Edna Crawford

Edna Mae Borgaes Crawford
On Friday, August 16, 2013 our wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt, Edna Crawford, was gathered into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and taken to her new home in heaven. Edna passed away from cancer in Murray, Utah.
Edna was born in Dillon, Montana on January 3, 1923 to Carl and Josephine Erstad Borgaes. Edna was the youngest of four siblings; Carl Borgaes, Gladys Sproul, and Grace Richards. Edna moved to Wyoming when she was three years old and grew up in Larbage, Wyoming. She met her future husband William (Bode) Crawford on a blind date in 1938 and they were married on September 14, 1940. To this union was born their son Gary William Crawford and daughter Sheila Marie Dewey. Edna was an avid bowler and bowled until she was in her eighties. She won the Kemmer, Wyoming Women’s Match Game Bowling Tournament in 1971 with an overall average of 184. Edna also loved to work in her yard, crocheting, embroidering, traveling, hunting for arrowheads, playing cards, and watching the Utah Jazz.
She learned how to knit at the age of 87 years old. Edna worked as a sales clerk in the grocery industry and in a dry goods store, which she managed for several years before retiring and moving to Utah. Edna was a founding and 50 year member of the Happy Homemakers, a home economics club that did fund raisers to buy incubators for the Lincoln County Hospital and they bought the first playground equipment for the Town of Diamondville City Park. She also served on the Town of Diamondville City Council 1973 – 1979. She was responsible for many improvements to the town.
Edna was a very loving and caring person and was so proud of her children and grandchildren. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Murray. She was a volunteer at St. Vincent DePaul’s Soup Kitchen for over ten years.
Preceded in death by: Parents, Siblings, and Husband.
Survived by: Son, Gary (Sherre) Crawford; Daughter, Sheila Dewey; former Son-in-Law, Floyd L Dewey; Grandsons, Gary (Jodie) Crawford, Eric (Cathy) Crawford, Dale (Christie) Crawford; Granddaughter Tawn (Scott) Young; Great Grandsons, Kalab Crawford and Colton Crawford; Great Granddaughters, Shelby Crawford, Chelesa Crawford, Ericka Crawford, Samantha Malecki, Sabrina Malecki; Great Great Grandson, Wyatt Bentley; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services Wednesday at 10:00 am Christ Lutheran Church, 5600 S 250 E, Murray, UT. Followed by interment in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Friends may leave condolences by going to www.Murraymemorial.com