Chester D. Young
Chester D. Young was more than a husband, father, and grandfather, he was a man of faith, integrity, and quiet strength. He built a life through hard work, served others with kindness, and loved his family with a steadfast heart. His example will guide us, his love will sustain us, and his light will never fade.
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Chester D. Young, 69, of Bowling Green, Ky., formerly of Chippewa Township, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002, in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
Born August 29, 1932, in Beaver Falls, he was a son of Helen S. Householder Young, of Chippewa Township, and the late Chester L. Young. He was a 1965 graduate of Geneva College, where he received his B.S. Degree in Business and Industrial Engineering. Upon his retirement in 1992, he was the vice-president and operations manager of the Stoody Co., Bowling Green, Ky.
He was a member of the Holy Apostles Lutheran Church, Bowling Green; the Lutheran Brotherhood, and was a former member of Los Nietos Shriners in Ohio.
Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Marjorie Ann Vodenichar Young; two daughters and sons-in-law, Debra and Thomas Akehurst, Wooster, Ohio, and Susan and Brent Fairbanks, Anaheim, Calif.; a son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Tina Young, La Habra, Calif.; four granddaughters, Christine and Joann Akehurst, Jennifer Fairbanks, and Tara Young; a grandson, Tyler Young; a brother, Ronald L. Young, Chippewa Township; a brother and sister-in-law, Richard G. and Linda Young, Florence, Ky.; a sister-in-law, Janice Young Aguilar, Issaquah, Wash. and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Campbell’s Chippewa Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the Oak Grove Lutheran Church. Private interment will follow Monday at Sylvania Hills Cemetery and Memorial Park, Daughtery Township.
In Loving Memory of Chester Duane Young
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The Young name at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park
Marjorie Young1933 – 2023
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