[Genealib] Diane Dieterle 1939-2007 - Well known genealogist; organized a genealogy library for the blind & handicapped

[Angie Wilderman]

I often wondered what happened to Diane. She had the genealogical lending
library at one time. She had quite a library and was gracious to loan books
out to members. I'm so sorry to hear of her passing. Thank you for the
information.

On 3/12/07, Kemp, Tom <tkemp at mail.newsbank.com> wrote:
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> Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) - March 8, 2007
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> Courtesy: www.GenealogyBank.com <http://www.genealogybank.com/>
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> Diane Dieterle
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> Diane Dieterle "World's Greatest Genealogist" Diane Shutley Dieterle, age
> 67, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in West Jordan, Utah from complications of
> Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She was born March 16, 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia, to
> Charles Crosby and Mary Weaver Williams Shutley.
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> She was a graduate of Decatur High School and from Jacksonville State
> University, Jacksonville, Alabama, with a BA in History and English. She was
> a professional genealogist. She joined The Church of Jesus Christ of
> Latter-day Saints March 13, 1958 and always said it was the best decision
> she ever made. She was always active in the church and devoted her entire
> adult life to the family history program. During her lifetime she amassed
> 69,000 family names in her computer and had enough temple ordinances done by
> proxy to fill up the entire 21,000 seat LDS Conference Center. She married
> John H Dieterle June 6, 1960 in the Salt Lake Temple.
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> She and her husband never had a "real" vacation, choosing instead to make
> every trip a genealogical trip. In the last five years she had made four
> trips back to Europe to bring home genealogical records from Germany,
> France, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. During her lifetime she
> published 13 family histories. Her church positions included Assistant
> Mission Genealogy Advisor (twice), Stake Family History Consultant (three
> times), Family History Center Director (three times), Ward Family History
> Consultant (many times), Gospel Doctrine teacher (for about 30 years),
> Primary President (twice), and a counselor in Relief Society and Young Women
> presidencies. Her favorite callings were always the teaching callings. She
> and her husband served two family history missions, first as the Directors
> of the New York City Family History Center, and later as missionaries at the
> Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
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> Her most notable accomplishment was organizing and operating the
> Genealogical Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Inc., in
> Atlanta, Georgia. She designed pedigree charts and family group sheets in
> both Braille and large print for the blind. She wrote and starred in a six
> part TV series for the deaf called "Genealogy in Sign." She also wrote and
> starred in a 12-part TV series called "Genealogy for Fun" that aired on PBS
> for 17 years and still runs on occasion in the southern states.
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> Survived by her husband, Lt. Col. John H Dieterle, West Jordan; their
> children: Mary Lorraine Dieterle, Lehi; Claire Elizabeth Dieterle,
> Taylorsville; Benjamin Christian Dieterle, Salt Lake City; Charlotte
> McKenzie Dieterle Hatch, West Jordan; son-in-law, William Victor Hatch;
> three grandchildren: Kevin William Hatch, Elizabeth McKenzie Hatch, Caroline
> Michelle Hatch; brothers: Ronal Shutley, Alpharetta, GA; Crosby (Bing)
> Shutley, Converse, TX. She was preceded in death by her beloved firstborn,
> John H Dieterle, Jr., who received one of her kidneys. He died November 9,
> 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia. The family will receive visitors Saturday, March
> 10, 2007, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the Cobble Creek Stake Center, 8150 South
> Grizzly Way (5410 West), West Jordan, Utah where the funeral will be held at
> 2:00 p.m. Burial will be in the family plot in the Decatur Cemetery,
> Decatur, Georgia on Monday, March 12, 2007, 2:00 p.m. Arrangements under
> the direction of McDougal Funeral Home.
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