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Diane Barnett

February 17, 1939 — July 13, 2025

Dorothy Diane Petersen Barnett

On July 13, 2025, Diane finished her earthly test and took the next step on her eternal journey. She passed away at home, which she named “Seventh Heaven”, as she had always hoped. While our hearts broke here on earth and our tears fall, a joyous reunion erupted in heaven. We envision as she rose from her aged, tired mortal body, she was restored to her beautiful prime, curly blonde hair, bright blue eyes and all. There she was greeted with hugs, light and much laughter by her parents, brother Robert, dear friends and family members who have waited so long to see her and welcome her home. That brings us peace and joy.

Diane was born on February 17, 1939 in Ogden, UT to Emery and Dorothy Petersen. She attended Ogden High School and later Weber College, where she was a member of Otyokwa Sorority and formed many lifelong friendships. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and diligently served many callings throughout her life.

She married the love of her life, Lynn Barnett on June 11, 1959. Together they started life in Ogden and eventually settled in beautiful Bountiful. They shared a bond that few people are blessed with. That bond, their love and their amazing marriage grew for 66 years. They brought 3 amazing sons: Steven, Michael and Curtis into the world. The caboose was a long-awaited daughter, Amy. They cherished their little family and were later blessed with eleven grandkids. She truly loved being a grandmother and hosted many sleepovers, took them on grand shopping sprees, showered them with gifts and love. And those wonderful humans blessed her with a bundle of great grandkids.

Our mom was the biggest cheerleader of her children, attending many competitions, never missing football games and endless baseball games. She was loud in the crowd and did her fair share of smack talk along the way. Michael has such fond memories looking into the crowd to see his beaming parents as he prepared to play ball.

She also loved Utah Football games, rarely missing a game. Even as her body started to fail her and she had no business going up and down stadium stairs, her stubborn and dedicated fandom helped her battle those stairs and settle in her red chair to cheer with all her might, including a fist in the air and a boisterous GO UTES! Steve believes now that she has received a greater light, she is now a BYU fan…. The rest of us know better!

She was feisty and funny. She made up her own words, particularly Wumpsee, which means cozy and warm. She loved apples and would have her children sneak over to the Burton house and “steal” apples from their tree. She loved any reason to have or go to a party. She was the life of the party everywhere she went, keeping people laughing. She loves animals and we heard many stories about all her childhood pets. Despite my dad telling her no dogs, she would sneak out and bring a four-legged friend home. Our family was blessed with many wonderful animals, and we all adopted her love animals thanks to her defiance.

Our mom loved the bounty of a summer garden. She particularly loved corn on the cob. After enjoying some sweet UTAH corn, her face would be covered in corn kernels, butter and specks of pepper. She was teased relentlessly about this, which she took in great stride. We often told her that at her funeral, we would place a kernel of corn on the cheek of each visitor, the closer to the mouth, the closer to the family. We have decided to spare you that particular tribute, but we hope that the next time you enjoy a cob of Utah corn, you think warmly of our mom, how much she loved it and the laughs it brought to our family.

The end of her life was difficult. Her beloved husband, Lynn tenderly cared for his Diane-Adores. His dedication, love, commitment, gentleness was nothing short of inspirational. We know that while she could not always voice it, she is forever grateful for his loving care. We also want to send our deepest thanks to Renew Home Health & Hospice, Aaron, Flora Marina, Kathy and Robin. We are truly grateful for the love and care they gave to our mom. She didn’t want you there, but she enjoyed your visits, and we know she appreciated all you did.

There will be a family graveside service at Lakeview Cemetery in Bountiful (sorry mom, we couldn’t get the permit to bury you in the backyard in time).

To honor her lifelong wish, we invite all who loved, lives were touched and were entertained by our lovely mom and family to join us at a “party in the backyard” to celebrate her beautiful life. The celebration will be held at “SEVENTH HEAVEN” 1244 Northridge Drive, Bountiful, UT - July 22, 2025, at 6:00PM. We would love to see you, hear your stories, cry with you, laugh with you. Dress casual (it’s a party). Ute logo attire is encouraged!

Lastly, we hope that whenever you think if our mom that your soul will feel wumpsee.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Diane Barnett, please visit our flower store.

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