Kim Young

KIM SOHN YOUNG Click here to view Kim's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Our beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend, Kim Lee Sohn Young, 45, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Idaho Falls on Saturday, May 1, 2010, after a valiant and courageous 7 year battle with Stage 4 cancer. Kim was born September 23, 1964, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Edna Gladys Koch Sohn and the late Herbert Frank Sohn, Sr. She attended schools at New Sweden Elementary, Eagle Rock Junior High and Skyline High School. After graduation, she attended University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, where she received her BS in Mechanical Engineering. While at U of I, she pledged the Delta Gamma sorority and served as President for one year. Many life-long friends were made in Moscow. She worked summers for Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company and gained full-time employment after graduation. She worked several years at CPP, including work on the WIPPS Project and also served a temporary assignment at DOE headquarters in Washington, D.C. Even as a young girl Kim set her goals high, worked hard to attain these goals and always followed through. She even received her MBA from Idaho State University while working full-time at the INL, 9 days before getting married. On August 14, 1993, she married Jeffrey Martin Young of Idaho Falls at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church. They became parents two years later when James was born. She loved being a Mom and after their second son, Matthew, arrived in 1997, she knew what was most important and became a full-time mother. Their only daughter, Anna, was born in 2001. All three children attended Snake River Montessori School, where Kim also worked as a teacher's aide. In 1988 Kim took flying lessons and achieved the level of solo pilot. Later, in the spring of 1991, Kim was chosen by Rotary Club International to travel to Sweden on a Group Study Exchange for a month. She loved the outdoors and traveling to many of our national parks across the country; she loved to camp, water ski, snow ski; play scrabble, board games, music and the piano. Above all, she loved her family and friends and spending quality time with them. Kim loved children and worked as a 4-H leader teaching various activities to her students, who won numerous blue ribbons at the Bonneville County and Eastern Idaho State Fairs. She was a good cook, baker (her brownies were famous!), homemaker and a beautiful seamstress, who could sew great Halloween costumes and loved costume parties. Kim had a very kind, generous heart and only wanted to give back to everyone who had been so kind to her. She gave encouragement and comfort to those who were also diagnosed with cancer, sharing a special bond with Jeff’s cousin, Kathi Tamer, of Utica, NY. She wishes to thank Dr. Kevin Mulvey, Dr. Christian Shull, and the staff at Snake River Oncology for their care. Kim will be greatly missed by all. Kim is survived by her husband, Jeff, her children, James, Matthew, and Anna, all of Idaho Falls; her mother, Edna Sohn, of Idaho Falls, her brother, Herb (Tina) Sohn Jr. of Layton, Utah; her Godfather, Michael Sohn of Soda Springs, Idaho; her Aunt Sandy and Uncle Joe Tweedy of The Villages, Florida, Uncle Jack Koch of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Aunt Grace Stamas of Arpin, Wisconsin, Uncle Frances Rodrigues of Meriden, Connecticut, mother and father-in-law, Martin & Edwina Young, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, Herbert Frank Sohn Sr., Grandparents Herbert Herman and Anna Marie Suykerbuyk Sohn, and maternal grandparents, John and Viola Kloth Koch, Godmother Aunt Delores Sohn, and Aunt Florence Rodrigues. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2010, at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road, with Pastor Jerry Reinke of St. John’s Lutheran Church officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Friday for one hour prior to the services, both at Wood East Side. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. ---------------------------------------------------- Condolences received online: Pam Bruce pamanddanb@verizon.net Dear Jeff, James, Matthew and Anna, We are sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Love, Pam and Danny Bruce and Family Anna Gruwell Kim left a lasting impression in our lives. Her strength and courage was nothing less than inspiring. We are truly saddened by your loss. Ann & Victoria Gruwell Regina Nelson regnelson@hotmail.com Thinking of all of you at this time. Kim was amazing and she touched so many lives - she inspired others and could make anyone smile. She was truly a gift and as long as she is in our hearts she is always here. Dana Whiting bndwhiting@msn.com I had the great pleasure of knowing Kim. She touched my life. She has a beautiful heart and soul. My heart-felt condolences go to your family at this time of great loss. Eloise Hayes eloisehayes@cableone.net My thoughts and prayers are with you. Kim fought a long fight and I admired her courage. Kristen Hanson kristenh99@hotmail.com My deepest condolences to all of Kim's family. Kim was very special. She bravely battled her cancer for so many years. She's now in a place where she'll no longer suffer its ravages. Rest in peace Kim. Kimberly Compton Boyd kboyd@cableone.net I attended high school with Kim at Skyline. She was known as a highly intelligent, happy person who was a friend to all social groups. I later worked with her briefly at INL. My sympathies are with your family. Sandra Mecham What an example to all of us. Such a giving person and a joy to be around. