Diana Hoth

Diana June Pitcher Hoth, 79, passed away peacefully Sunday July 21, 2024 after a life richly lived in service and kindness. 

Diana was born June 13, 1945 in Logan, Utah to Vernon and Josephine Stettler Pitcher. She was their fourth child. Diana grew up in North Logan where she attended South Cache High School and graduated class of 1963. After high school she briefly lived in California. She returned to Logan and worked at Walker Bank while attending Utah State University. Soon thereafter she met Robert Hoth at a young single adult activity. They began dating and were married and sealed in May 1965 in the Logan LDS Temple. Soon after their marriage they moved to a home on Canyon Road in Logan where they continue to live. The following year Brian joined their family, followed by Eric, Jeremy, and then a girl, Kristi. Diana taught her children things she had learned in her childhood: how to work hard, how to cook, to study in school, and how to serve others with a smile.

Diana was a stay-at-home mom, but worked at times to help with the family finances. Her employment varied, and included Low Cost Drug, Logan Regional Hospital as a PBX operator, The American Red Cross as office manager, and as a housekeeper. She volunteered as a Red Cross Disaster Relief worker in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in Florida and the Midwest Floods of the early 90s.

Diana loved serving and helping others. She was always serving someone. She served in many positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, notably as Primary President and Secretary of both the Primary and Relief Society. She was serving most recently with the Special Needs Young Adults. After retiring, Diana and Robert served a two-year mission in Nauvoo, Illinois where they gave tours of the historic homes, acted and sang in shows, and bore testimony of Jesus Christ and the restoration of the gospel. Diana and Robert also served for many years as ordinance workers in the Logan LDS Temple.

Diana loved her yard and her raspberries. She loved sharing her berries with everyone! She was especially proud of her beautiful dinner plate hibiscuses. She loved showing them to anyone who visited her home. Diana loved people. She loved everyone she met. She would look right into your eyes and share love with you. She always smiled. She liked showing the world joy!

Diana was a spelling and grammar fanatic. She could spell any word. If she couldn’t spell it, she would figure it out and remember it for later. She could spell anyone’s last name and recall it later. She could connect families to neighborhoods and remember it for years to come. It didn’t matter who she met, she could tell you who they were related to if they were from Cache Valley. Diana loved stories and jokes. She always had a joke to tell her grandkids. She loved telling stories, and did so over and over again. Diana enjoyed music, playing the piano, and singing in the church choir. She would frequently listen to her favorite songs and hymns as she gardened and worked around the house. Diana joined Robert in many mountain man adventures. They enjoyed dressing in period clothing, cooking over a fire, spending time outdoors, and sleeping in a teepee. Diana had many friends in their mountain man group.

Diana enjoyed her rich Stettler history; an honored descendant of Switzerland. She loved her maternal grandmother, Anna and the art of making Zupfe; a Christmas braided bread. She learned the art and continued to make it every year. By tradition she would make over a hundred loaves and share a loaf with each of her loved ones. Many were honored to receive this amazing sweet bread as a gift from Diana at Christmas.

Family was everything to Diana - not just her immediate family - but all of them: grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was pleased as punch to welcome in-laws to the family like they had always been family! Diana was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Sonja and Janice, and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law including Nedra Pitcher to whom she was especially close. She leaves behind her brothers Vern and Jim Pitcher (Lexa), and sister Patricia Rose, her husband, Robert; children Brian (Marie) Hoth, Eric (Kerianne) Hoth, Jeremy (Christine) Hoth, and Kristi (Jeffrey) Davenport, and 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 29th at 11:00 a.m. at the Logan Canyon Ward Chapel, 325 Lauralin Dr. in Logan. A viewing will be held Sunday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the church and Monday morning from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to the funeral at the church. Services are under the direction of White Pine Funeral Services. 

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