Alice Mae Young, 73 years of age, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at her home in Derby, Kansas.
A celebration of life is planned for April 2, 2022 at The Ambassador Hotel, Wichita, Ks. Family and friends are invited to drop by between the hours of 2 pm and 5 pm. Bring your most joyful memories with you as we celebrate Ali. A life lived so happily deserves a happy remembrance. Though we experience the sadness of her passing, we can honor the best of our experiences and the echo of her positive presence. Please dress for a gathering of friends rather than a funeral. In lieu of flowers, a donation to your favorite charity for children would be a fitting tribute.
Ali was born on December 22, 1948 in Beloit, Kansas. She is survived by her husband, Curt Young; her son, Quentin Young; her daughter, Amber Wallace and husband Luke Wallace; her brothers, Ed Hund, Mike Hund, Greg Hund, Jeff Hund, Tim Hund and Rob Hund; her sister, Johanna Gengler; and her grandchildren, Alice Young, Aidan Young, Faith Mantzke and Ian Young.
Ali was preceded in death by her daughter, April Thomas; her sister, Kathy Cummings; her parents, Josephine Hund and Edward Hund; and her grandson, Ethan Young.
After graduating from St. John’s High School, Ali attended Patricia Stevens Finishing School. She held several jobs in her young adulthood in the creative industries including a jewelry design business and a position at Hallmark in Kansas City, Missouri. Ali had a very challenging role helping troubled young women at the Youth Center in Beloit, Kansas. She was an accomplished seamstress, highly skilled at making dresses, dolls, fashionable hats and accessories, and incredible Halloween costumes for her children and grandchildren.
Ali married her husband, Curt, in 1978 in Wichita, Kansas, having met and fallen in love the previous year. They were married for 43 years and had two children together. They moved several times throughout their marriage, and every house became a home with Ali’s loving touch, creativity, designer’s eye and attention to detail. Curt says Ali was a wonderful wife and life partner. It was his great fortune and honor that she chose him as her husband. She was an amazing mother who was devoted to her children and grandchildren. He never met a braver or more genuine person than Ali.
Ali had such a kind and gentle spirit, everyone she met became a friend. Above all, she loved children with every fiber of her being. Close family members referred to her as the ‘baby whisperer’ because any crying baby handed to her became happy and docile in her arms. Small children would light up with a flash of a smile from her, even from across the room.
Hers was a life well lived.