Barbara (Perry) Young
VASSALBORO – Barbara (Perry) Young, 81, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. She was born March 13, 1943, in Mexico, Maine to Francis J. Perry and Mary Rosella (Desroches) Perry.
She grew up in Mexico and went to an all-girls high school and teachers’ college in Massachusetts where she became a nun for several years before deciding to become a nurse.
In Maine, she attended Central Maine Hospital School of Nursing and graduated from the University of Maine becoming a Registered Nurse.
She was employed by Maine General Hospital, Williams Nursing Homes and the Veterans Hospital at Togus until retirement.
Barb enjoyed being with friends and family travelling to places like Arizona, Las Vegas, and Prince Edward Island, Canada. She also became a snowbird in Florida for a few years, eventually moving back to Maine.
Barb was predeceased by her parents. She is survived by her husband Don; son Mike; brothers-in- law, James Young and his wife Millie, and David Young and his wife Denise; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and their families.
At Barb’s request there will be no service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, ME 04330.
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