Marian E. Young, 89, of East Hartford, passed away unexpectedly on December 1, 2012 at her home. Marian was born in Hartford CT, a daughter of the late Edwin A. and Elsa P. (Lindau) Behrendt and was raised in Glastonbury. She graduated from Glastonbury H.S. and attended Hartt College of Music. Mrs. Young was employed by Travelers Insurance Co. and later Pratt & Whitney during WWII. After the war she pursued her love of music teaching the piano for over 30 years. After retirement she took up oil painting, taking great pleasure in giving her pictures to family and friends. She was a dedicated parishioner of The First Church of Christ in Glastonbury as well as an active member of The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and The Glastonbury Yacht Club.
She was married on February 14, 1942, to Peter G Young, who predeceased her in 2003. They made their home in East Hartford and they both cherished time spent with their family. In addition to raising their children she had a loving and gentle nature along with a great sense of humor as she enjoyed her summers camping with her family at Campers World in Griswold.
She will be dearly missed by her two sons, Gordon Young and his wife Harriet of Enfield and J. Bradford Young and his wife Claire of West Hartford. Along with her sister, Ruth Weidig and her husband Robert of Palm Coast, FL. Marian will also be missed by her 2 grandchildren, Cheryl Grieco and Christine Wark and her 3 great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, Marian was predeceased by her brother Edwin A. Behrendt and a great granddaughter, Vanessa Wark.
Friends and family are invited to attend a period of visitation on Saturday, December 8, 2012 , from 9:00 to 11:00 am at Glastonbury Funeral Home, 450 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury, CT 06033. A Funeral Service will follow at the Funeral Home at 11:00 am. Interment will be private.
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