Thursday, January 21, 2021
Roger Graham Young, 86, died on January 12, 2021 at his farm from natural causes. A Funeral Service will be held at Rost Funeral Home on January 23 at 2:00 PM followed by interment in the Bruneau Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home in Mountain Home.
Roger was born at home, in Metuchen, New Jersey on June 9, 1934, the second child of Joseph B. Young, Jr. and Anna Sayna Young. Roger attended schools in central New Jersey as the family moved around during World War II and eventually settled in the shore area. He graduated from Neptune High School in 1952 and from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1956 with a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduation, Roger was employed by Combustion Engineering located in Windsor, Connecticut. The company sent him for additional training which led him to relocate to the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho Falls, Idaho around 1959-60. There he made many friends and became an avid s