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family. Love Andrea, Sandra and Kirk Mary Jo Hobaica Brown mjhbrown@aol.com Broken hearted and with tears in my eyes, I remember Kim with a smile. Her tenacity, resolve, humor and joie de vivre will never be forgotten. Pink flamingos and Sweet Potato Queens forever! Our love to all of you. Mary Jo (and Don and John) Steven and Merri Ann Drake steven_merriann@msn.com I remember praying so hard that Kim would recover and that she would get to raise her children when she was first diagnosed with cancer. You don't have to be around Kim long to see right away that she is very special. Know that our thoughts and prayers are with each of you (Jeff and each one of the children especially). We love you. Steven and Merri Ann Drake Stella McKirdy nick@rigbyproduce.com My deepest condolences to Jeff, James, Matthew, and Anna. Kim was a great inspiration to all of us. Nico and Maya loved doing 4-H with her. We were fortunate to have her in our lives. Love Stella, Nico & Maya Piper Andi and Deb, Bonneville County 4-H bonneville@uidaho.edu Kim truly lived the 4-H motto: to make the best better! She was always kind and helpful and gave of herself in any way she could. She helped with Day Camps and was patient and gentle with every one she helped. We loved it when she came into the office to visit or to work. She will truly be missed. Jeff, James, Matthew and Anna, we mourn with you. Pappy & Cherie Phelan phelanpc@live.com Kim was a terrific friend and she will be greatly missed. Some of the best times we've had in our life were shared with her and her family; from Yellowstone without kids to Lake Powell with them, Kim brought much joy that we will always treasure. We know the strength she showed in her battle with cancer, but she showed that same strength in all of life's endeavors. Kim lived life with a passion that we wish we could emulate. We will always remember her as a wonderful friend. Jim Smart To my old friend Jeff and his children, I send my aloha. My heart goes out to you all. Kim was one of the good ones, and we were all lucky to know her. I'll be thinking of you all in the coming years, and I hope I can stop by for a visit. Hang in there, Jeff! aloha, Jim Smart, Skyline 82 Lin & Arlene Pearson pearsonlhas@gmail.com Edna, So sorry to hear of your loss. No one should have to lose a child. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Sarah Perttula sperttula@onewest.net Dear Jeff, James, Matthew and Anna We will miss Kim's beautiful smile. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this very sad time. Sarah, Eric, Lauren, Andrea & Ethan Perttula Nancy Johnson-Cassulo Kim Lee filled my first two years of college with laughter, crazy fun, and memories that will last in my heart. She was outrageously funny, compassionate, courageous, and wicked smart - all the things a great woman should be. Her DG sisters are all blessed to have experienced life with Kim Lee. Heaven has gained a fabulous angel - leopard print bra and sequined boa included! Lloyd Makey Family Our sympathy on your loss. Gary & Linda Young lindybug44@aol.com We would like to express our deep sorrow and prayers to the family of Kim. Sharon Eroschenko-Parkinson I had the great pleasure of knowing Kim Lee through our engineering school survival years. She had a zest for life and an amazing way of taking it all in! I will always have those wonderful memories as my thoughts go to her family and loved ones during this time. dan jones flynhal@aol.com I do not know Kim, but after reading these thoughts from folks who did and from knowing her Brother and Sisiter in law, Herb and Tina, and after meeting her Late Father, I wish I could have known her and more than that, wish she was still with us here, To Herb and Tina and the Sohn family and friends, I am sorry for your loss. It sounds like she was a blessing to have known. The Bretthorst Family 1Corinthians13@cox.net Our hearts sank when we heard that Kim was gone. Her beauty, strength and courage will live on in the hearts and minds of all that knew her. Our prayers are with you Jeff, James, Matthew and Anna Marie and all that loved her so. Kim's legacy will live on in everything and everyone she has touched. May God's grace give you comfort in this hour of need. Matthew 5:4 Love, Danny, Lazette, Justin and Katie Bretthorst Now abide Faith, Hope and Love but the greatest of these is Love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 Reese Jones Reese_D_Jones@hotmail.com I want to express my condolences to her family. I will always remember Kim as a loving, fun and strong young woman. She played a huge part in my life. I can only imagine the loss felt by those close to her now. Dennis Eppard and Family matnik96@aol.com Our deepest sympathies go out to Kim and Jeff's