Merlene Sims Crapo
1945 - 2018
Early Life: Merlene was born November 21, 1945, at the China Lake Naval Base in Inyokern, California, to Oswold John and Miriam Cutler Sims. She grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her older sister and brother. She graduated from Granite High School and went to BYU where she met her sweetheart.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On September 2, 1965, Merlene married Alvin Crapo in the Salt Lake Temple. Their three daughters soon joined the family. Merlene served others in many different ways including humanitarian work, ten years as Cubmaster, donating 80 pints of blood and many callings as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which she touched countless lives. Her hobbies, many and various, included things such as music, all types of needle work, quilting, tole painting, and almost any type of arts and crafts she could get her hands on. She also enjoyed building and maintaining the beautiful xeriscape and other gardens together with Alvin. They loved traveling, exploring and enjoying the great outdoors, especially Utah. Jeep excursions were a big part of their journeys. Her motto was, "The Jeep is our toy, Utah is our sandbox." Merlene Sims Crapo graduated from this school of life April 5, 2018, surrounded by her family, as a result of a massive stroke. She was 72.
Survived By: Her best friend and husband of 52 years, Alvin Crapo; three daughters: Chrisanne Fage (Mark), Nikki Nance (Richard) and Tawna Crapo; nine grandchildren: Andrew, Shallise, Erin, Brian, Garrett, Kiercy, Caleb, Daniel and Ana; one great-grandchild, Ryan, with two more on the way; and her older sister, Sandra Sims.
Service:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location: Orem, Utah
Interment: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
Bio Compiled By: Annie Duckett Hundley
1945 - 2018
Early Life: Merlene was born November 21, 1945, at the China Lake Naval Base in Inyokern, California, to Oswold John and Miriam Cutler Sims. She grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her older sister and brother. She graduated from Granite High School and went to BYU where she met her sweetheart.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On September 2, 1965, Merlene married Alvin Crapo in the Salt Lake Temple. Their three daughters soon joined the family. Merlene served others in many different ways including humanitarian work, ten years as Cubmaster, donating 80 pints of blood and many callings as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which she touched countless lives. Her hobbies, many and various, included things such as music, all types of needle work, quilting, tole painting, and almost any type of arts and crafts she could get her hands on. She also enjoyed building and maintaining the beautiful xeriscape and other gardens together with Alvin. They loved traveling, exploring and enjoying the great outdoors, especially Utah. Jeep excursions were a big part of their journeys. Her motto was, "The Jeep is our toy, Utah is our sandbox." Merlene Sims Crapo graduated from this school of life April 5, 2018, surrounded by her family, as a result of a massive stroke. She was 72.
Survived By: Her best friend and husband of 52 years, Alvin Crapo; three daughters: Chrisanne Fage (Mark), Nikki Nance (Richard) and Tawna Crapo; nine grandchildren: Andrew, Shallise, Erin, Brian, Garrett, Kiercy, Caleb, Daniel and Ana; one great-grandchild, Ryan, with two more on the way; and her older sister, Sandra Sims.
Service:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location: Orem, Utah
Interment: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
Bio Compiled By: Annie Duckett Hundley
Merlene Sims Crapo
1945 - 2018
Early Life: Merlene was born November 21, 1945, at the China Lake Naval Base in Inyokern, California, to Oswold John and Miriam Cutler Sims. She grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her older sister and brother. She graduated from Granite High School and went to BYU where she met her sweetheart.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On September 2, 1965, Merlene married Alvin Crapo in the Salt Lake Temple. Their three daughters soon joined the family. Merlene served others in many different ways including humanitarian work, ten years as Cubmaster, donating 80 pints of blood and many callings as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which she touched countless lives. Her hobbies, many and various, included things such as music, all types of needle work, quilting, tole painting, and almost any type of arts and crafts she could get her hands on. She also enjoyed building and maintaining the beautiful xeriscape and other gardens together with Alvin. They loved traveling, exploring and enjoying the great outdoors, especially Utah. Jeep excursions were a big part of their journeys. Her motto was, "The Jeep is our toy, Utah is our sandbox." Merlene Sims Crapo graduated from this school of life April 5, 2018, surrounded by her family, as a result of a massive stroke. She was 72.
Survived By: Her best friend and husband of 52 years, Alvin Crapo; three daughters: Chrisanne Fage (Mark), Nikki Nance (Richard) and Tawna Crapo; nine grandchildren: Andrew, Shallise, Erin, Brian, Garrett, Kiercy, Caleb, Daniel and Ana; one great-grandchild, Ryan, with two more on the way; and her older sister, Sandra Sims.
Service:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location: Orem, Utah
Interment: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
Bio Compiled By: Annie Duckett Hundley
1945 - 2018
Early Life: Merlene was born November 21, 1945, at the China Lake Naval Base in Inyokern, California, to Oswold John and Miriam Cutler Sims. She grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her older sister and brother. She graduated from Granite High School and went to BYU where she met her sweetheart.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On September 2, 1965, Merlene married Alvin Crapo in the Salt Lake Temple. Their three daughters soon joined the family. Merlene served others in many different ways including humanitarian work, ten years as Cubmaster, donating 80 pints of blood and many callings as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which she touched countless lives. Her hobbies, many and various, included things such as music, all types of needle work, quilting, tole painting, and almost any type of arts and crafts she could get her hands on. She also enjoyed building and maintaining the beautiful xeriscape and other gardens together with Alvin. They loved traveling, exploring and enjoying the great outdoors, especially Utah. Jeep excursions were a big part of their journeys. Her motto was, "The Jeep is our toy, Utah is our sandbox." Merlene Sims Crapo graduated from this school of life April 5, 2018, surrounded by her family, as a result of a massive stroke. She was 72.
Survived By: Her best friend and husband of 52 years, Alvin Crapo; three daughters: Chrisanne Fage (Mark), Nikki Nance (Richard) and Tawna Crapo; nine grandchildren: Andrew, Shallise, Erin, Brian, Garrett, Kiercy, Caleb, Daniel and Ana; one great-grandchild, Ryan, with two more on the way; and her older sister, Sandra Sims.
Service:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location: Orem, Utah
Interment: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
Bio Compiled By: Annie Duckett Hundley
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