Obituaries : Jeffrey Joseph Young

Jeffrey Joseph Young went to heaven at 2:50 A.M. on Friday, October 18th, after battling cancer since September of 2020.

Jeff was born to Thomas Merle Young and Helen Louise Sandquist-Young. He had two siblings, brother Daniel Young, and sister Cynthia Young-Klein. As a child, Jeff enjoyed playing with the neighborhood children, riding bikes, and doing what little boys like to do. Growing up, Jeff attended the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, Iowa. He didn't graduate, but later obtained his GED. He was proud of that accomplishment. He participated in track and goalball. Little did anyone know then, but that is where he met his wife, Becky. She participated in sporting events, and Jeff remembered her as a cheerleader.

Jeff was a Ham Radio Operator. He liked being on his computer, and tinkering around in the garage. He enjoyed going to game nights with friends and he was always cutting up. He loved his cats Harly, Sophie, and Tippy, very much. They were a great comfort to him during his illness.

Jeff was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Merle Young and Helen Louise Sandquist-Young. As well as two siblings, Daniel Young and Cynthia Young-Klein.

Jeff is survived by his wife of three years, Becky Lay Young, as well as two children, and three stepchildren who he considered to be his own. Daughter: Melissa-Ann Young Seitz, and her husband Seth, and grandchild Link, Son: Cody Young, stepson Thomas Cox, and his wife Brea, stepdaughters: Robin Garton, and her husband Seth, Alisa Benson, and her husband Tyler. There are also ten stepgrandchildren.

If you would like to make a memorial in Jeff's memory, please send it to the National Federation of the Blind of Iowa, PO box 93071, Des Moines, Iowa 50393.