Memorial Service Scheduled for Katherine Chappell of Rye, Victim of Lion Attack

The family of Katherine Chappell, the former Rye resident killed by a lion Monday in South Africa, will receive friends during a wake for their daughter Friday and Saturday at the Graham Funeral Home on the Boston Post Road in Rye.

Calling hours are scheduled for 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, according to the funeral home. A memorial service will immediately follow Saturday’s calling hours.

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Chappell grew up in Rye but had moved to Canada to work in the entertainment industry. She was a visual effects editor for Scanline VFX and worked on the popular HBO series “Game of Thrones,” for which she shared in an Emmy Award, among other projects. She was in South Africa to work for two weeks as a volunteer at a preserve dedicated to saving rhinoceroses and elephants.

She is survived by her parents, Mary and Jonathan Chappell; sisters, Jennifer Ringwald and Lauren; her brother, Ryan; and brother-in-law, Steve Ringwald.

In lieu of flowers, a fund has been set up in her honor: Donations may be mailed to: Chappell C/O Mary Chappell 85 Grapal St., Rye, NY, 10580; or directly to Citibank, N.A. Rye, 1040 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY, 10580 Routing # 021000089, Account # 4993503718

Foreign donatons: Swift Code CITIUS33, Account # 4993503718, or Gofundme.com/katiechappell

Photo: Katherine Chappell. Photo credit: Chappell Family and Graham Funeral Home