Friends will be received at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 to 7 PM.
A funeral service will begin at 6:30 PM.
A funeral procession will form 10 AM Friday at the funeral home and proceed to the Ruby Fire Department for Last Call Ceremony then to the Mount Marion Cemetery for a graveside service and military honors.
Francis M. Young, 84, of Ruby died Tuesday June 19, 2018 at HealthAlliance Hospital, Broadway Campus. Born September 8, 1933 in Ruby, he is the son of the late George F. Jr. and Jane D. (Stauble) Young.
Francis served our country in the United States Army during the Korean War. A member of the Telephone Union SWA 1120, he retired from Verizon is 1986 and volunteered for twenty years at local blood bank drives. A life member of the Joyce Schirick Post 1386 VFW, he is also a life member of the Ruby Fire Department, past president and member of the Town of Ulster Senior Club, and Telephone Pioneers...[more]
rancis enjoyed traveling, hunting and fishing. He loved his many pets, his dogs and cats that he and his wife shared over their lifetime together.
Francis is survived by his wife Evelyn W. Young; his children Mark Abeel and Kim Zeidler of Ruby; his sisters, Agnes Becker of Ruby, and Genevieve Ertelt of Latham, NY. Many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews also survive.
Expressions of sympathy in lieu of flowers may be made in the form of contributions to a Veteran's Charity of your choice.