Maura Marlene “Cookie” Orloff Chaplain, age 76, of Fresno, CA passed away at home on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. She was born in Erie, PA on May 3, 1945, and was the daughter of the late John and Katherine Zuravleff Orloff.
Maura was a graduate of East High School and of Penn State University. For many years she worked as a special education teacher for Fresno Unified School District. Maura was an active member of St. Peter the Apostle Serbian Orthodox Church. She also volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House of the Central Valley.
Besides her parents, Maura was preceded in death by her husband John J. Chaplain, and her sister Florence Orloff Zatkoff.
She is survived by her four children, Jill Fabrizio Macknicki (Steven) of Eureka, CA, Cheryl Gardner (Johnny) of Fresno, CA, Teresa Eccles (Peter) of Maple Valley, WA and Robert Chaplain (Kelley) of Clovis, CA; a brother John Orloff of Erie, PA.; fifteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
A visitation will be held at St Peter the Apostle Serbian Orthodox Church, 3502 N First St, Fresno, CA 93726 on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 6:00 pm, followed by a Prayer Service at 6:30 pm.
A funeral service will occur Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 10:00 am at St Peter the Apostle Serbian Orthodox Church, 3502 N First St, Fresno, CA 93726, interment will follow at Belmont Memorial Park, 201 N Teilman Ave, Fresno, CA 93706.
The funeral service will be available to watch live through Zoom by using the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83345228891?pwd=Tzl2SktWalg4SHVQcXRDU3kvWTVIZz09
Meeting ID: 833 4522 8891
Passcode: Chaplain
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