Mary Nell Porter Baranowski Harris
1924 — 2021
Mary Nell Porter Baranowski Harris was born March 6, 1924, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Arthur Porter Jr. and Nelle Child Porter. She passed away at home as she desired from a hemorrhagic stroke, July 20, 2021. The family consisted of ten children, three boys and seven girls. Her father was the publisher of the local newspaper, the Rexburg Journal, and also owned Porter's Book Store, a store selling school supplies, office supplies, gifts, toys, etc., as well as books. All members of the family worked in both businesses. When Mary Nell was in high school, she served as her father's secretary as well as working as a proofreader for the newspaper. She also worked for the Idaho Falls Post Register...