Leah Holmstead

Leah Amacher Holmstead
Leah Amacher Holmstead passed away peacefully at home on Monday October 24, 2011 surrounded by family, due to complications from a stroke.
Leah was born October 29, 1924 in Logan, Utah to Swiss immigrants, Adolph Amacher and Amalia Hollenweger Amacher. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and faithfully lived true to its teachings her whole life.
Leah was a graduate of Logan High School and LDS seminary where she participated in band, student government, and many extra curricular activities. She was an accomplished musician and won awards for performing on the flute and in vocal chorales. She also loved to dance and attended weekly dances. She attended Utah State University where she met her husband, Earl “Hap” Holmstead. They were married March 31, 1944 in the Logan LDS Temple. They enjoyed 67 happy years together until his death on May 9, 2011.
Hap and Leah were the parents of nine children and Leah devoted her time to being an exemplary mother. She raised her children with love, patience, humor and devotion. A natural leader, she served in many church callings and presidencies including Primary, Stake Primary, Young Women, Relief Society and Stake Relief Society. She loved singing with the ward choir. Leah also held positions in the state and local PTA from 1955-1972.
Leah was always active and busy. She taught flute lessons and performed locally with her sister. She was very compassionate and loved to serve others. She kept her family busy taking in dinners and delivering bread to friends and neighbors. Her home was always filled with children and grandchildren, and all who came felt her love and left happier than when they entered.
She was an excellent cook and homemaker. She was a friend to all. In later years she served with her husband for 16 years in the Logan Hospital Branch. She also worked diligently on genealogy, a trait passed down from her father.
Her acts of goodness are monumental. She lived a shining life of charity. She calmed storms, fed multitudes, watched over the sick, cheered the weary, showered love on us all, and taught us truth.
She lived a great life patterned after the master she loved.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister, and two daughters, Janine (Preston) Ward and Jalaine (O’Dell) Speth. She is survived by her children, Terri (Brent) Weidman, Winnie (Stan) Thomas, Lee (Jeanne) Holmstead, Michele (Jeff) Cundick, Mary (Brad) Vaterlaus, Kellie (J.R.) Bylund, and Evan (Geri) Holmstead. She is also survived by 38 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 12 noon in the 19th ward church house, 1255 North 600 East. A viewing will be held Thursday October 27 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Nelson Funeral Home, 162 East 400 North, Logan and Friday at the church from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Interment Logan City Cemetery. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.allenmortuaries.net .