Richard E. Young, 53, of Phillipsburg, died Saturday, November 2, 1996 upon arrival at Warren Hospital.

He was a supervisor at the Hunterdon State Developmental School in Clinton for over twenty years. He also owned and operated the R.E. Young & Co. Party Supply in Phillipsburg for the past six years.

Born February 7, 1943 in Easton, he is the son of the former Genevieve Hoadley Young of Phillipsburg and the late Edward Young.

He was a member of St. Philip and St. James Catholic Church, Phillipsburg.

He was a member of the Communications Workers of America, Local 1040 and was a former member of the Phillipsburg Emergency Squad.

Funeral services will be held 10:15 a.m. Wednesday from the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main St., Phillipsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:45 a.m. in St. Philip and St. James Church, 426 South Main St., Phillipsburg. Interment will be in the Northampton Memorial Shrine, Palmer Twp. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the funeral home.

The family requests memorial contributions to the church, 430 South Main St., Phillipsburg, 08865.