Roberta Young

Roberta Jane ‘Bobbie’ Young, age 81, of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, passed away Monday afternoon, August 31, 2015, at the Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg. Born in Springfield, Missouri, on June 2, 1934, Bobbie was the daughter of the late Robert Laverne and Elva Jane (Wooldridge) Smith. In 1952, she graduated from Pickett High School in St. Joseph, Missouri and also attended community college. Her father was a Baptist minister and her parents also owned and operated a motel in St. Joseph. Bobbie met Allen Young in Wichita, Kansas while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force. They were married on December 20, 1953 in Saint Joseph. Following his honorable discharge from active duty, they lived in Minneapolis and later moved to Blaine where Bobbie worked part time for Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. In 1964, Bobbie and Allen purchased a dairy farm in the Town of Trade Lake. In 1969 they briefly left the area and returned to Trade Lake in 1972, where they again bought a dairy farm and lived there for over thirty years. During this time, Bobbie also worked at Northwestern Wisconsin Electric (NWE) and later became manager of the credit union in Grantsburg. Some years after that she was the assistant to the school psychologist in the Grantsburg School District. Bobbie was a long time member of Zion Lutheran Church in Trade Lake, and served as church secretary for several years. Besides her strong faith in The Lord, she was devoted to her family. She was a hard working woman with a strong will, but she also had a humble and gentle demeanor. Bobbie was very creative and artistic, and was an excellent seamstress. When they were young, she made clothing for her children, and also for charity. She was a very good upholsterer, a great cook and baker, and she enjoyed gardening and tending her flowers. Bobbie loved music and played the organ. She was a generous and giving woman. Preceding her in death were her parents, Pastor Robert and Elva Smith; her husband, Allen Young in 2006; her daughter, Ann Hanson, in 2005; a twin brother and two sisters. Bobbie is survived by four children: Janie (Richard) Moore, Mary Swanson, Greg (Amy) Young, and Kim Young (Gene Burnham); eleven grandchildren: Ben Moore and Angie (Chris) Beck, Kyle Swanson, Kathy (Mike) Komula and Jill Hanson, Elisha Young, triplets - Nicole, Zachary and Jacob Young, Tyler Young, and Hannah Young; nine great-grandchildren: Nick, Adam, Alex, Isaac, Melanie, and Eli, and Emily, Lucas, and Anders; and many nieces and nephews. The memorial service honoring the life of Roberta Young will be conducted at 11:00 am, on Monday, September 14, 2015, at Zion Lutheran Church in Trade Lake with The Rev. Thomas J. McShannock officiating. A fellowship luncheon will follow the service.