Kenneth Earl “Bud”Younglund,89, passed away peacefully at the Friendship Villa, on January 25, 2018. Kenneth was born in Kimball, Nebraska, May 20, 1928, the son of Elmer Ross and Jessie McCarthy Younglund. Kenny was raised on the family ranch and attended the Rockaway Rural School on their homestead, graduating 8th grade in 1943. In June 1946, Kenny joined the military. He went overseas November 2, 1946, and spent eleven months and ten days in Japan. Kenny came home and worked on farms and ranches until December 1949. He attended Repperts Auctioneer School in Indiana. He came back to Colorado where he continued to work on ranches and pursed the auction business.
Kenny met Beverly Bringelson in Colorado and they were married on January 1,1954, making their home in Greeley, CO. In January of 1957, they moved to Miles City area, moving a couple of times, but spending a good deal of their time on a small irrigated place they bought from Edsons’ five miles south of Miles City. Kenny and Bev hired many teenagers over the years to help out on the ranch even if they needed a ride from town to help them out. When they retired, they traded land for a smaller place in the valley and raised sheep until they retired to their home on Balsam Drive.
Although Kenny was successful at many things, herding sheep, raising cattle as part of a grazing corporation, auctioning, raising registered Charlois bulls, and lastly in their later years again sheep. Auctioneering was his work and he loved it. As an auctioneer, Kenny ranked 15th in the world in 1967 at the Clearwater, Florida competition. In 1976 and 1980 he was Montana State Champion and went on in 1976 to place third in the Western Region of the World Competition held in Hershey, Pennsylvania. In 1977, Kenny won the Western Region of the World competition.
Kenny had a keen sense of humor, which helped him at Estate Sales, anyone who ever attended one can attest to this. His steady auctioneering job was at the cattle auction. He worked for Miles City Livestock Center for most of his years here and commuted to Sidney Livestock Center auctioning cattle there, as well for 16 years. He served as the auctioneer at the Jaycees Bucking Horse Sale, alongside Cy Talion, a famous rodeo announcer until his retirement from auctioning in the 1990s. He donated his auction services to fundraisers for 4H, FFA, College Art Auction, Elks Radio, Christian Women’s. He lent livestock to the FFA rodeo, telling all the participants in the wild cow milking contest, it would be a piece of cake, because his wife milked them all this morning. Kenny and Bev enjoyed traveling to visit foreign places, attending the Denver Stock Show, rodeos and country dances.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Younglund, his parents, brother’s Ross, Walt, and Dennis, sisters Julia, Della and Alice. He is survived by his sister Inez “Viola”Stidham ; WA and several nieces and nephews.
Kenny and Bev never had any children. He enjoyed extended families Tom and Lillian Orestad Ostendorf’s and Brian and Maggie Dice family.
Should friends desire memorials may be given to local charities or any charity of their choice. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 with the family receiving friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Eastern Montana Veterans Cemetery with full military honors. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com.
Service Schedule
Family to Receive Friends
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 30, 2018
Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home
1717 Main Street
Miles City, Montana 59301
Funeral Service
2:00 p.m.
Wednesday January 31, 2018
Stevenson & Sons Funeral
1717 Main Street
Miles City, Montana 59301
Interment with Full Military Honors
Following the Funeral Service.
Wednesday January 31, 2018
Eastern Montana Veterans Cemetery
Cemetery Rd.
Miles City, Montana 59301
Luncheon
Following the Service
Wednesday January 31, 2018
The Parlor
1806 Main Street
Miles City, Montana 59301
Service Schedule
Family to Receive Friends
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 30, 2018
Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home
1717 Main Street
Miles City, Montana 59301
Funeral Service
2:00 p.m.
Wednesday January 31, 2018
Stevenson & Sons Funeral
1717 Main Street
Miles City, Montana 59301
Interment with Full Military Honors
Following the Funeral Service.
Wednesday January 31, 2018
Eastern Montana Veterans Cemetery
Cemetery Rd.
Miles City, Montana 59301
Luncheon
Following the Service
Wednesday January 31, 2018
The Parlor
1806 Main Street
Miles City, Montana 59301
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Tammy Mallett Pecha says
So sorry for your loss!
Jason says
I would like to express my sincerest sympathies to this family. I know this loss must be troublesome. May you take some comfort from knowing that there will be a resurrection of our dead loved ones. This wonderful Bible truth can be found at Acts 24:15. The Bible shares this not only to comfort us but to give us an amazing hope for the future. With real sympathy, Jason.
Marla Malley, RN says
Kenny was my first landlord and always has been my friend since then. So sorry to hear about his death. My sympathy to the families.
Dean Holmes says
the Lord must have and upcoming sale and needs a real good auctioneer that why he called Kenny. I remember interviewing Kenny on the local stations and he always had a great sence of humor. May you rest in peace my friend.
LInda & Richard Meidinger says
I remember Kenny mostly for his autioneering at sales and I think our household sale at Kinsey was his last sale when we retired.
Many years ago we happened to be on the same trip to the Bahamas or Mexico. A whole group of Montanans went out to dinner at an eatery outside of the city we were at. The think I remember most of the whole trip was Kenny doing autioneering at the table and entertaining all the people there mostly the workers. They just loved it and would make him do it again. He will be missed. May he rest in peace and entertain some more.
Bus Morris says
Kenny was a good hand. He will be missed.
Bus Morris
Glendive, MT
George & Maggie Holom says
We extend our sympathy’s to all who will miss Ken. We have known him for almost 50 years. And we especially enjoyed his comments during his auctions. He even came out of retirement to conduct the auction for our moving business. May he Rest In Peace.
Jill (Petro)Stenberg says
I have so many fond memories of Kenny. He was a great friend to me and my family. He will be missed!
Jeff Gregory says
My deepest sympathy to Kenny’s family. I was a country boy from Ohio. Kenny taught me a lot about the west and Montana. He shared his good humor and knowledge with me and other MCC Pioneers. He was a great man!
Laura Lee Blankenship Kalloch Beeler says
My most sincere deepest condolences to the Younglund family. I have known Kenny all of my life. He was a wonderful friend of the Blankenship family first in the Richland and Dawson Counties then in Custer County. Kenny was always there for the 4H kids with a helping hand, funny story or knowledge teaching us a better way to do something. One of my favorite stories I have of Kenny was when he came to Forsyth to be an auctioneer for the Take A Buyer To Dinner to auction off our 4H beef. Kenny ALWAYS looked nice because Bev made sure of it! I had just gotten in a water fight after washing my steer and came up and gave Kenny a HUGE hug, getting him wet and muddy in the process, completely ruining his white western shirt which had been starched and ironed.. Kenny laughed of course, Bev however didn’t see the humor in it at the time. She bought a new shirt for Kenny at the local sore to wear for the auction. I will miss Kenny and his wit and humor but am thankful that he is reunited with Bev.
Teal Dobie says
I had the pleasure of caring for Kenny @ Friendship Villa, over that time we grew very close. He has a very special place in my heart that will forever be his! I’m going to miss him dearly but comforted knowing he’s with his wife again, he wore his wedding ring everyday, never took it off. Rip My Kenny Boy!!