Yarlott 50th

YARLOTT 50th

Jon and Nadine Yarlott celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party on June 1, 2014 in Naples, Idaho.

Jon was born in Tulsa, Okla., on Aug. 1, 1943. His parents moved the family to Angwin, Calif., in 1950, where Jon attended a small public school. He went to high school at Pacific Union College (PUC) Prep School, graduating in 1962. While attending college for one year, his work at the college bakery called his attention away from the classroom.

Nadine Hornback was born June 4, 1943, in Boise, Idaho. Ten days before her birth, her father suffered a fatal accident while logging in Oregon. When she was 11, she moved with her family to California, where she graduated from PUC Prep School in 1961. She went to PUC and received her associate degree in nursing in 1963, working first in Los Angeles, Calif., and then at St. Helena Hospital in Angwin.

Jon and Nadine met while attending PUC Prep School. They were married at the Deer Park Church on May 31, 1964.

Jon changed professions from a baker to a contractor in 1967. Nadine used her nursing education to care for her family, including three children, who all were born at St. Helena Hospital: Marc Wayne in 1965, Gregory Kent in 1967 and Melinda Suzanne in 1970. They also enjoyed camping, hiking and backpacking each summer.

Jon built a good business in Napa Valley but felt his family needed to be out in the country. They made the big move to north Idaho in 1976. The move was ideal, and the children grew up and attended the Sandpoint Junior Academy, where they also went to church. For many years, Jon was an elder in the church and Nadine was a leader in the divisions or played the piano for one.

All their children graduated from Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, Wash. They also attended Walla Walla University.

Jon continues to do various construction jobs. They enjoy spending time traveling, visiting different places in the West, backpacking, camping, construction, quilting and visiting their children’s families as often as possible — when they can get away from the large garden projects.

Their family includes Marc and Rhonda (Rodgers) of Salem, Ore.; Greg and Gina (Garboni) of Nampa, Idaho; Melinda and Ken Taylor of Napa, Calif.; and 6 grandchildren.