John E. Young, son of Ervin W. Young and Gladys (Hoiness). Young died at the Harmony Care Center on December 30, 2016. His remains were laid to rest in a private ceremony at the SE Minnesota Veterans Cemetery on June 2, 2017.
John was born in 1938, graduated from Harmony High School and St. Olaf College. He served in the U.S. Army from 1961-63. After his honorable discharge, he worked as a Social Security consultant, and as a travel agent in Rochester, Harmony and Decorah.
Blessed with a talent for singing, John sang in several barbershop quartets, the Rochester Male Chorus, and the Greenfield Church Choir. He also performed with the New Minowa Players from Decorah.
He is survived by his sister, Janet Hanson, and brother, Fred Young, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.