Rev. A. Ellsworth Young

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Posted 9/24/17

PERU - Rev. A. Ellsworth Young, 100, of Peru (pastor emeritus of Waltham Presbyterian Church) went to the Lord on Sept. 22, 2017 at IVCH surrounded by his loving family.

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Rev. A. Ellsworth Young

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PERU - Rev. A. Ellsworth Young, 100, of Peru (pastor emeritus of Waltham Presbyterian Church) went to the Lord on Sept. 22, 2017 at IVCH surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Waltham Presbyterian Church with Pastor Joel Stevenor and Pastor Roy Backus officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the church. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling the arrangements.

Ellsworth was born March 9, 1917 in Meade County, Kan. to James and Eslie Young. He married the love of his life, Dorine Ellis on April 17, 1938. She preceded him in death on June 9, 2005.

Survivors include one daughter, Patricia (Everett Christopher) Finley of Peru; one son, Paul (Jane) Young of Crawfordville, Fla.; four grandchildren, Donald (Waynea) Finley, Steven (Christine) Finley, David (Samantha) Young and Amy (Kimber) Young-Jones; four great-granddaughters, Alexa Finley, Sarah Finley, and Sierra and Sydney Davis; four great-grandsons, Logan (Kelly) Finley, Zachary Young, and Austin and Chandler Jones; and one great-great-grandson, Jackson Finley.

He was preceded in death by his wife, three brothers and one sister.

Ellsworth came to Illinois in 1942 to attend McCormick Seminary where he was ordained into the Presbyterian Church. He served the Arcola and Indian Point churches before moving to the Waltham Presbyterian Church for 27 years. He and Dorine retired to Hennepin Farms in 1982 and later moved to Liberty Village in 2014. He was an avid rock collector and made a lot of jewelry from his collection. He was a charter member of the American Cut Glass Association and truly loved his cut glass. He was a long-time member and past president of the Waltham Curling Club.

Memorials maybe directed to the Waltham Presbyterian Church or the donor’s choice.