Lucille M. Young, age 80, passed away on September 22, 2016 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born on November 12, 1935 on the farm West of McCracken, Kansas to John and Silivia Hammerschmidt Pfaff. She was the eldest of 14 children.

She helped take care of her brothers and sisters, worked with the livestock and did the daily chores. There wasn’t a job on the farm that she couldn’t do. For twelve years she worked for Grace Wendler at the Arlington Hotel in Ness City. Later she went to work for housekeeping at the Ness County Hospital and retired after 12 years.

On July 23, 1987 she married Eugene J. Young. He preceded her in death on November 30, 1994.

She is survived by four brothers, Walter (Judy) Pfaff, Bombay Beach, CA, Leon (Pat) Pfaff, Brownell, Roy (Kay) Pfaff, McCracken, Bennie (Cynthia) Pfaff Boley; four sisters, Betty Miller, Ellinwood, Eileen (Larry) Backstrom, Great Bend, Laura (Duane) Morgan, WaKeeney, and Rebecca (Doran) Kinyon, Holcomb; step-son, Jim (Jennie) Young, Clara Michigan; step-daughter, Terry (Mike) Hertel, Hays; 35 nieces and nephews; 8 step-grandchildren; 10 step-great grandchildren; and 33 step-great grandnieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four sisters, Mary Mask, Hazel (Robert) Oppal, Mary Pfaff, and Nancy Pfaff; and two brothers, Ralph and Glenn Pfaff.

Funeral service will be on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 10:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church, Ness City followed by burial in the LaCrosse Cemetery. Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home on Sunday and Monday from 10:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. with the family present from 6-8 P.M. on Monday.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Ness County Hospital or Ness County Home Health.