Wendell Mix YOUNG

1919 - 2005  (85 years)

• Name	Wendell Mix YOUNG
  Birth	18 Dec 1919	North Dakota
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Nov 2005	North Dakota
  Notes	Wendell Mix Young was born near Berlin, North Dakota to Senator Milton and Malinda (Benson) Young on December 18, 1919. He attended school at Berlin and Wahpeton State School of Science before entering military services in 1942. He served as an airplane mechanic at Luke Air Force Field in Phoenix, AZ, during World War II and was honorably discharged on May 25, 1945. Mix was married to Rachel Bender on November 8, 1941, at Flint, Michigan. After their wartime residence in Phoenix; Mix and Rachel moved back to Berlin, ND, where they farmed until the time of Mix's death. For the past 27 years, the couple has spent several months each winter in Mesa, AZ. At 85 years old, Mix was still healthy and ambitious. He enjoyed restoring old tractors, and attending tractor and steam-threshing events several times each year; transporting his 1927 Allis Chalmers to show or drive in parades. He and Rachel enjoyed many activities, including golf, with friends and relatives, both in Arizona and in North Dakota. Mix was a member of the ND Farm Bureau, Masonic Lodge in LaMoure, ND, the Olson-Bender-Long American Legion Post #206 in Berlin, and a lifelong member of the Community of Christ Church. Mix was honored with a lifetime membership to the Memorial Park Country Club in Grand Rapids, ND, having donated many hours building the course. Mix died on Thursday, November 17, 2005, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN, due to burns sustained during a farm accident. He was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife, Rachel, Berlin, ND; four daughters, Charmane (Gordon) Disrud, Rolla, ND, Mary Beth (Ron) McCullagh, Scottsdale, AZ, Joycette (Dr. David) Dapra, Reno, NV, and Sonja (Dr. Charles) Durkee, Pewaukee, WI; one son, James (Jane) Young, Berthoud, CO; one brother, John (Marcia) Young, LaMoure, ND; his step-mother, Pat Young, Venice, FL, one sister-in-law, Gwen Young, LaMoure, ND; 15 grandchildren, Jason (Cheryl) Disrud, Jeremy (Tonya) Disrud, Damon (Darcy) Disrud, Amy (McCullagh) and husband Dwayne Bryant, John (Tammy) McCullagh, Dr. Dayton Young, Amber (Young) and husband Jeff Bender, Aaron Young, Dr. Gina Dapra, Darcy (Dapra) and husband Gordon Evans, Anna Dapra, David Dapra, Ben Durkee, Paul Durkee, and Edward Durkee; and 9 great-grandchildren. Mix was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Duane Young.
  Person ID	I19880	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Milton Ruben YOUNG,   b. 6 Dec 1897, Berlin, LaMoure County, North Dakota d. 31 May 1983, Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Malinda V BENSON,   b. 1895   d. 1969 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F14409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart