B. Irene Young

Mrs. B. Irene (Richard) Young of Succasunna, New Jersey, formerly of Plymouth and Waltham, died Thursday, February 3, 2005 in Morris View Nursing Home, Morris Plains, New Jersey. She was 90. Born in Waltham, Mrs. Young had lived in Waltham for many years and was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School in Waltham. She lived in Plymouth for twenty years before moving to New Jersey. Mrs. Young was an assistant librarian in the Children’s Room of the Waltham Public Library for many years until her retirement. Mrs. Young was the wife of the late Gerald A. Young, the daughter of the late Joseph Oscar and Aurelia (Cousineau) Richard, and the sister of the late J. Edward Richard, Helena T. O’Mara, Paul C. Richard, Rita Krantz, and William E. Richard. She is survived by her daughter, Jane M. Mielniczek and her husband, Peter J., of Succasunna, New Jersey and many nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Saint Mary’s Church, 133 School Street, Waltham. Burial will follow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham. Visitation will be held prior to the Funeral Mass on Tuesday morning from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Route 20), Waltham. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 36 Cameron Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 or to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.