PITCHER, Donna

PITCHER DONNA DELPHINE (DIEBERT) PITCHER, loving wife of the late Kent Pitcher, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Cardston, Alberta on February 16, 2023 at the age of 82.
Donna was born in Cardston, October 20, 1940, the first daughter of Ed and Alvina (Schlaht) Diebert. She grew up on a farm in the Jefferson area. Donna was the oldest of six girls, the six D’s, Della, Dixie, Darlene, Debbie and Dorsie. To this day, her sisters are her closest friends and biggest supporters. Donna grew up being her dad’s son and learned many of the farm operations from him, which came in handy when she and Kent took up farming. She met Kent in 1958, and while he was on his mission, Donna attended school where she received her teaching degree. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 2, 1961, and she married Kent on May 4, 1963, in the Cardston Alberta Temple.Donna taught school for a few years until her second child was born and from then on, she stayed home to take care of her children. In 1977, Kent and Donna started their farming career with the creation of Amber Acres Livestock Ltd.
Donna loved to serve her neighbors, friends, and family. She also relished every opportunity to serve in the Church of Jesus Christ, in whatever position was asked of her. She and Kent also served two missions. Their first was to Ireland and in 2019 they served a summer at the Cove Fort Historic Site, which was a treasured memory for them both. They made many great friends and felt like it was their first taste of what Zion really could be like. In 2021 Donna’s sweetheart and eternal companion, Kent passed away suddenly on February 21st. She knew that in order to handle the intense grief she had to keep busy. She poured her soul into serving her neighbors, researching her family history, making quilts for each of her grandchildren and doing temple work. The day she passed away she spent the morning in the temple attending an endowment session and performing family sealings. She was so happy.
Donna’s pride and joy were her six children. Four boys and two girls. Gregg (Donna), Tim (Beth), Shawn (Patty), Dan (Jen), Angie (John) Bennett and Tiffany (Mike) Spencer. Her jewels were her 28 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Donna was predeceased by two sweet great-granddaughters, Merida and Eliza. Along with her reunion with Kent she was looking forward to meeting those two little girls.
The Funeral Service will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temple Street Chapel, Cardston, AB., on Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., with Bishop Kelly Bielert officiating.
Friends may meet the family on Monday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will be held in the Cardston Cemetery.
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