Memorial

Burnita D. Young, 98, of Solon died Thursday March 6, 2014 at the Solon Care Center. Services will be held on Monday, March 10 at 10:30 AM at the Solon United Methodist Church. Rev. Scott Kober will officiate. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 2 to 4 PM on Sunday.

Burnita was born December 24, 1915 in Edgewood, Iowa to H. Roy and Ruth Alcorn.  She attended Cedar Rapids Business College and worked as a secretary and bookkeeper.  She married Alfred G. Young on October 13, 1939.  Burnita’s last place of employment was St. Luke’s Hospital – where she worked for 17 years.  Upon retirement, she enjoyed traveling and gave much of her free time to volunteering and giving back to her community.  Some of the organizations that she was active in were Iowa State Commission for the blind as a reader, Green square meals, R.S.V.P., Cedar Rapids and Solon Public Schools, St. Luke’s Hospital and Kenwood Methodist and Solon United Methodist Churches. 

She will be remembered for her quick wit, sense of humor and her love of reading, quilting, and creative writing of poems, and “jingles”.  She lived a very full and active life.

Burnita is survived by her only son, Larry and wife, Deannie Young of Solon.  Four grandchildren: Todd (Jenny) Young of Minot, ND; Stacey Young-Hackert of Solon, Chad (Rebecca) and Benjamin Young both of Iowa City.  Seven great grandchildren: Tory, Quinn, Lincoln, Ivan, Avery, Miley, and Wyatt.  She is also survived by her sister, Elinor Bea Entrekin and nieces, Jena Hamilton and Wendy Nemechek.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alfred in 1975 and then her sister, Velma Schlomann.