Barbara Jean Young, 47, of Cortland died on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at her home due to complications of asthma.
She was born on May 6, 1974 in Sycamore to Ancel A. Young and Janet (Gustafson) Phillips
.
Barbara was an accomplished painter and enjoyed photography. Her pride and joy were her two children- who she loved dearly. She will be sadly missed by her loving family and many friends.
Survivors include her two children, Ancelia A. Young and Cooper J. Young; her father, Ancel Young of Sycamore; her mother, Janet Phillips of Cortland; sister, Terry Dobson of Sycamore; brother, Brian Young of Sycamore; step siblings, Kevin Hauser of Montana, Brandon (Ginger) Easterbrook of Montana, Robbie (Tiana) Easterbrook of Rochelle, Crystal (Brian) Payne of Kirkland, Jamie (Chris) Kolota of Kingston and Kim Easterbrook of Genoa; many nieces, nephews, cousins, uncles and aunts, including Aunt Annie.
She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents; step mother, Connie Young and step brother, Ryan Easterbrook.
Her funeral services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Lung Association (
lung.org
) in care of the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL. 60178.