Margaret Louise Capley

Margaret Capley, born Margaret Erickson and formerly known as Margaret Brown, passed away on October 7, 2018. She is survived by her devoted husband of 25 years, Robert Capley, her daughters, Ramona (John) Cunningham and Monica (Derrick) Araki, granddaughter, Kailey Araki, step grandson, Craig Araki, stepchildren, Craig (Wendy) Capley, Timothy (Elise) Capley, and Danielle Lauren, several step grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren, as well as a brother, Kermit (Lynn) Erickson, nieces and nephew, Kimberly (Leo) Erickson Reyes, Rebecca (Andrew) Pulte, and Todd (Natalie) Erickson.

Margaret was a people person and was “Mom” to many. She worked for 29 years at J.C. Penney, many of those years in personnel. She was active in her church and served as a Deacon. She loved music and enjoyed playing the piano as well as singing hymns around the house. Margaret was born and raised in North Dakota. She lived in many parts of the country, thanks to the military, and made her final home in Chula Vista, California, where she lived for over 40 years.

Margaret and Bob loved to travel and visited many places, both in the U.S. and abroad, with their trip to Norway being their favorite.

Margaret was devoted to her family, leading by example and guiding her daughters to be strong, compassionate, hard-working women. She had strong values which she maintained throughout her life and in spite of suffering from a rare dementia, she remained kind.

Margaret was thrilled to have a granddaughter, Kailey. While she was able, she took great pride in attending all of Kailey’s activities.

The family wishes to thank the staff of ActivCare at Rolling Hills Ranch for taking great care of Margaret during the last years of her life.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on October 22, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at Glen Abbey, Chapel of the Roses, 3838 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA 91902, followed by burial at 11:00 a.m., and a reception at the Glen Abbey Little Lodge from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

For those who wish, donations may be made in Margaret’s memory to the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, c/o UCSD Office of Business and External Affairs, 9500 Gilman Drive, #0937, La Jolla, CA 92093-0937, or via http://adrc.ucsd.edu/giving.html.