- Date Of Death: June 6, 2020
- State: Idaho
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Lawrence Steel and his wife Nadine passed away on June 6, 2020 from a tragic car accident. They would have celebrated 46 years together this summer.
Nadine Ann Markland Steel was born and raised in Casper Wyoming. Lawrence Darrell Steel was born and raised on a small farm in Oakley, Idaho. The two met while attending Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
After a brief time in Provo and Oakley, the couple moved to Gooding, when Lawrence received a teaching position as a science and shop teacher at the middle school. There they raised their five beautiful children. Nadine spent many early years at home babysitting other children alongside her own before eventually going back to school to become a beloved teacher. She worked at Gooding Elementary and then North Valley Academy for over 25 years where she influenced and touched the lives of multiple generations of children.
There are no words to soothe the grief and sorrow in our hearts over the loss of our beloved parents, but these: “Endings are not our destiny. The more we learn about Jesus Christ, the more we realize that endings here in mortality are not endings at all. They are merely interruptions—temporary pauses that one day will seem small compared to the eternal joy awaiting the faithful.” (Dieter F Uchtdorf).
The couple is preceded in death by: their daughter Jennifer Steel. Lawrence’s parents: Marion Roy Steel and Iona Adeline Williams. Nadine’s parents: Forrest Juell Markland and Ruby Pearl Collins; her sister, Elaine Markland; and daughter-in-law, Laura Steel.
They are survived in death by their children: Ryan (Annell) Steel of Gooding, ID, Collin (Karen) Steel of Logan, UT, Spencer (Jenelle) Steel of Idaho Falls, ID, Stacey (Collin) Chlarson of Seattle, WA, James (Cindy) Steel of Shelley, ID. Their siblings: Maria (Merle) Reynolds, Phil (Carol) Markland, Stan (Jan) Markland, Gene (Julie) Markland, Bruce Markland, 18 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.
