Evelyn Alice Lape’ Christensen Asmus

Evelyn Alice Lape’ Christensen Asmus took her final earthly journey when she passed away on Aug. 8, 2016. She was born on the Workman family farm in Hinckley, Utah on July 13, 1935, to Dederick Laval Lape’ and Anna Louise Workman Lape’. She lived in Hinckley, Utah until the age of 4 when her mother remarried to Owen Christensen, at which time the family moved to Park City, Utah. When she was in the fourth grade, the family moved to Tooele Army Depot Park in Tooele, Utah where she finished her schooling and graduated from Tooele High School in 1953. While attending high school, she enjoyed being on a synchronized swim team, learned and excelled at sewing, and was named first attendant in the Miss TAD Pageant. She married William Walk in 1954 and moved to Grantsville where they raised three sons and a daughter: Arnold, Mitch, Melody and Tracy. Evelyn devoted her time in Grantsville by sharing her talents as an excellent seamstress, where she made many dresses, formals and wedding dresses for friends and neighbors. She also became the first owner and operator of the State Liquor Agency in Grantsville. She was also a member the Beta Sigma Phi where she continued to learn about social etiquette. In 1976, Evelyn moved to Salt Lake City after her marriage to William dissolved. She continued working for the State Liquor Agency. She continued to learn by taking classes at the University of Utah on wine appreciation, which sparked a love with all aspects of wine. She became a wine connoisseur and a local expert. She helped create the first wine specialty store in Utah, where she became known as the Wine Lady. Many people would come in to seek out her help with wine selection and etiquette. In 1987, Evelyn married Steve Asmus. They soon moved to St. George, Utah where they enjoyed southern Utah together. She continued to share her love of wine by teaching many wine appreciation classes and making many friends doing so. In 1998, Evelyn was able to reconnect in a way with her late father through her newfound family and seven siblings in Guam. This opened a whole new chapter for her, where she was able to visit Guam and her family on two occasions. Here, she leaned much about her father, with him being a merchant marine during World War II and his family life in Guam. Our mom was an avid Utah Jazz fan who loved to travel and never missed the Spoken Word and Mormon Tabernacle Choir each Sunday morning. Mom was loved very much and will be missed by all those fortunate enough to know her. Evelyn was the mother of four children, Arnold Walk, Mitchell (Diana) Walk, Melody Walk (Glade) Rupp and Tracy (Mary) Walk. She was a proud grandmother of 15 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She is survived by her companion Dick Isom and her nine siblings, Robert (Beverly) Dimitt, Virginia (Jim) Danner, Fred (Karla) Christensen, Dorothy (Frank) San Nicolas, Nora (Jerry) Lape’-Ingersoll, Douglas (Lilly) Lape’, Mildred Lape’, Dederick (Cheryl) Lape’ and Florence (Kin) Barcinas. She was preceded in death by all her parents, her husband Steve Asmus and her two siblings, Carl (Pat) Christensen and Peter Lape’. Services will be held Saturday, August 13 at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106. Visitation will be from 10-10:45 a.m. with funeral to follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Wasatch Memorial Park. The family wishes to express sincere gratitude to the staff on the fourth floor of Dixie Regional Medical Center, Sunrise Home Health & Hospice and to everyone who gave of themselves to show our family love, kindness and support.