Lorinda Beth Nash, 78, of Laramie, Wyoming passed away peacefully on February 7, 2025. Lorinda Smith was born on October 24, 1946, in Boulder, Colorado, to Arthur and Marjorie Smith. As her father was active in the Navy, she grew up in Wyoming, Guam, California, Illinois, and Maine.

Lorinda graduated from Broadview Academy in 1964 then attended Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1968. She became a nurse, working in Illinois, California and Oregon in departments ranging from ERs to Critical Care Units and later shifted to home health care.

After a brief courtship, Lorinda wed J. Alan Nash in 1985, joining a family of four children living in Saskatchewan, Canada. In October 1986, a fifth child, Angela, was welcomed.

In 1988, the family relocated to South Dakota, then North Dakota, with Lorinda and Alan ultimately retiring in Wheatland, Wyoming.

Lorinda enjoyed many hobbies during her life. Lorinda was an avid backpacker and traveler during her younger years, she had an extensive Springbok puzzle collection and always had a puzzle ready to put a few pieces in, she loved reading, trips to the library and a good wilderness survival tale. Lorinda enjoyed sewing, tinkering, baking, playing musical instruments, a good bargain find and eating popcorn.

Lorinda is preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Surviving are her brothers, Ronald Smith, Leroy Smith, Kenneth Smith, their spouses, and a host of descendants, most of whom reside in California. Also surviving are her children Nathan Nash of Gatineau, Quebec, Raydene Nash Ecles (Bram) of Kamloops, B.C, Marco Nash (Myriam) of Montreal, Quebec, Kendell Nash (Kalyn) of Laramie, Wyoming, and Angela Nash of Cheyenne, Wyoming as well as her eight grandchildren.