The Sidney herald., 1955-01-20
DenziI r. Young
Funeral Services
At Baker Jan. 10

eDenZil r. Young was born on a farm
near Wells. Minnesota February is,
1889. the second child of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Young. He received his public
school education at Wells and upon
completion of high school enrolled at
the University of Minnesota as a law
tudent. In 1909 the family moved to
Montana and settled on a homestead
In the Fertile Prairie community east
of Baker.
Denzil accompanied his parents to
Montana but shortly afterward return
ed to the university to continue MS
law course.
In 1910 he came back to Montana
and took UP a homestead which he
proved up and sold to finance the rest
of his education. He graduated from
the School of Law at the Minnesota
state University and was admitted to
the Minnesota Bar in 1916.
Denzil was a member of the Min
nesota National Guard n soon after
his graduation from the university he
went with his company to participate
in the Mexican border dispute. He re-
turned from there to Montana, was ad-
mitted to the Montana Bar, and Joined
his uncle. P. c. Cornish, a pioneer
Cornish and Young.
This new undertaking was interrupt
ed when DenZil enlisted for service IN
World War /. After rehabilitation he
returned to Baker in February 1919 and
opened a private law practice. In l9zO
he was married to Dorothy Hurry and
they established their permanent home
at Baker. In 1916 he invited A B;
Martin to Join him in his practice and
a year or so later the partnership of
Young and Martin was established.
Denzil Young Jr., has more recently
become a member of the firm, which
is now known as Young, Martin ana
Young
Denzil Young Sr. participated in all
programs and projects that aimed at
lettering his community, which he
loved and served to the best of his
yer. He was a lifelong member of the
Republican party, a member OF the
Odd Fellow and Masonic ~fratern1tieS.
a charter member and one of the or
ganizers of Fallon Post, IS, American
Legion, one of the founding members
OF the Baker Commercial club, and an
active member of the Baker Commu-
nifty church. He served as Fallon
ty attorney for IS years, was past
master of the Masonic lodge and past
patron of the Order of the Eastern
Star.
A man Of great sincerity. generosity
and loyalty in all his relationships,
his sudden and unexpected death comes
as a great Shock and loss to his family
and friends. He died at 1890 Saturday
night Wnen Stricken WIFI COIOHdIy
thrombosis while driving in down
town Baker.
He was preceded in death by his
mother and father and by a sister
Vera, who died IN early childhood. He
is survived by his wife and their two
children. Mrs. Dale Scheller of Hills
boro, oregon, and Denzil Young, Jr., of
Baker. and his five grandchildren; by
his two sisters, Mrs. Rufus Cate OF
Miles City and Mrs. Robert Skies OF
Baker. and his brothers, Walton OF
C~incinnatti. Ohio, and Floyd, of Col
bert. Washington.
Funeral services were held at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the
Community church at Baker with the
pastor, Rev. Dietsche, officiating. and
burial was in the Baker Bonneville
cemetery. The large attendance at the
funeral and the many beautiful flowers
and memorial gifts were a fitting trib-
ute to one who was highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
Members of the American Legion
quartet, of which Mr.. Young had beer
a member for twenty-five years, sang
two of his favorite hymns.
Masonic services were conducted by