15 Jan Annette Marie Langheinrich

1951 – 2024

Annette Marie Langheinrich, died on Jan. 8, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah, of heart and kidney failure. 

Annette was born July 2, 1951, in Ogden, Utah, to Kathryn Jeanette (Piper) Brough and Robert Samuel Brough. She grew up in Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah, and Castro Valley, California. She returned to Salt Lake to attend the University of Utah where she found two of the loves of her life, her husband and accounting. She married Frank Armin Langheinrich in the Salt Lake City Temple on Sept. 15, 1970. One of only eight women in her accounting class in 1974, she took her last final on the same day she was due to deliver her second child. She graduated with honors. 

Annette spent her 46-year career as an accountant in the securities industry, retiring as a vice president from Zions Bank’s Corporate Trust Department in 2020. She put equal determination into fixing a spreadsheet that was 11 cents or $11 million out of balance. She lit up at the opportunity to teach someone per unit pricing and constantly encouraged others to contribute to their retirement plan to receive their full employer match. 

Annette was happiest spending time with her family and avidly serving others. While always working long hours, she was the Lowell Elementary PTA president, a cub scout leader, co-managed the Avenues Little League, kept score for the Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s baseball team, judged debate tournaments, chaperoned high school sailing trips, co-chaired the Dinorators club, delivered Meals on Wheels, and patiently waited while Frank took pictures across Utah and Europe. She welcomed whomever or whatever her family brought home. This included several foreign-exchange, Native American placement program, RHSM boarding students, and others in need of a home, as well as what she described as a complete food chain of pets. 

She was a passionate bargain hunter and spoke wistfully of missing Auerbach’s going-out-of-business sale for the birth of her third child. Her favorite games were sudoku and racing to pay the check at restaurants.

Annette was a committed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She presented at BYU Women’s Conference and contributed to the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church David O. McKay manual. She served twice in stake Relief Society presidencies and as ward Relief Society president for five bishops. She frequently spoke of her testimony sustaining her through her uncomplaining battles with kidney failure, a tumor on her optic nerve, ovarian, colon and skin cancers. She would say, “I am convinced that this is the promise that each one of us is given as we come to Earth. We are simply asked to do the best that we can do and everything else will be taken care of.”

Annette is survived by her husband, Frank; children Jennifer (Patrick) Johnston; Eric (Amber) Langheinrich; Mark (Audrey) Langheinrich; Rachel (Chandler) Griffith; and Destiney (Lavern) Tinno; 14 grandchildren and step-grandchildren, and her siblings Marshall (Janet) Brough; Karen (Kirk) Martineau; and Howard Brough (Mark Bunce). 

We are all grateful for Karen’s donation of her kidney that provided us with 18 extra years with Annette, and her care from the staff of the University of Utah Hospital, KPC Promise Hospital, Sandstone Millcreek and Enhabit Hospice.

A memorial service celebrating Annette will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the 12th Ward, located on the north side of the 95 State office tower, in downtown Salt Lake City. There will be a visitation for one hour prior to the service. Parking is available in Eagle Gate Terrace, 154 E. Social Hall Ave. (enter Social Hall Avenue from 200 East), or City Creek Center.

In lieu of flowers, please minister to someone, increase your 401(k) contribution and schedule your colonoscopy.