JoAnn E. Young, 75, of 11920 State Route 127 in Van Wert, OH died Thursday July 30, 2015 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

She was born August 6, 1939 in New Bremen, OH to Elmer and Naomi (Rump) Fark. On April 16, 1988 in Sarasota, FL she married Russell H. Young, who survives.

She was a homemaker, and had also worked as a cashier at Walmart in Van Wert for 18 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. JoAnn enjoyed baking, and would bake hundreds and hundreds of Christmas cookies that she distributed to family and friends at the holidays. She also enjoyed traveling, especially viewing the snow-capped mountain ranges throughout Europe.

Also survived by:  son David (Karen) Graves of Ottawa, OH, son Timothy Graves  of Colorado Springs, CO, step-son Charlie (Wanda) Young  of Ohio City, OH, step-daughter Kathleen (Leonard) Roby  of Ohio City, OH, 1 grandson, 5 step-grandchildren and numerous step-great-grandchildren, brother Howard (Sally) Fark  of New Bremen, OH

Preceded in death by: parents Elmer and Naomi Fark; brother Ralph Fark; brother James Fark.

Visitation 3 – 7 p.m. Monday at Cowan & Son Funeral Home 616 S. Washington Street in Van Wert.

An additional period of visitation will be observed 12:30 p.m.  – 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home in St. Marys.

Rites are scheduled to begin 2:00 p.m. Tuesday August 4, 2015 at Miller Funeral Home 1605 Celina Road (Ohio 703 West Chapel) in St. Marys, with the Rev. Jon Kraner, officiating.

Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.

Condolences may be expressed to the family via: www.millerfuneralhomes.net