Evelyn Young

Young Evelyn Sponberg Young, 93, passed away September 29 peacefully at her Edina home surrounded by her family. Evelyn was born on July 25, 1912, on the family farm in New Richland, MN. She attended District 85 country school and played and worked on the family farm with her 7 brothers and sisters. After graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1933, she taught English until she met and married her husband, Verl "Gus" Young, in 1941. Evelyn and Gus owned Youngs', a bowling alley and restaurant in Northfield until they both accepted positions at Gustavus in 1949. Evelyn became director of food service and Gus became the basketball coach. In 1957, Gus and Evelyn moved to Austin where they owned Austin Bowl until 1963, when they purchased Biltmore Lanes and moved to Edina. Evelyn continued to run the food service at Gustavus until her retirement in 1981. In the summers, Evelyn managed the food service at Camp Lincoln and Camp Lake Hubert. Evelyn was famous for her cookies and rye bread. Her cookbook, "All This and Rye Bread Too," was published in 1980. She remained active at Gustavus, Mt. Olivet Church, P.E.O., and enumerable other organizations until her death. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend. Her generous heart and caring spirit touched the lives of everyone she knew. She will be dearly missed. She was predeceased by her husband Verl "Gus" Young; her brothers Arvid, Herman, Herb, Harold, and Ray Sponberg; her sister Linnea Peterson; and her friend Ona Lee Mether. She is survived by her daughters Margie (John) Sampsell and Allie Young; her granddaughters Sara (Ted) Sampsell-Jones and Laura (Peter) Hoffman; her great-granddaughter and namesake Evelyn Sampsell-Jones; her sister Ruth Cook; her sister-in-law Florence Sponberg; Bryan Anthony, and her many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Evelyn Young Endowed Scholarship Fund at Gustavus or Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church. A memorial service is scheduled Thurs., Oct. 6 at 12:00 noon at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, 50th & Knox Ave. S., Mpls. Gustavus will hold a memorial service on December 8, 2005. A visitation will be held Wed., Oct. 5 from 4:00-8:00 pm at: Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel W. 50th & Hwy 100 952-920-3996

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Evelyn Young

October 4, 2005

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Evelyn Young

October 4, 2005

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