Leo Clyde Turnbeaugh

Leo Clyde Turnbeaugh was born on February 28, 1952, just 52 minutes shy of being a leap year baby. He grew up in Pocatello and graduated from Pocatello High School in 1970. Immediately following graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and spent four years on diesel submarines based in San Diego, CA. Leo returned to Pocatello following his honorable discharge in 1974 and worked for Union Pacific Railroad, first as a laborer and then as an engineer. He retired from the railroad in 2004 after 30 years of service.

Leo’s passion was for anything he could drive. He was proud to say he could drive any car, motorcycle, submarine, or train. He was an avid collector of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and classic and restored cars and trucks. Leo loved cars so much that he and his bride, Norma Wassmuth, were married inside Harrah’s Auto Museum in Sparks, NV, on May 12, 1986. Their marriage was solemnized in the Catholic Church two weeks later in the chapel at St. Mary’s Hospital in Cottonwood, ID.

Leo was the proud father of two children. He loved watching them play their favorite sport, roller hockey, when they were younger. He attended every game and made sure they had the best equipment available.

Leo was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Tom. He is survived by his wife, Norma; son, Deon (Sarah); daughter, Kerry (Derek); grandchildren, Audrina, Jazlynn, Kylyn, Harlynn, Lyndyn, and Maylee; and brothers, Ray and Lynn.

Leo was always proud that he was able to send his children and now his grandchildren to what he said was the best school in town, Holy Spirit Catholic School. 

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a Donation Here in his memory to Holy Spirit Catholic School, 540 N. 7th Ave, Pocatello, Idaho 83201.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Community Church, 524 N 7th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83201.

Interment of ashes, and military honors, will follow immediately at Mountain View Cemetery, 1520 S 5th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83204.