Caples Family

Obituary
Howard Dill Caples

Howard Dill Caples, 68, of 4650 North Olive Street, Gladstone, Missouri, former district manager for Safeway Stores Inc., died Saturday, January 30, 1982, at the Kansas Medical Center. He lived in the Kansas City area for 19 years.

Mr. Caples was manager of the Central Missouri District for Safeway until he retired in 1976.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in North Kansas City. He was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge, the Scottish Rite Bodies and the Ararat Shrine.

He was born November 1, 1914 in Belvidere, Nebraska, the son of Hallie Eugene and Emma Bell (Dill) Caples. He graduated from Belvidere High School with the Class of 1930. 

He leaves his wife, Vivian R. (Thompson) Caples; a son Dennis H. Caples, Independence, Missouri; a daughter Mrs. Margaret A. (Caples) Kirkpatrick, Des Moines, Iowa; a brother Richard J. Caples, San Pedro, California; and three grandchildren.

Services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 1, at the McGilley Antioch Chapel. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, at the Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Obituary
Vivian Caples Eickhoff

Vivian Caples Eickoff, 92, formerly of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2008 at the Urbandale Health Care Center in Urbandale, Iowa. Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines.

Vivian was born in Anoka, Nebraska on April 30, 1916 to Lena and Herbert Thompson. She married Howard Caples in 1936. After a full and adventurous life together, Howard passed away in 1982. In 1991, Vivian married Lloyd Eickhoff and had ten fun filled years with him. Lloyd died in 2001.

Mom loved to travel, play bridge and be with her family. To know her was to love her. She will always be remembered for her wit, kindness, generosity and ability to love. She will be greatly missed.

Vivian is survived by her children, Dennis (Marilyn) Caples and Margaret (Duane) Kirkpatrick; grandchildren, Steve (Sherry) Caples, Mark (Stephanie) Caples, Julie (Bill) McGinn; great-grandchildren, Zachary, Dalton, Sawyer, Boone, Parker and Harrison Caples, Joe and Madisen McGinn.

Thank you to the Urbandale Health Care Center and Iowa Hospice for your loving care and kindness. A special thank you to all her "angels" - you know who you are!

Memorial contributions may be directed to Iowa Hospice.