Nalder_Lynn_4 Oct. 1945
Vernal Lynn Nalder, 42, Mink Creek Road, died Tuesday in the Salt Lake City LDS Hospital of ischemic heart disease.
He was born Oct. 4, 1945 in Malad to Vernal and Evelyn Nalder. He grew up in Holbrook and graduated from Malad High School. In 1969 he received his bachelor of science degree from Utah State University in agriculture education.
Mr. Nalder fulfilled a mission for the LDS church from 1964-1966 for the Northeast British mission.
On June 29, 1967 he married Nancy Thomas from Malad in the Logan LDS Temple. They lived in Logan, Shelley, Blackfoot, Malad and Pocatello.
He had been employed by the Farmers Home Administration for the past 16 years. From 1974-1978 he was Oneida County supervisor. His latest position was on the Idaho state staff as a farmer program specialist.
He enjoyed horseback riding, elk hunting, reading and jogging. He also owned and operated a small farm in Pleasantview.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two sons, Layne Thomas and Dustan Thomas Nalder; three daughters, Sherlyn, Lynette and Lynisa, all of Pocatello; his mother, Evelyn C. Nalder; two brothers, Larry and Dallan of Holbrook; two sisters, Darla Hess, Malad, and Deann Barker, Pocatello.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Malad Stake Center. Bishop Kert Howard of the Pocatello 38th Ward will officiate. The family will receive friends at the Malad Mortuary Friday from 6-9 p.m. and on Saturday two hours before services. Burial will be in the Holbrook Cemetery.
Funeral services for Vernal Lynn Nalder, who passed away during heart surgery on February 23, in Salt Lake City, were held Saturday, February 27 at the Malad Stake Center. Bishop Kert Howard of the Pocatello 38th ward officiated. Family prayer at the mortuary was given by Patriarch Odell Cutler, an uncle. The invocation was given by a classmate and brother-in-law, Mr. Don Lee Hess. Lynn’s brother, Larry C. Nalder gave his life sketch. The Allen Peck family, cousins from Brigham City, sang “Well Done My Good and Faithful Servant”.
Following the song, Mr. Gary Gamble, FmHa District Director and Lynn’s hunting friend, spoke about Lynn’s “zest for life” and also his diligence in his employment. “We worked hard and we played hard,” he expressed. Bishop Dennis Armstrong, former bishop to the family, spoke about love in the family. The Holbrook quartet sang “Oh, My Father.” All music was by Sister Iris Hill; prelude, postlude, and accompaniments.
The final speaker was Lynn’s uncle, who had shared other special occasions with Lynn. Bishop Cutler’s final comments were about the family events that took place at the Salt Lake L.D.S. Hospital leading up to Lynn’s passing away. He told a personal experience of how he found his own peace about what was to happen.
Bishop Kert Howard remarked about Lynn’s daily jogging to stay fit from his 1982 by-pass surgery. He compared a Pioneer Relay event, in which he and Lynn were participants, to what it will be like to have Lynn at the finish line, waiting for his loved ones to join him. Burial was at the Holbrook Cemetery, where the dedicatory prayer was offered by Lynn’s brother, Bishop Dallan Nalder. His wife, Nancy, told of a personal experience to those who attended. Following the concluding service, a dinner was served at the Holbrook church with Bert and Peggy Smith in charge.
Casket Bearers were Layne T. and Dustan T., Sons; Sherman Barker, Dennis and Marvin Thomas, brother-in-law; Shawn Hess, a nephew, and Uncle Myrle Nalder. Flower girls were the nieces and honorary flower girls were Sherlyn, Lynette and Lynisa, daughters of Lynn.
The family plans to stay in Pocatello until Layne graduates from Pocatello High School. Nancy will return to her teaching career, and try to hang on to the family farm in Pleasantview, which was owned and operated by first her father, Stanley Thomas, and then sold to her husband, Lynn, in 1977.
Below is Lynn’s favorite poem.
I Hope There’ll Be Pine Trees in Heaven’
I hope there’ll be pine trees in heaven
And mountains all covered with snow.
With plenty of room to stretch out in
Like we have here in Idaho.
I hope there’ll be pine trees in heaven,
To shade the clear streams where they flow
With water that’s nectar for drinkin’
Like we have here in Idaho.
I love all the hills, streams, and valleys
The thought of them gives me a thrill
And I think I could stand leaving this world
If I knew they could be with me still.
And if there aren’t pine trees in heaven
I hope there’s someplace I can go
Where they’ll have all the things I’ll be missin’
Cause it’s Heaven in Idaho.