Peacefully at Hospice Wellington in Guelph on Thursday, November 12, 2015 formerly of Cambridge and St. Marys in his 77th year, Bob went to be with the Lord. Beloved husband of the late Patricia (Saunders) Young (2010) for 49 years. Dear father of Rob Young and Aida Van Wees of Grand Cayman, Shellie and Daryl Wilson of Guelph, Cathy and Dwayne Brown of London, Miranda Young (granddaughter) and Matthew Frimpong of Cambridge. Dear grandfather of Brennan, Jordan, Schuyler and PJ; Alexis; Corvin, Carissa and Cieaira and great-grandfather of Ayanna. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Marie Cain of London, Bonnie and Ernie McCarthy of St. Thomas and Pat and Jack Benda of London, Ken and Marion Young of Chatham and John Young of Northville. Predeceased by his sons Steven and Scott, his sisters Freda Van Arenthals and Gertrude Kennedy and his brothers Fred Young and Jim Young.
Bob was an active member of his church, Community Bible Church for decades. He and his wife Pat ran a very successful Bed and Breakfast in St. Marys for many years. Bob moved to Burlington to be with his family after receiving a cancer diagnosis in February of 2014. He quickly established himself in the Burlington community and became involved at Compass Point Bible Church.
Special thanks to Dr. John Goffin and staff of Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, and the staff of Hospice Wellington for your incredible support and kindness throughout our cancer journey.
Friends may call at the Haskett Funeral Home, 223 Main Street, Lucan on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. The funeral service will be held at the Community Bible Church, 24294 Adelaide Street North, (at Hwy #7) Lucan on Monday, November 16th at 11 AM. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London.
Donations to Hospice Wellington would be appreciated by the family.
YOUNG: Robert (Bob) Harold of Guelph and formerly of Cambridge and St. Marys
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Lori Jackson (Facey)
Sorry to hear of your Dads passing. He always had a smile when I seen him around St.Marys. Beautiful soul
Debbie (Schendera) Marsden
So sorry to hear of your Dad’s passing. Thinking of you at this sad time.
Margaret (Schendera) and Don Watt
Shelly and Rob
Our thoughts and Prayers are with you and your families at this sad time. Thinking of you
Madeline Sweetzir
So sorry to hear about Bob’s passing. He will be missed. I think of Pat often too and our chats and time spent together we will miss them both. My deepest sympathy to all the family.
Sincerely,
Madeline Sweetzir
Whitney Benner
Miranda so sorry to hear about your Grandpa…Thinking of you
Margaret Prout
My sincere condolences to all the Young family. I remember Bob
from many years ago, while growing up in Lucan. I recall all
the times we went ice skating at the Lucan arena.
Cindy Gregory
My deepest sympathy to all the family. I have known Bob for many years through Pat’s family.
William (Bill ) Darling
“EAGLE ” The trees in Florida will have to peel off their own bark now !
Some one else will have to pick their golf ball from the water marked ” DO NOT PICK BALLS FROM PONDS__ALLIGATORS >>>.
WE sure shared a LOT of laughs–thanks for those .
A good sense of humor NEVER goes out of style.
style
Peter and Annette Rice
Bob and Pat were our next door neighbours for years in St. Marys, and you know what fun it is to share daily conversations over the fence. We’d greet each other whenever we crossed paths, and talked effortlessly about our children, gardening, their B&B, what’s on the barbecue, my school, their church, the pool, and even sports. When Bob was in a hurry he’d just greet me with a loud, “Oih!!!!!” Bob’s career as a painter came in handy for us as well. We hired him for his talents a number of times, and he shared his knowledge of painting willingly with me which I appreciated even more. One of the funniest painting stories happened when he left a can of paint in the driveway from a previous job, and then suddenly a snowstorm hit the town. Bob of course fired up his snowblower forgetting the paint was under the snow. Yes, the snowblower sucked up the paint can and showered the paint all over the side of our newly painted house! Of course Bob felt terrible, and repainted the side of our house the next Spring. I will always cherish the generosity of Bob and Pat, and the fond memories. We will miss them both.
Penny Altenburg
My sincere condolences to all the family and friends of Bob. My husband (Bob ) also, and I have known Bob and Pat since December 1972 when we purchased our first home from them in Prospect Hill. As with Pat, Bob will be terribly missed also.
Sincerely,
Penny Altenburg-Emsley