family and friends. We will keep all of you in our prayers. Jane Freund jane@janefreund.com Kim and I were at Skyline and the University of Idaho at the same time (although she was two years behind me in school). I have always been positively impressed with her dedication and determination and those impressions were only made stronger when I read her obituary. Please know that you all remain in my prayers and thoughts. Willettia Amos Jeff, James, Matthew and Anna – What a great pleasure it was to know Kim. I first got to know her as the most dependable Pre/K classroom Mom at SRMS there was! She was ALWAYS ready and willing to be there and do anything. I got to know even more about her on the drives to and from the SRMS field trips, and learned that Kim was genuinely one of the sweetest and brightest women that I have met. Her beautiful smile, big heart, strength, and courage have left a lasting impression on me. Her love for you and her fight are admirable and inspirational. She seldom missed an event that involved her family, and it is my prayer that you will always know that she is still near with her beautiful heart and soul. May God bless you and help you through this difficult time. AnnJanette Fullmer McMurtrey To the Young Family, I was so sadden to hear of Kim's passing. How blessed I was to have met her. She and I shared a locker in the Hall right by the Choir and Band Room. She was sweet, kind and I admired her drive and ambition. But what I will remember most is her smile. Many thoughts and Prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. AnnJanette Fullmer McMurtrey Walter and Carolyn Lee We just want you to know that you all are in our thoughts and prayers during this time of loss. We love you. Uncle Walt and Aunt Carolyn Kathy Goodson kattgoodson@gmail.com Edna, I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry to hear for your loss of Kim. I remember growing up out there at the park, and Kim always having her wonderful spirit. She was definitely like her father. I know how hard it is to lose a child especially after all the years that you had to treasure her sweet spirit. I also lost a daughter almost five years ago, and it was a tough thing to get over, especially after only a few hours. I can gladly say that I was honored to know Kim and your family. She was a wonderful lady and a great mom. My daughter Madyson loved her a ton and said that she was a good cookie mom, too. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. So sorry again to hear about the loss of Kim. Madyson said to tell Anna to hang in there it will get better. If there is anything we can do please let us know. Matt, Kathy Hale, Caleb, Madyson, Kenadie, the late Carly, and Katseans Goodson Peggy Ewing peg.ewing@gmail.com I was so saddened when I read of Kim's passing. I knew her before she was married and have since thought of her often. I don't ever remember Kim without a smile or a positive attitude. She will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with her husband and children and those who loved her most. Ed and Marilou Hart We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of Kim's family. Patricia Rodrigues patrod2@scientist.com To All of Kim's family - I have quietly mourned for your family during the entire seven years of suffering you have all endured while Kim has gone through her 'treatments;' may you all now find some sort of peace as I know Kim will with my mom, Florence, who had a special place for Kim in her heart... Jim Christian jdchristian2@gmail.com Kim was a wonderful constant throughout my teenage years. I have many fond memories of her (she always offered a friendly smile) and I am deeply saddened to hear of her passing. Please accept my sympathy. Sincerely, Jim Christian Austin, Texas Dick and Donna Sagness sagassoc@cableone.net Please accept our sincere sympathy in your loss. Kim was a participant on the GSE Team I led to Sweden in 1991. My wife accompanied us on the trip. Kim was such an asset to the team and helped make it a better experience for everyone. Her delightful smile and wonderful personality endeared her to everyone she met. We wish you peace as you deal with your loss. Sincerely, Dick and Donna Sagness Florence Lee florence@ci.salinas.ca.us I am saddened to hear of your loss. My condolences to all the family. May you find comfort in each other at at this sorrowful time. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Florence Lee Kathy O'Reilly koreilly1@mac.com Jeff,James,Matthew,and Anna,Our family is so sorry to hear of your loss. Kim was such a lovely, kind, and radiant person. I truly enjoyed the time I was able to spend with her at Snake River Montessori. Please that you are in our thoughts and prayers. K athy O'Reilly, Caitlin, Veronica, Kevin, Robert and Brigid Mulvey Brian Long bucklong@hotmail.com A finer friend never lived. Would that I could, I would replicate Kim's courage in the face of desparity, conviction to principle, dedication to education, devotion to children and families, humor and good nature, kindness to all, and love and devotion to family and friends ... if I can do half of that as well as Kim did ... I will meet her in heaven with a proud and open heart. What an incredible person. I love you Kim Lee!