Whitney Pier
It is with profound sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of David Benjamin Young on Saturday, August 24, 2024.
Born on September 4, 1946, David was the son of the late Ben and Florence (Warren) Young, South Bar.
David married Syliva (Campbell), the love of his life, on June 29, 1968, at Holy Redeemer Parish in Whitney Pier. David and Syliva moved to Toronto, Ontario shortly after and lived there for six years. While there, David worked at Anaconda Brass and David and Syliva welcomed their two sons, Darren (1970) and Mark (1973) into their lives. David, Sylvia and family moved back to Sydney in 1973, where they eventually settled into their family home on St. Anns Street in Whitney Pier. David worked for Irving Oil and later, MacLeod’s Fuels, until his retirement in 2013.
David is survived by his wife Sylvia (Campbell); sons, Darren (Cindy) Young, Grande Prairie, Alberta, and Mark (Nancy) Young, Georges River; grandchildren, Douglas, Logan, Tyler, Tara (Ruperelia) and Jenessa (MacEachern); great-grandchildren, Aiden and Maya; sister, Susan (Mark) Biagi, Victoria, BC; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, David was predeceased by brother, Warren and sisters, Marilynn (MacLeod) and Linda.
David loved spending time with family and always loved stopping in for tea or having visitors stop in and see him and Sylvia. David was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing, especially with his two sons. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and enjoyed cooking with his grandson, Tyler.
Donations in memory of David may be made to the Tom McNeil Cancer Patient Care Fund by calling the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation at 902-567-7752.
There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place as per his wishes. The family thanks all the family, friends, and health care providers that supported them during David’s courageous fight against cancer.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care and direction of Pier Community Funeral Home.
Online Condolences
so very sorry for your loss
From: terry and sandra dawe
so sorry for your loss.
My deepest sympathy to the family I am so very very sorry for your great loss
So sorry to hear David passing..last time I seen David he tapped me on the shoulder as he always did at the grocery store ..Sylvia my heart goes out to you god bless
We are very saddened to hear the sad news of David’s passing. Such a great husband, father and friend. We will always remember him in a loving way. We offer our sincere sympathy Sylvia and sons.
We would like to express our sincere condolences to the family of David Young at this time of sorrow. We will always remember him as a very kind and gentle man who was a pleasure to be around. May he rest in peace and may you treasure all the great memories you have off him in this very sad time.
To the Young Family
So very sorry to hear of Dave’s passing our prayer’s are with your family today.
My sincere condolences to David’s family.
My sincere condolences to Dave’s family.
Sylvia and Family
We are sorry for your loss
Keeping you in thoughts and prayer
Sylvia and Family
Please accept our deepest condolences for Dave’s passing. He was a nice man who always waved to us when we went by. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Very sorry for your loss. Glad to have enjoyed many conversations with your dad over the years and I know how proud he was of his boys. Sending our love and condolences to your family.
Mark sorry for your loss of your dad. My thoughts are with you and your family at this time.
Sylvia and family, sorry for your loss.
Terry and Patsy (Campbell) Moore, Riverview NB
Our deepest sympathy to you Sylvia and your boys. May David RIP. Tina LeBlanc Gillis and Bobby Gillis
Sorry for your loss.
Treasure your memories.
Sylvia , Darren & Mark I’m so sorry for your huge loss , condolences to your family
Sincere condolences from Alden and Francis and family.
Great man great loss RIP my friend condolences to the family
Sylvia,We are so sorry to hear of David’s passing..thinking and praying for you and your family during this difficult time..Kay (Le Blanc) Mac Donald
Our deepest condolences to the family our thoughts and prayers are with you all
My deepest condolences to Sylvia, Darren and Mark on Dave’s passing. He was such a kind and gentle soul and I will truly miss his visits to the office when he came in to order oil….he would always take the time for a little chat and catch up on all the news. RIP Dave
Sylvia & Family,
Sorry to hear of the loss of David. May he rest in peace.
So very sorry to be seeing this. Dave was a lovely man and a wonderful “around the corner” neighbour. My deepest condolences.
So sorry for your loss.
Sylvia, Darren, Mark and Families:
So sorry to hear of the passing of David. He was a true gentleman. Regina and Colleen Gillis
our sincere condolences.
Sylvia and family I am so sorry for your loss.
My condolences to David’s family we were distant cousins although I never knew him I recall meeting Linda and Marilynn several times David’s mother Blanche and my Father Charlie Gardner were first cousins my grandmother Frances and Blanches Dad Jim were brother and sister. I am so very sorry for your loss my deepest sympathy to all
Sylvia,Darren,Mark and Susan,I was very sorry to hear of David’s passing.He was always such a gentlman.My heart goes out to you and your families.You are in my thoughts and prayers.
So sorry for you loss Sylvia. Condolences to your family and David’s family
So very sorry to hear of Dave’s passing, he was a very kind man, and one of our very favorite people at our daily coffee meets at Tim’s. Thinking of you all at this difficult time, rest in peace Dave
Condolences Sylvia and family for your Loss
An absolute sense of sadness in hearing that Dave had passed. He was a true gentleman and all around great guy. He was a pleasure to work with and helped to mentor so many of our younger staff. David was our first red seal burner mechanic and his experience and loyalty helped us to become the company that we are today. We still have customers that ask about Dave. To Sylvia,Mark ,Darren and the entire Young family our deepest condolences. I can still see the smile on his face when I would run into him time to time and he would be telling me everything that his grandkids were up to. He truly loved you all . Sincerely Doug & Pattie Anne MacLeod MacLeods Fuels
Sylvia and family. So sorry for your loss. David was such a nice man! May he rest in peace!
my thoughts and prayers for you all marie [mombourquette] lewis
the sweetest man you ever want to meet my sincere condolences to all his family hugs and thinking of you all
So sorry for your loss hugs to Sylvia and family
Dear Sylvia and family, our condolences for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Sending love from the Dawe family.
David was always a good guy. So sorry to hear this. We all grew up in South Bar. . A real gentleman. R. I. P. David. 🙏
Sylvia and boys, we are so sorry to hear of David’s passing.
May he rest in peace
Sylvia, I remember going to school with you. We both drove around with our boy friends on Sundays. We would always waved to each other. You and David cuddled up so close in the front seat.
I am so sorry for your loss, the love of your life.
You are left with a beautiful family, treasure all your memories. Florence Neville. Calgary AB