Karma Crofts Criddle, age 92, died peacefully after a brief illness on September 8, 2020 in Monterey, California. She is survived by her six children. John Linden Criddle (Darla) of Medford, Oregon, Laren Jay Criddle (Vicky) of Cupertino, California; Karel Gundlach (Ron) of Sturgis, Michigan; Kevin Charles Criddle of Pleasanton, California; Allyn Wenzel (Phil) of Pebble Beach, California; Karmalee Jansky of Meilen, Switzerland; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Karma was born on August 8, 1928 in Cedar City, Utah; the youngest of eleven children to John Edward and Mary Jane Hoyt Crofts. She grew up in the small town of Orderville, Utah, spending her days surrounded by immediate and extended family. Summers were spent on the mountain at her father’s saw mill. She graduated from Dixie College in St. George, Utah, and then Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, with a degree in Elementary Education in 1953.
In 1953, Karma met and married Jay Roscoe Criddle of Idaho Falls, Idaho. She taught for a few years in American Fork, Utah, before moving to Carmel, California, in 1962 to raise her children with her husband. She spent several years as a stay-at-home mother before working as a teacher and then director at Sunset Preschool in Pacific Grove. She retired from teaching preschool in 1995 after 20 years of service to the community. She touched many lives in her role as teacher, friend and mother.
Karma was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in many volunteer positions including as a missionary in the Northwestern States (1949-50), Sunday school and Primary teacher, Primary Pianist, Primary President, and in Relief Society Presidencies.
Karma was an avid reader and writer all her life. Prior to marriage, her ambition was to be a foreign news correspondent. She had a very retentive memory that she employed to play cards with friends and grandchildren. She loved cooking, her specialties were cakes and rolls. She passed on recipes to her children and grandchildren for celebrating holidays, graduations, birthdays, and special events. Karma had a gift for recalling details and never forgot a face, recognizing former students as adults upon chance encounters.
A special thank you to the staff at Carmel Hills Care Center, Dr. Susan Kubica, and Karma’s close friends for taking such excellent care of her these past three and a half years. A virtual celebration of her life can be attended on September 18, 2020 at 4:00PM PST by emailing [email protected] for the Zoom link. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice. Internment and graveside services will be in Orderville, Utah, on September 26, 2020.
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