Colleen W. Young, 40, of Keats Drive, East Derry, NH, died Sunday, December 15, 2002 at the Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. She was born in New London, CT, on December 10, 1962, a daughter of Priscilla “Pat” A. (Wilcox) Wood and the late Richard E. Wood. She was a resident of East Derry for the past four years, formerly living in Derry, NH and Wilmington, MA.She was a graduate of Wilmington High School, Class of 1980. In 1983 she received her Associates degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Middlesex Community College. She received her Bachelors degree from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH in 1992, and later graduated from the Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford, MA, in 1996. Mrs. Young was employed as at registered nurse. She was most recently employed at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, formerly for the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, the Hale Hospital in Haverhill, MA and the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA.
She is survived by her husband, Scott A. Young of East Derry, two daughters, Stephanie C. Young, Michelle E. Young both of East Derry, her mother of East Derry, one sister and brother in law, Kay Connor and David Reed of Plymouth, MA, one brother, Michael Wood of East Derry, one half brother, Richard Wood of CT, and one nephew, Shawn R. Connor.
Following cremation, memorial calling hours will be held on Thursday, December 19th from 6 – 9 in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. A memorial Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday at 10:00 at the Holy Cross Church, 187 Hampstead Rd., E. Derry, NH. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Gail Singer Memorial Bldg., 360 State Rt. 101, Suite 501, Bedford, NH 03110-5032.