Richard Allen CRAPSER

CRAPSER, DEVRIES, LINDQUIST

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/29/2006 at 22:42:31

Richard Crapser, 73, of LaHabra, California, son of Glen and Juanita Crapser of Belmond, died on Saturday, January 22, 2005, at the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa in Mason City. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, January 28, at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Belmond. There will be no visitation.

Richard Allen Crapser was born on June 17, 1931 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Glen and Juanita (DeVries) Crapser. When Richard was very young, he and his family moved to Belmond. Richard graduated from the Belmond High School in 1949. He played basketball in high school, at Waldorf College and in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955. Richard attended and graduated from Drake University with a degree in accounting and finance. For a time he lived in Carlisle and then moved to California in 1964. He retired in 1993. Richard enjoyed genealogy. he taught Sunday School, was an Indian Guide, served on school PTA committees, helped with many fund raisers, was a member of many coffee groups, and was very family oriented. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Whittier, California and the Masonic Lodge.

He is survived by his wife, Jackie; sons, Mark of LaHabra Heights, California and Craig (Karen) of Boise, Idaho; grandchildren, David, Aaron and Kevin; his parents; and special cousins, Mary (Ron) DeVries-Lindquist of North Branch, Minnesota and their daughters Amanda and Megan.

January 25, 2005
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