Jeffrey William Hoecherl
October 10, 1954 - October 23, 2024
Jeffrey William Hoecherl, 70, of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away on October 23rd 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
Jeff was born October 10th, 1954 at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. The son of Dawnetta Ruth Grange and Arthur William Hoecherl.
Jeff graduated from Kearns High School in 1973 then joined the navy in 1973, and served until honorably discharged in 1975.
Jeff married Laurie Sue Mallory on November 7, 1981 at Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, with Monsignor Hedderman officiating. They were lovingly married for 42 years, and they had four children together.
Jeff loved gardening and volunteering in the community. Aside from maintaining a beautiful and exquisite garden at home, he volunteered in horticulture at Red Butte Garden until 2013. He also regularly volunteered at Tracy Aviary in horticulture for 16 years.
Remaining to cherish Jeff’s memory are spouse, Laurie Hoecherl; children, Patrick Hoecherl, Matthew Hoecherl, Holly Hoecherl, and Nathan Hoecherl; grandchild, Zachary Haro.
Preceding Jeff in death are his parents: Arthur (Bill) Hoecherl Dawnetta Ruth Grange Hoecherl, sister: Jana Dawn Hoecherl
A celebration of life will be held at Starks Funeral Parlor on Tuesday, October 29th from 6-8 PM.Guests are encouraged to use parking and entrance located on the north side of the building. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 30th at noon at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, with Reverend Erik Richtsteig officiating.
In Loving Memory
Darl, I'm so sorry to hear about Jeff. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
So sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry for your loss. He was so loved on Twitter. He always made us laugh and I loved his posts of birds. He will be greatly missed. Please you and your family take care 💔
I was so sad when I learned that Jeff had died. I knew him as @Utardolt on Twitter. He was the fun guy and go to person with any identification of birds or plants. He knew so much. Please find comfort in knowing how many people liked and respected him.
My condolences to his family. He was part of our online family. Always sharing his thoughts and cheering up others. He will be missed. RIP my friend.
I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of your brother. I am praying he was welcomed with open arms by family members that went before him. Wishing you much peace and comfort to all your family. All my love
Laurie, I heard about Jeff’s death at Mass last Sunday. We missed the Celebration of Life last night (because we only found his obit this morning.) I watched the entire slide show and felt like I got to know him a little in those 16 minutes - wish we’d known him better in this life. He was a VERY handsome young man (made me think of John Denver in some of the photos!). My heart aches for you. Keeping you and his soul in my prayers.
Dear Laurie and family: I didn't know your husband, but I am sure he was a good person. I can see how much your son resembles him. It has been a long time since I worked at the Salt Lake Public Library, but I still have fond memories of working with you and your son. I am just two years younger. I have lost a lot of uncles, aunts, two nephews, a brother-in-law, a sister-in-law, and two older brothers to death in recent years, so I have grown conscious of grief and mortality. I feel all lives have a purpose in teaching us about faith and sensory experience, though the loss of a loved one stays with you. I honestly believe that our spirits exist in another dimension imperceptible to us, but not as physically different as many believe. I also believe that we will meet our departed loved ones again someday, enjoying a relationship much deeper than we knew as mortals. It is the moments of memory that you wish you could hold onto that seem to gnaw at each of us. So fleeting in the face of forever, yet so important to each of us. I have to believe that knowing and loving someone is never in vain.
Sorry to learn about Jeff's passing. Jeff was a great neighbor and classmate.
In Loving Memory
