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1935 Caroleen 2016

Caroleen F. De Young

April 23, 1935 — March 24, 2016

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
CAROLEEN F. DE YOUNG

BORN
April 23, 1935
Hartley, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
March 24, 2016
Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
St. Paul Lutheran Church; Sheldon, Iowa
Pastor Craig Nissen Officiating

Visitation will be after 4:00pm on Monday, March 28, 2016
with the family present from 5:00 7:00pm
at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
In The Garden
Jesus Loves Me
Give Me Jesus
Organist: Carleen Kehrberg

CASKET BEARERS
Terry McCarthy Cindy Bobier
Bob Bobier Debra Hafits
Dennis Visser Connie Jo Huddleston

FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Sheldon, Iowa
After the graveside service, relatives and friends are
invited to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements are under the care of
the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home; Sheldon, Iowa.

CAROLEEN F. DE YOUNG
Caroleen Francis De Young, the daughter of Joseph and Carrie L. (Dickmann) Huck was born on April 23, 1935 in Hartley, Iowa. She spent her childhood years in Moneta, Iowa where she attended grade school, before moving with her parents to Sheldon where she attended Sheldon Community Schools; she received her GED in 1972. Caroleen was married and was blessed with three daughters, Gail, Linda and Karen. She had worked at the Armour Egg Plant in Sheldon and for 38 years at Aalfs Manufacturing of Sheldon. Caroleen became a resident of the Sanford Sheldon Senior Care in Sheldon, Iowa in January of 2015; she passed away there on Thursday, March 24, 2016 reaching the age of 80 years, 11 months and 1 day.
She was a member the St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Sheldon Eagles Auxiliary in Sheldon. Caroleens family was very important to her. She enjoyed being with her grand and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed attending their school activities when possible. Caroleen also enjoyed fishing, crocheting, gardening, word search and computer games; bus trips and morning coffee with her friends and occasionally trying her luck at the casinos.
Left to cherish her memory are her three daughters, Gail and Doug Martin of Sheldon, Iowa; Linda McAlpine of Sheldon, Iowa; Karen and Bruce Subbert of Stanton, Iowa; five grandchildren, Amy Norman, Kyle Martin, Christa Subbert, Kadie Subbert, Carmen Subbert; three great-grandchildren, Brianna and Keegan Norman and Konnar Martin; three sisters, Delores Visser of Sioux City, Iowa; Evelyn and Jack McCarthy of Sheldon, Iowa; Shirley Huddleston of Ludlow, Illinois; many nieces, nephews and other relatives and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son-in-law, Mark McAlpine and two brothers-in-law, Dick Visser and Dallis Huddleston.
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