Alfred Robert Youngs

Alfred Youngs


Alfred Robert Youngs, 87, passed away, quietly, in his sleep, early in the morning on Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. Alfred was born to Frank and Eliza Jane Youngs on December 27, 1920, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Alfred married Doris Baldwin on December 23, 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Alfred and Doris had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Logan, with their family, before Doris of passed away of Alzheimer's Disease in 2003, the following year. Our Dad had insisted on caring for Mother (from his wheelchair) at home until it became impossible. We are ever so grateful for that example.

Alfred and Doris learned of the gospel of Jesus Christ in Nelson, British Columbia, where Alfred was briefly employed as a draftsman for Stanley Page, who was LDS. They were baptized in the cold, mountain waters of Kootenay Lake in August, 1949. Their family was sealed in the Cardston, Alberta, Canada Temple on July 25, 1950.

They raised their three children Carole, Mark, and Gail in Winnipeg, where our Dad then set out on his own in the drafting business. Eventually, he built an office behind our home on Rosewarne Avenue, where he successfully conducted his business until 1972. They then sold their home and business, and moved from Winnipeg to Provo, Utah to be near their three children, who all had married Americans.

They moved back to Canada in 1981, at retirement age, residing in Victoria, British Columbia until 1990, when their final move took them to Vancouver. Three years ago, Gail and Glen moved from Logan to Vancouver with their two youngest children, Heather and Katie.

Dad and Mother were among a small group of church members in Winnipeg. They were able to experience many opportunities for leadership in the church during the following years, both in the District and the Mission. Mother oversaw making chocolates for the building fund (she taught Mrs. Cavanaugh!) and Dad designed and built the new chapel in 1958. He always spoke to the saints of a Stake of Zion in Winnipeg. That dream was realized in 1978 after they were gone.

A survivor of four heart attacks, among other health challenges, Dad loved life and wanted to live. He fought hard to regain his strength and recover from each illness over the years, including the resulting limitations along the way. Dad had been hospitalized since early Spring and was trying to accept not returning to his home and being admitted to Banfield Pavilion, an extended care facility. He was so dismayed that he continued to weaken and was unable to gain his strength. He now wanted to 'go home' and be with our Mother.

Alfred was greeted by his wife Doris, who can now whip him into shape; his parents; his son-in-law, Robert Stevens and the many kindred dead whose ordinances were performed in the temple, as a result of his research and work.
Alfred will be remembered by his three children: Carole Stevens, currently serving an LDS mission in Suva, Fiji; Robert Mark and Maurine Youngs, Keller Texas; Gail and Glen Wolfgram of Vancouver, BC; 19 grandchildren and their spouses, 37 great-grandchildren; and his wife's sister, Ethel, 95 years old, in Blackfoot, Idaho.

A Youngs Family Reunion has long been planned at Bear Lake for this year. Alfred and Doris Youngs' family of 72 descendants will be gathering together from Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Texas, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho and Utah. What a wonderful blessing for all of us to be together at this time when we say goodbye to our Father and Grandfather.

No services were held in Vancouver. Services in Logan will be held at the graveside, overlooking the valley, next to his beloved Doris. The service will be conducted by Bishop Brad Tolman of Young Ward, on Sunday afternoon, June 22, at 3:00 PM, following a viewing and visitation at 1:00 PM at the Allen-Hall Mortuary. Burial will be in the Mendon, Utah Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenmortuaries.net