Florence "Merle" Taylor Maier

Florence “Merle” Taylor Maier, a child of the greatest generation, returned to her heavenly home May 18, 2026. She was born the youngest of five children June 6, 1933 to Josephine Cook Crandall and Marion Rogers Taylor. She grew up in Spanish Fork, Utah, living for a time in her family’s furniture store following a tragic fire which took the family home at the beginning of WWII. She loved time spent in her family’s summer home at Wildwood in Provo Canyon.

She married Eugene Scheel Maier in the Salt Lake Temple September 11, 1953 and supported Eugene as they moved with the Army in medical training. They returned to Salt Lake in 1965. Merle was an accomplished artist, loving to create, and a champion tennis player. She was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served in many positions over her life.The early years of moving with Eugene “13 times in 13 years” made the next 60 + years in her beloved home on Millcreek Way all the sweeter and she never wanted to leave.

Merle is survived by her children, Marisha Marianne and Chris Johnson, Maridin Maier and Craig Rhodes, Eric Eugene and Sarah Maier, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held May 30 at 11:00 am at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 S Highland Dr, Millcreek, UT.