Helny Maria Younger

We lost a very special lady on October 12, 2025.

Helny Younger of Ferndale, California left this world peacefully in her sleep at age 99, just a few months shy of what would have been her 100th birthday in early January.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Wesley and Audrey Albert of Grants Pass, Oregon and Mark Albert of Ferndale, California, has a brother, Erling Waara in Kardis, Sweden, and had many nieces and nephews in Sweden and the United States.

She was a wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, world teacher and Swedish immigrant. She raised 2 kids, outlived 2 husbands, Jim Albert and Don Younger, and her own daughter, Anita. She was an ESL teacher and taught English to students from around the world.

“Mom could always be counted on when something was needed. She was famous for her Sunday breakfast of platter ‘Swedish Pancakes’. She also loved her flower garden and travel.”

She'll be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Please share a memory of Helny in her guestbook.