July 25, 1953 — October 12, 2025 (age 72)
Diane Hjorth Kropf passed away on October 12, 2025 after a battle with dementia. She was born in Payson, Utah to Don Carlos and Louise Averett Hjorth on July 25, 1953. Diane was raised in Mapleton, Utah and attended Springville High School. After graduating high school, she attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho where she met her sweetheart Steven Nelson Kropf. They were married on May 10, 1974 in the Salt Lake Temple.
They settled in Wellsville, Utah where they raised 5 kids. Diane had several jobs throughout Cache Valley but her last job was a checker at Ridley’s Market in Hyrum where she made many friends. Diane loved camping in the Tetons or in Yellowstone and looking for the bear 399 and her cubs. She loved her 9 grandkids and spending tim