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Tyler B. Young

Tyler B. Young, 28, Marengo, formerly of Woodstock, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, as a result of an automobile accident.

He was born Feb. 22, 1985, in Woodstock to Garth and Donna (DeDina) Young.  

On Sept. 22, 2012, he married Erin M. Cooney in Woodstock.

He was employed with Specialty Cleaning & Restoration and focused on home repair and restoration.  He was an avid racing fan and participated in numerous demolition derbies at the county fair.  

He was a member of the EOD and the LMDC.

Survivors include his wife; his father; his mother and stepfather, Donna and Ken Fosterud; a brother, Carl F. Young and friend Marci; two sisters, Brandi L. Young and Rhiannon “M.C.” Young; maternal grandfather, Francis DeDina; maternal grandmother, June Maynard; paternal grandmother, Pauline Young; nieces and nephews, Emma, Riley, Dakota, Reagan and Lilly; his in-laws, Michael and Deb Cooney; a brother-in-law, Shawn (Janice) Cooney; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Carl W.B. Young.

Visitation was Sept. 22 at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, Woodstock. 

Funeral and interment services were private.

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