your walking shoes ready!
To Mike, close your eyes and see Annette in your dreams. Talk to her whenever you want to and wherever you are. Know that you were her world….know that she’s still by your side. Prayers to you as you try to figure out this journey without ‘our girl’.
Rest in eternal peace, friend.

Sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers with you and your family.

Sending our love, support and sympathy for the loss of our dear cousin Annette. So many wonderful memories that I will cherish of our time together in Michigan and fun as kids at Grandma’s house and with our Aunt Mary and Uncle Carl. Our hearts break with this loss and sadness. Hugs to brothers John, Rick and husband Mike as well as all the family. Rest in peace Annette, you will be remembered.