ROBERT E. YOUNG



CAMDEN………………….Robert Eric Young, 83, of Camden, died Monday April 18, 2011 at his home. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 21, 1927, he was the son of Harris Blackburn and Carin (Johanson) Young. He was a 1945 graduate of Camden High School and served in the U.S. Army. On September 3, 1950, he married Lucille Talbot at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Camden. He received his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Maine and went to work for General Electric. Mr. and Mrs. Young moved to Rochester, New Hampshire where he continued working at General Electric for 18 years.

In 1968, Mr. Young left General Electric and founded Young Gifts Inc., a chain of card and gift stores located throughout New Hampshire.

He was a former member of the Church of The Redeemer and Trinity Anglican Church in Rochester, NH.

Mr. and Mrs. Young moved from Rochester, NH back to Camden in 1999 to the house where he grew up overlooking Camden Harbor. He enjoyed watching the harbor activities and boats on Penobscot Bay.

Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Lucille Young of Camden; four children, Marsha Dailey of Union; Eric Young and his wife, Eileen of Laconia, NH; Douglas Young of Hooksett, NH; Steven Young and his wife, Jackie of West Lebanon, ME; ten grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Johnson Talbot and his wife, Myrtle, of Camden; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held 12 noon, Friday, April 22, 2011 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden. There will be a memorial service at 11am, Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Trinity Anglican Church in Rochester, NH. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Kno-Wal-Lin, 169 Pleasant Street, Rockland, Maine 04841. Condolences, photos and memories may be shared with the Young family by visiting their book of memories at www.longfuneralhomecamden.com. Funeral arrangements are with the Long Funeral Home, 9 Mountain Street, Camden.

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