Diane Elaine Jacobi

On December 19th, 2022, our beloved mother Diane Elaine Jacobi said to heck with this winter and decided to join dad for their first Christmas together in 20 years. We are pretty sure dad’s first words to her were, “What took you so long, old girl???”. She departed this world peacefully in her home in Syracuse, Utah. Private graveside services will be held at the Clarks Cemetery near Clarks. Our mother was born on August 1st, 1933, to Thomas and Selma Mellor in Pocatello, Idaho. Two younger brothers, Michael and Thomas, would later be born into their family. At a young age, her family would move to Utah where she would attend school in Salt Lake City, eventually graduating from Granger High School. Through a mutual friend, mom met her future husband, Russell “Jim” Jacobi after he returned from service in the Korean War. The two were married on November 23rd, 1953, in Salt Lake City. Shortly afterwards, our parents moved to a farm outside of Clarks, Nebraska, where they would spend the next three years and welcome their first child, Michelle, in October 1954. The family moved to Omaha where dad attended barber school. After graduating, they purchased a small barbershop and moved back to Clarks where they would reside together for the next four decades. In October 1969, they would welcome their second and final child, William, into their family. While in Clarks, our mother worked as a bookkeeper for multiple businesses. She would later attend Platte Community College earning a degree in Interior Design. With degree in hand, she opened her own business providing interior design services for businesses and private residences around Central Nebraska for many years. In her later years, she became a florist and ran a floral business in Fullerton, Nebraska. Mom also became a Regional Disaster Recovery Manager for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, travelling around the country assisting individuals and families whose lives were significantly disrupted by natural disasters. On February 8th, 2002, our father unexpectedly passed away while vacationing in Texas. Mom would later sell the family home and move to Omaha to be closer to family. Later she would follow family and moved to Syracuse, Utah, in 2014, where she spent the remainder of her life with her daughter, Michelle. Our mother enjoyed travel, spending time with her grandchildren, lunches with the “Red Hat” gals, attending community theater, gardening, painting, playing games, participating in church events, among other things. As a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, mom enjoyed providing service to those in her congregation as well as at the Winter Quarter’s and Ogden temples. She was predeceased by her parents, both brothers and her beloved husband. She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Jacobi Foss, her son, William Jacobi and his wife Michelle, and six grandchildren: Clarissa, Caleb, Liberty, Brooklyn, Will and Eliana. Mom will be making her final journey back to Clarks, where she will be buried next to our father. We are certain that they have already reunited and are sharing many stories and laughs on the other side.

Diane Elaine Jacobi

August 1, 1933 - December 19, 2022