Cory Young

Cory Jaymeson Star-

gazer Young, 36, Minot,

died Saturday, June 11,

2022, in Sioux Falls, SD.

Cory was born October

20, 1985, in Grand Forks,

ND to Marcel and Vivian

(Martin) Young. He

moved with his family to

Minot in 1989 and gra-

duated from Minot High

School in 2004, where he

excelled as an athlete in

soccer and hockey. Cory

played hockey for the Los

Angeles Junior Kings

(Midget AAA), Long

Beach Bombers (Junior B)

and finished his hockey

career at Minot State

University after attending

the University of Edmon-

ton in Alberta, Canada for

a time. He enjoyed sports

his entire life.

Cory called Minot home

for a majority of his life.

He was burdened his en-

tire life with a mental

health diagnosis. He bat-

tled addiction. His strug-

gles were supported by

close friends, family and

health professionals.

Cory was a smart and

talented man. He was a

natural born artist who

completed high school art

assignments with ease. He

created beautiful pottery

and works of art from

pencil and acrylic paint

that amazed his mother

and father. Irrespective of

subject most of his art-

work is layered, complex

and symbolizes his

brother’s and sister. He

will be missed most by all

who were blessed to share

in his life.

Cory is survived by his

loving family that in-

cludes his parents, Marcel

and Vivian Young, Minot;

siblings Marcel ‘Bud’

(Shannon) Young, Long

Beach, CA, Bradley (An-

drea) Young, The Pas,

MB, Canada, Zane (Dally)

Young, Des Moines, IA

and Shinoah (Joshua)

Cheechoo, Edmonton, AB,

Canada; nieces and

nephews include Alex-

ander and Emily Young,

Nakaw (Kym) Young,

Wase Young and Anis

Nina Young, Wonhee and

Sunwoo Young and

Sequoia and Ambrose

Cheechoo and a

great-nephew Leto Young;

along with numerous

aunts, uncles and many

cousins.

Cory was preceded in

death by his grandparents

John and Elizabeth Martin

and Archibald and Miri-

am Elizabeth Martin.

Funeral Service: 10:00

a.m. Saturday, June 18,

2022, at All Saints Ep-

iscopal Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Friday, June

17, 2022, from 4:00 p.m.

until 6:00 p.m. at the Tho-

mas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Memorials are preferred

in lieu of plants and

flowers to organizations

devoted to providing care

to those who struggle with

mental health and/or

homelessness.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com