 1931 - 2014 (82 years)
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| Name |
Dorothy Ethel Young |
| Born |
07 May 1931 |
Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
12 Feb 2014 |
Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
19 Feb 2014 |
Spies Zion Cemetery, Alsace Manor, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I221028 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Father |
Lewis J Young, b. 15 Feb 1898, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , d. 26 Jun 1954, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 56 years) |
| Mother |
Mamie Gyer, b. 19 Dec 1900, Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania , d. 20 Apr 1982 (Age 81 years) |
| Married |
1 Nov 1919 |
Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F72133 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, 16 Feb 2014.
Dorothy Ethel (Young) Delp, 82, died February 12, 2014 in her Lower Alsace Township residence.
She was the wife of Lester Leroy Delp, who she married August 5, 1950. Born in Ontelaunee Township, PA, on May 7, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Mami (Gyer) Young.
She was employed a number of years as a packer and stocker with Tray-Pak, Muhlenberg Township. Dorothy was a member of Zion (Spies) Lutheran Church.
She is also survived by two children: David L., husband of Cheryl A. (Ohlinger) Delp, of Lower Alsace Township and Linda A. (Delp), wife of David S. Kramer, of Upper Tulpehocken Township.
Other survivors include two siblings: Gertrude (Young), widow of Paul Holland, of Vera Beach, Florida; and Barbara (Young), wife of George Hartman, of Ruscombmanor Township. There are also four grandchildren: Mark D. Delp, Jessica L. (Gerhard) Scholz, Julie M. (Delp) Mull and Jason D. Gerhard; and four great-grandchildren: Clayton Delp, Bridget Delp, Rhyse Mull and Ryan Mull.
Dorothy was predeceased by two children: Joyce Marie Delp, who died in 1952, and Mark Alan Delp, who died in 1957. She was also predeceased by four siblings: Leona John, Lewis Young, George Young and Robert Young.
Services will be held Wednesday, February 19th at 1:30 p.m. in Kuhn-Stitzel Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., 423 Main Street, Oley. A viewing will be held Wednesday from 12:00 noon until time of service. Burial will be in Spies-Zion Cemetery, Alsace Township.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Zion (Spies) Lutheran Church, 310 Spies Church Road,
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