MATTAPOISETT -- Mildred (Gardner) Young, of Mattapoisett, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2006 at home after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by her husband, Richard B. Young; two children, Judith Y. Flanders of Chilmark, Ma., and William E. Young of Portland, Oregon, four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Born in Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late William B. and Mary (Flood) Gardner. She was a graduate of Fairhaven High School class of 1933, the Emma Willard School and the Kinyon School in New Bedford and worked with various charitable organizations and was a devoted homemaker.
Private funeral arrangements are with the Wilson Chapel, 479 County St., New Bedford with burial in the family plot at River-side Cemetery, Fairhaven, Ma. Her family requests no flowers and if you wish, make a contribution in her name to the charity of your choice