MR. GORDON YOUNG of Lethbridge, beloved husband of the late Mrs. Esther Young passed away on Wednesday October 26, 2011 at the age of 85 years.

Gordon was born in Forward, Saskatchewan on November 25, 1925. In his early years Gordon lived on the family farm in Southern Saskatchewan, thereafter joining the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II, stationed on the HMCS Medicine Hat. At the end of the war he returned to Regina where he met Esther in the fall of 1945 and they were married August 31, 1946. He worked for Burns Foods for 33 years and thereafter switched employment to the Federal Government Health of Animals Division until his retirement in Lethbridge in June 1990.

Gordon is survived by his son Douglas (Ginny) Young of Blairmore, AB; daughters Marlene (Ivan) Mogck of Grand Prairie, AB and Cheryl Young of Calgary, AB; grandchildren Trina (Travis) Merritt of Blairmore, AB and their children Meghan & Matthew; Kimberly (Dermot) O'Boyle of Vancouver, BC and their children Shae & Maeve; 2 sisters Verna (Eldon) Westling of Lethbridge, AB and Gertrude Jones of Cranbrook, BC; brother Paul Young of Edmonton, AB as well as numerous nieces, nephews and their families.

Besides his loving wife Esther, Gordon is predeceased by his parents Jesse & Susan; 3 brothers Raymond, John and David and 3 sisters Nellie, Gladys and Ruby.

A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday November 1, 2011 at 1:00PM at MARTIN BROTHERS RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, 610-4 Street South, Lethbridge, AB with Reverend Trevor Potter, officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Gordon's memory to the Royal Canadian Legion, 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. South, Lethbridge, AB T1J 3L7 or to a charity of one's choice.