Obituary of Mary Young

Mary E. Young died on Saturday, December 28, 2013. She was 76. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was a long time resident of Ramsey retiring to Ocean City , Maryland before moving to Midland Park. She was a teacher for the Prospect Park Board of Education before retiring in 1997. Mary was a parishioner at the Church of the Nativity in Midland Park. Survivors include her loving husband of 55 years Frederick W. Young, seven sons: Frederick, Thomas, Stephen, John, Edward, Daniel and Michael and two daughters: Deirdre Nemeth and Maria Gaffney, 34 grandchildren, 5 sisters, 7 brothers and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Monday, Dec. 30 from 2-4 PM & 7-9 PM at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10:00 AM at Church of the Nativity, 315 Prospect St., Midland Park. Interment will follow at Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah. Memorial contributions in Mary's memory may be made to the Valley Hospice, 223 N. Van Dien Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450.