Mildred Young

MILDRED ELVA MEIER YOUNG, 84 , of Perryville, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:49 pm, Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri.

She was born the fifth of six children to the late Rev. Albert J F Meier and Elva (nee Angelbeck) Meier in New Haven, Missouri on January 13, 1933.

She graduated from St. John Lutheran School in Arnold, Missouri in 1947 and from Crystal City High School in 1951. She earned a Registered Nursing degree from the Lutheran School of Nursing in St. Louis in 1954 and worked as a visiting nurse for a year.

She married Rev. Kenneth Young on June 17, 1955 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Maplewood, Missouri. They lived in Charleston, SC, for 2 years, Chicago for 11 years and suburban Oak Park, IL for 27 years. Upon retirement in 1995, they moved to Chester, IL for 20 years before moving to Perryville, MO in 2015.

Mildred worked as a Hospital Staff Nurse in Charleston for one year and a Staff Nurse in Oak Park for 3 years. Then she worked as a College Nurse at Concordia College in River Forest for 3 years and then one year at Wright College in Chicago. After that she worked as a Visiting Nurse for Kimberly Quality Care in Chicago for 10 years.

Beginning in her 40’s, Mildred developed impressive skills as an artist and created more than 4 dozen attractive paintings in water color and acrylic. In Chester, she served as President of the Mississippi Valley Art Guild for a number of years. Some of Mildred’s other hobbies included reading and gardening.

Mildred was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Chester. She was very active in church choirs all through her adult life. She was much involved in the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, even served 4 years as the Missions Project Coordinator for the Northern Illinois District LWML.

Survivors:

Husband:      Rev. Kenneth Young              Perryville, MO
5 Children:    Alice Decker                         Chester, IL
Ken (Blanca) Young              Austin, TX
Stuart (Karen) Young            Lisle, IL
Tom (Rika) Young                 Minneapolis, MN
Lois (Andrew) Cortell            Montgomery, AL
1 Brother:     Albert Meier                         Denham Springs, LA

Funeral Service: 11:00 am, Saturday, September 16, 2017
St. John Lutheran Church, Chester, Illinois

Officiating: Rev. Tim Sims

Interment: St. John Lutheran Cemetery
Chester, Illinois

Visitation: Friday - 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday - 7:30 am – 8:45 am
Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, Illinois
Saturday – 10:00 am – 11:00 am
St. John Lutheran Church, Chester, Illinois

Memorials: St. John Lutheran School – New Facility Fund
St. John Lutheran School
The Lutheran Hour