Lake County Obituaries

John Arthur Youngreen

Submitted by Anita Crabtree

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Lake County Bee, December 25, 1942

FOUNDER OF UPPER LAKE BANK DIES SUNDAY MORNING 
The passing of one of Upper Lake�s most highly respected business men, John 
Arthur Youngreen, brought sorrow to the entire community. He passed away at his 
home Sunday morning, December 20, at 6:30 o�clock. 
Although he had been in ill health for the past two and a half years, his death 
came as a shock to his many friends. He and his wife had been visiting in 
Sacramento with their son, Donald, before going south for the winter, when he 
became ill and they returned home. 
Mr. Youngreen was born in Whitehall, Michigan, March 15, 1873. His parents were 
Anders Malcolm Youngreen and Lena Lund Youngreen. He was married December 16, 
1896, to Frederique May Stearns in Whitehall, Michigan, and to this union six 
children were born. One son, Ezra Malcolm, passed away in 1925. 
In 1899 Mr. and Mrs. Youngreen went to northern Washington and took up a 
homestead and later moved to Spokane. In 1907 they moved to Springfield, Oregon, 
where he was engaged in farming and real estate. In 1914 they moved to Orland, 
Calif., where he engaged in farming, cattle and sheep raising and buying. In 
1921 they moved to Upper Lake where Mr. Youngreen organized the Bank of Upper 
Lake. He has been president ever since its organization and active in conducting 
the business until the time of his death. 
He was vitally interested in all community organizations and the progress of the 
entire county. He was a member of the Bachelor Valley Grange, the Farm Bureau, 
Lions Club, and Chamber of Commerce. He served as president of the Lake County 
Chamber of Commerce, and during his administration the organization made steady 
progress. He was also director, for several years, of the Redwood Empire, and 
chairman of Group 8 of the California Bankers Association. He was active in the 
Masonic Order, Scottish Rite and the Shrine. He was associated with William O. 
Edmands and E. P. Sailor in forming the Edmands Reclamation District. 
Despite his ill health, he continued his interest in civic affairs, although not 
able to take an active part. 
Mr. Youngreen was a devoted husband and father and was held in high respect by 
all who knew him. 
Surviving are his wife and five children, Mrs. Marian Y. Bucknell, Upper Lake; 
Donald, Sacramento; Glenn, Fortuna; Frederic, Oregon; and August of San 
Francisco. Other survivors are seven grandchildren, a brother, C. A. Youngreen 
of Washington, and four sisters, Mrs. Emma Benson of Whitehall, Michigan; Miss 
Mary E. Youngreen, Muskegon, Michigan; Mrs. C. L. Davidson, Spokane, Wash.; and 
Mrs. Wm. J. Hinrichsen of southern California. 
Funeral services were held under the auspices of Hartley Lodge, F. and A.M., at 
the Upper Lake Union church Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o�clock and interment 
was at Upper Lake cemetery, with the Jones Mortuary in charge. 
The church was filled to capacity with sorrowing friends and relatives and the 
beautiful floral pieces told of the respect and esteem in which the deceased was 
held. 
Deepest sympathy is extended the bereaved family by the entire community.