Alice Crapster Hengst

Alice Crapster Hengst went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on May 30, 2018 by natural causes after 90 years of life and adventures. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church, and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Alice was the daughter of John and Helen Crapster. Alice was born on November 3, 1927, and was the second youngest along with four brothers. She had no sisters. Having four brothers prepared her for having two sons of her own and her husband of 68 years. Alice’s brothers all preceded her in death.

Alice was born and grew up in Taneytown, Maryland on a farm till age 7 when her family moved in to the small town proper as her father took the job of postmaster. Alice graduated from high school in Taneytown and then worked a variety of jobs. At the age of 21 she met Robert Jay Hengst who had recently returned from being an infantryman in the Army during World War II and they were married on July 10, 1949. In December of 1950 they saw the arrival of their first son Wayne Robert.

Alice suffered from asthma and the doctor told her if she lived in a dry climate this would greatly alleviate many of her symptoms. Her husband had followed his lifelong dream of becoming a firefighter, which he did upon returning from the war in late 1945 and was employed at the local Army base. In 1959, Robert put in for a transfer to Alamogordo, New Mexico which was granted and so they became the first members of either family to move out west. And yes indeed her asthma symptoms cleared up greatly living in the dryer conditions.

In November of 1960 their second son, Thomas Jay was born in New Mexico making him the first individual of their family to be born in the western United States. They made New Mexico their home till 1967 with her husband working at Holloman Air Force Base as a firefighter. During the time in New Mexico they had taken a variety of vacations with one of those including Idaho. Her husband loved the mountains and the fishing opportunities and this ultimately led the family asking for a transfer to Mountain Home Air Force Base which was granted and so in the summer of 1967 the family moved to Mountain Home, Idaho where they would live the rest of their lives together and finish raising their two sons.

Alice was a homemaker, mother and wife throughout her life. And this she did with the utmost determination. Alice was the mother and wife that anyone would want to have for the position. She was the best. She did work a few odd and end jobs while in Mountain Home such as working for a local department store as well as working with potatoes in the fall helping with the harvest. But again her family was always most important and that is where most of her time went into.

If not working for her family, her church (Faith Lutheran Church) in Mountain Home was always on her heart and she did a variety of activities that kept her very active in church related activities till in her late years. Alice knew who Jesus Christ was and that He died on the cross for anyone who would believe in Him because all mankind is guilty of sin and in need of repentance. She gladly accepted this repentance and loved her Lord very much. She passed this on to her two children and anyone else who was interested, and in many instances to those who were not too interested! Alice was not shy and to those who knew her; knew this to be true.

Left behind are her husband, both sons as well as seven grandchildren.

“Thanks for being a great mother, wife and follower of Jesus Christ” “For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life” John 3:16

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Idaho State Veteran’s Home where her husband lives.