Loren L. Youderian Obituary (1918

Loren L. Youderian was born June 8, 1918 in Bloomingdale Township, Michigan and passed away Monday morning March 26 in Bremerton with family members by his side. He went to be with Christ and the love of his life, Rosaleen (1998). Loren was the only son of Edward and Margaret Youderian. He grew up with his sisters Gladys, Lois (dec), and Alberta (dec) on a lake front farm. As a boy he worked in the harvest on local farms. Later, during the Depression he worked at an oil refinery in Bloomingdale. He joined the Army Air Corps and was stationed in England. There he met his future wife Rosaleen of Stockport. They were married there in July 1943 at Our Lady Queen of Heaven. The family's first home in America was a farm near Gobles, Michigan. Loren later took an apprenticeship and became a carpenter. He was a proud member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. In 1959 he moved the family to Poulsbo, which has been his home ever since. He worked at PSNS, Keyport, and Bangor. He enjoyed working on his small farm near Scandia. Loren was a past member of the Holy Name Society at St Olaf's Parish, Poulsbo. After retiring he enjoyed traveling and farming until he went blind. Loren and Rosaleen had five children Carole (dec), Robert, Loren (Judy), Patricia, and Brian (Linda). He has eight grandsons and five great-grand children. He was preceded in death by Rosaleen, his wife of 56 years, his daughter Carole and her two sons, his parents Edward and Margaret, and his two sisters Alberta and Lois. Special thanks to Pat from Lutheran Community Services for her friendship and help, his dear friends from Poulsbo, St Olaf's Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound, St Olaf's Knights of Columbus for their help, the Washington State Dept of Services for the blind, and Dr. Hadley and nurse Mary. Public visitation will be held at The Stone Chapel Poulsbo Mortuary on Friday, March 30th from 9am-5pm. A funeral mass will be held at St. Olaf Catholic Church on Saturday, March 31st at 10:00am. Interment will take place at Mountain View Cemetery in Silverdale.