Albert Joseph Young Jr.

January 12, 1932 - February 6, 2015

Albert J. "Joe" Young, Jr., 83, of Butler, PA, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler. He was born January 12, 1932 in Oxford, England, the son of the late Albert Joseph Young Sr.and Lydia (Pendle) Young. Joe owned and operated Young's Kitchen Center Inc. until retiring in 2011. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Joe enjoyed traveling with his wife, photography, playing cards, genealogy, living in the country and his two cats. Joe was known for his generousity, kindness, for his love of telling jokes, and for being an awesome "Pap". Surviving are his wife, Joan (Radzavich) Ivonowski Young, whom he married on February 14, 1986, 2 daughters, Brenda (Mark) Jewell of Butler and Cindy Angert of California, his son, Albert J. (Sandy) Young III of York, PA, 2 stepsons, Joseph (Melanie) Ivonowski of South Carolina, Richard Ivonowski of Rockland, and a step daughter, Cynthia Ivonowski of Butler, 12 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers, Robert (Rosalynn) Young and Kenneth (Joyce) Young of Evans City, and his sisters, Jessica Bieber, Elizabeth Green, and Vera Dunmire, all of Evans City, and Margaret (Pete) Herr of Indiana, and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his 1st wife, Ruth Virginia (Smith) Young, a son, Michael J. Young, and a stepson, Robert Ivonowski, and 2 sisters. In honoring Joe's wishes, there will be no service.