Carol DeYoung

Carol Ann DeYoung passed away at home in Alsea on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Carol and Ron made their home in the beautiful coast range town of Alsea where she served and loved so many good people for the past 17 years. Carol was born to Waldo Ralph McBrien and Gladys Marian Nygren on January 13, 1944 in Van Nuys, California. She attended college in California and Hawaii. Carol taught her children the value of hard work and self sufficiency from an early age through farming, gardening, cooking, and providing service to others. Carol and Ron met while kayaking and married on January 5, 1985, in Philomath. They later moved to Alsea in 1994. Carol loved to serve people in the communities where she lived and in the services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Her life reflected the Christ-like attributes of charity, love unfeigned and service. Carol was an intermediate EMT, serving as an EMS coordinator, on the Alsea Disaster Committee and the Alsea Rural Health Board. Carol lived a full and rich life enjoying God’s green earth, made greener by her hand. Her many interests and pastimes included; surfing, ocean and white water kayaking, horseback riding, gardening, animal husbandry and the production of fruit, vine, field, gardens and flowers. What she liked most was spending time in the outdoors, close to God, passing on her knowledge and spending time with the ones she loved. Her flower gardens contain a profusion of flowering plants; she had a special interest in antique, heirloom roses and boxwoods. Our grandkids have grown up with the experience of spending time “at Grammas’”, swimming, going to the fire department, learning to cook at age 3, getting ice creams at the Mercantile, picking strawberries, grapes & berries from the garden, picking out pumpkins for Halloween, and riding on tractors, pony and wagons. She left a legacy of love in the hearts and minds of all her family. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Carol and Ronald were sealed in the Seattle Temple in 1985, forming a marriage and family that will last forever. Carol was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Richard. She is survived by her husband, sons Daniel and Joshua Gaffney, and four grandchildren; Ashley, Tyler, Aaron and Elias Gaffney. A Graveside service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday October 28th at Alsea Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am Friday, October 29th at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Philomath. Bishop Tim Brandenburg will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alsea Rural Health District, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Missionary Fund, Alsea Fire and Rescue or the Alsea Food Bank. God be with you ‘til we meet again.

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Carol DeYoung

January 13, 1944 - October 20, 2010