Kraig Alan Young

Kraig Alan Young, age 41, of Kearney, NE passed away at the University Nebraska Medical Center on Saturday, April 28, 2018. He was born in Cambridge, NE on August 21, 1976 to Philip and Debra (Stine) Young. Kraig attended and graduated from Cambridge School in 1995. He was active in sports playing football, basketball, and track. Kraig played on the Trojan State Championship football teams in both 1993 and 1994. He was also on the Nebraska State Championship track team. He attended McCook Community College receiving his Associate of Art in Business and finished his Bachelor of Art in Business from UNL in 1999.

Kraig was united in marriage to Amanda Berger in Estes Park, Colorado on July 8, 2000. The couple made their home in Kearney. Kraig was a Financial Advisor for Securities America and the Young Financial Agency in Kearney. Previous employment was with Morgan Stanley and the Barney Insurance Agency both of Kearney.

Kraig was a member of the Better Business Bureau of Kearney and First United Methodist Church of Kearney. He enjoyed the outdoors, playing golf, bike riding and spending time in the mountains. His main love was time spent with his family on trips to the mountains of Colorado or to Denver and Kansas City to take in baseball or football games.

He was preceded in death by his father, Philip Young and maternal grandfather, Don Stine.

Kraig is survived by his wife Amanda; 4 children: Austin, Abigail, Ryan and Nathan of Kearney, NE mother: Deb Young of Cambridge; 2 sisters: Suzanne and husband Tony Neels of Gothenburg, NE; Jessica and husband Randy Grindle of Kearney; paternal grandparents: Gene and Pat Young of Cambridge, NE; maternal grandmother: Gwen Stine of Cambridge, NE,

Funeral Services will be held at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Cambridge on Friday May 4, 2018 at 2:00 PM . Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Cambridge, NE. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 3 from 10:00 AM till 7:00 PM at the Lockenour-Jones Mortuary in Cambridge. Friends may leave on-line condolences at lockenour.com. Memorials maybe addressed to the Kraig Young Memorial Fund at the Nebraska Land Bank 121 W 46th St, Kearney, NE 68847 or at the Lockenour-Jones Mortuary in Cambridge

Please click here to view the video tribute Services Funeral Service Friday May 4, 2018 2:00 PM Trinity United Methodist 620 Penn St Cambridge, Nebraska 69022 Visitation Thursday May 31, 2018 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Lockenour-Jones Mortuary 604 Penn St. Cambridge, NE 69022