Alan F. Young (1928-2021)

YOUNG, SCHOELERMAN, DIETRICH, YOUNG, SLOAN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 9/27/2021 at 07:12:36

Alan Frederick Young, 93, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died on Sept. 24, 2021, in Huntersville, N.C. He was born June 18, 1928, the son of B. Frederick and Edna (Schoelerman) Young in Keystone, Iowa.

Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral service is

11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha, Iowa. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial with a luncheon afterward at the funeral home facilities

Alan was baptized April 30, 1930, at First Evangelical Church in Cedar Rapids. He was confirmed March 25, 1956, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. On Jan. 30, 1955, Alan was united in marriage to Marilyn Ruth Dietrich at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Alan was a devoted husband of 66 years and a loving father, grandfather and soon-to-be great-grandfather.

Survivors include wife, Marilyn of Davidson, N.C.; son, Jeff (Jody) Young of Muscatine; daughter, Colleen (Mike) Sloan of Sherrill's Ford, N.C.; granddaughter, Rhiannon Williams of Chicago; grandson, Jordan (Hillary) Williams; soon-to-be great-grandchild of Charlotte, N.C.; stepgranddaughters, Kara, Taylor and Mallory Sloan; and sister, Dorothy Huttenberg of Yorktown, Va.

Alan was preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Orphan Grain Train, Norfolk, Neb.; Lutheran Family Service, Fort Dodge, Iowa; or Lutheran Hour Ministries, St. Louis, Mo.

Online condolences and messages may be shared with the family at cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.