Lorraine Thornton Young

Lorraine Thornton Young loving wife, wonderful mother and grandmother, died peacefully February 25, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her, after a long life of joy and service.

Lorraine was born December 15, 1930, in American Falls, Idaho. She was the seventh child of Elva Thomas and George Dunn Thornton. Shortly after her birth the family moved to North Logan Utah where Lorraine grew up. She spent her youth with family and friends. She loved to ride her horse "Brownie" and play with her dolls and cats. She participated in 4-H in sewing, cooking, and outdoor work. She graduated from South Cache High School, and seminary. She earned her "Honor Bee" (Latter-day Saint girls certificate of award). Later she earned the Golden Gleaner award.

She married Alva Allen Young August 23, 1957. They lived in Salt Lake City in the Avenues then bought their first home in Rose Park. A few years later, they moved to Abraham Utah to the Alva Allen Young family farm. After a few rough years of farming, they moved back to the Wasatch Front and settled in Bountiful, Utah. Lorraine taught school so Alva could earn a BS degree in Electrical Engineering. They spent many happy times together boating, singing, camping, planning and remodeling their house in Bountiful, Utah.

They had four children, Laurie -deceased (Mike Romreil), Elva (Stuart Maughan), Steven Allen (Jeni Holton-deceased, Gina Stubbs Wardell), and Thomas LeRoy (Kim Yorgenson). Both Alva and Lorraine loved their children and did everything they could to help them improve. Lorraine spent hours sewing clothes and dance costumes for her children. She drove them to and supported them in endless lessons, performances, sports, and tutored them during the summers. Each day she would prepare dinner and spend time cleaning the house in preparation for Alva coming home from work. The family would eat dinners together each night. They were blessed with 15 grandchildren, 2 step grandsons, and at this moment 23 great-grandchildren, and 7 step-great-grandchildren.

Lorraine loved to sing. Through high school and college she sang in a trio with her friends Helen Peterson Hill and Lavona Gillgan Dickinson. They performed on KVNU radio multiple times and at the Utah State Fair. She also sang solos, and was part of the Cache County school choirs and sang as one of the lead singers in "Tulip Time" and in the chorus of several musicals at school and church. After marriage she participated in the Mountain View Chordettes choir as well as church choirs. She loved singing with her daughters and harmonizing with her husband. When the family traveled in the car, they sang. Lorraine's beautiful soprano voice will be missed.

She graduated from Utah State University with a BA degree in Elementary Education and Child Development. She also graduated from the LDS Institute. She loved teaching children and spent many years teaching 2nd grade. Because she had a degree in child development she was able to teach Kindergarten in the summers before she had children. She often had some kind of pet in her room for the children to care for, learn about and write about. She used activities to teach the children how to use the skills they learned at school. On Valentine's Day she set up a post office so the children could practice math when they had a turn to be Post Master, spelling, and writing as they created and delivered Valentines to each other.

She loved her home and yard and loved taking care of it. She spent her summers gardening, and preserving the things she grew by canning or freezing fruits and vegetables. She generously shared fruits, vegetables and canned goods with friends and neighbors. After coming home from a vacation, the first thing she usually did, was start watering dry spots in the yard. If not working in the yard, she was in the house cleaning, doing laundry, or mopping floors on hands and knees because she didn't think a mop would do the job effectively. In her later years she became an avid reader. She also shared her love with a multitude of family pets including dogs, cats, bunnies and birds.

She loved serving others in her community but especially in her own home. She helped others by tending their children. She took meals for others when they were in need and served food to those who came to visit. She served as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Relief Society president, and Primary president. She taught various classes, and served with her husband as cub scout and Webelos leaders. She and Alva served as senior missionaries in the Russia, Rostav-na-Donu mission.

She is preceded in death by her husband (Alva Allen Young), daughter (Laurie Young Romreil), daughter-in-law (Jenifer Holton Young), Siblings (Elva Ann Thornton, Norma Enez Thornton, George Thomas Thornton, Howard Thomas Thornton, Grace Thornton, Preston Thomas Thornton, and Mary Louis Thornton McKinley).

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the North Canyon 2nd Ward Chapel, 3350 South 100 East, Bountiful, Utah. An evening viewing will take place from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Russon Mortuary, 295 N. Main Street in Bountiful. A morning viewing will take place from 9:45-10:45 a.m. on Wednesday at the church prior to services.

Services will be streamed live on the Russon Mortuary Facebook page and on this obituary page. The live stream will begin 10-15 minutes prior to services and will be posted below.