Roberta Young
May 04, 2015
Roberta Young, 79, passed away May 4, 2015, at Trinity Center at Luther Park in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born in Swan, Iowa, on August 6, 1935, to Frank and Lula Kouski.
Roberta was a devoted wife and loving mother. She was a member of The Daughters of the American Revolution where she previously served as treasurer. Roberta enjoyed genealogy, shopping with her sisters, and canning. She loved sewing, crocheting and gardening. Roberta was a good cook, everyone knew her macaroni and cheese and she had a great sense of humor. Roberta worked at Kmart until her retirement in 1997.
Roberta is survived by her husband of 58 years, James W. Young; children, Debbie Young, John Young and Carol (John) Turpen; grandchildren, Darren (Evelyn), James and Alexis Young, Bailey and Brady Turpen; great grandchildren, Julian and Noah; sisters, Reta (Butch) Robey, Ruth (Roger) McKeever; sisters-in-law, Ruth Kouski, Marie Rasner, Norma Jean (John) Pfeiffer; brother-in-law, Allen (Ginny) Young; numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter-in-law, Celia Young; siblings, Raymond, Robert and Roland Kouski.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 8, also at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Hartford Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to UnityPoint Hospice in loving memory of Roberta.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Dayton Dean
05/07/2015
Debbie, so sorry to hear about your mom. Sending our love, prayers and condolences. The Dean's.
Paul and Marlene Clark
05/07/2015
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. We have such good memories of the family.
Stephanie Simmons
05/06/2015
Jim...heartfelt sympathy to you and your children. May Roberta rest in peace and in the arms of the Lord.
Janet Markley
05/06/2015
Sincere sympathy to your family in the loss of Roberta.
A DAR friend,
Janet Markley
Mick & Lavona Webb
05/06/2015
Please accept our sincere condolences. Our thoughts & prayers are with you at this most difficult time.
Don Parsons
05/06/2015
Jim and family"
So sorry to hear about Roberta; we live next door to a friend, Marian Stubbs, so have been able to kind of keep track of what was going on.
Our prayers to you and your family.
Don