Mrs. Margaret E. Young

HUDSON FALLS – Mrs. Margaret E. Young, 84, of John Street, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Glens Falls Hospital.

Born on October 6, 1928, in Fort Edward, she was the daughter of the late Willard J. and Margaret R. (Stewart) Perry.

On November 17, 1946, she married Richard E. Young, Sr., at St. Joseph’s Church in Fort Edward.  Richard passed away on November 15, 2000, after 55 wonderful years of marriage.

Margaret retired from General Electric Company after 44 years of service.  She enjoyed camping in the Adirondacks with her husband and family and bowling in the Mixed Up Couples league for years at B&C Lanes.   Margaret loved traveling with her husband and spending winters in Florida.  She cherished her family, especially her grandchildren.  Margaret was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brother, William Wright and her sister, Dorothy Taylor.

Survivors include her children, Margaret “Peggy” Woodcock and her husband, Charles of Fort Edward, Richard Young, Jr., and his wife, Clara of Glens Falls, William Young and his wife, Mary of Fort Edward, Penny Therrien and her husband, Richard of Hudson Falls and Candy Pratt and her husband Stanley “Rick” of Queensbury; 13 grandchildren, Charles Woodcock, Jr. and his wife, Deborah, Michael Woodcock, Christine Woodcock, Rachel Frasier, Richard E. Young, III and his wife, Maleah, Thomas Young and his wife, Nikki, Jody Burgess and her husband, Ethan, Kimberly Therrien and her fiancé, Mark McDonald, Michelle Osgood and her husband, Jake, Melissa Therrien and her fiancé, John LaTour, Nichole Rushlow, Lena Stone and her husband, Jeffery and Curtis Pratt; several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Friends may call on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.

Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. on Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Rite of Committal will follow at the Gerald B.H. Solomon – Saratoga National Cemetery in the town of Stillwater.

Her family wishes to thank Margaret’s caregivers, Gail Chadwick and Margie McKittrick for the wonderful care and love given to our mother through the years.

Memorial donations may be sent to the charity of your choice.