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JoAnna M. (Taylor) Young, 78, of Springfield, died on Friday, June 23, 2017 at Wingate at Hampden. She was a retired assembler at Dielectrics. JoAnna was born on April 25, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Virginia (Wilson) Taylor. She loved to play bingo and go camping, but her family really meant everything to her. JoAnna is predeceased by her husband, Robert Young, Sr. who died on September 17, 2010, a son, Douglas Rand and three brothers, Charles L. Taylor, Bud Taylor and Jack Taylor. She is survived by two sons, Robert Rand and his wife Betsy of Springfield and James Rand of Northampton; three sisters, Sandy Davis and her husband, Jim, Barbara Searcy and her husband, Dale and Angie Henry and her husband, George all of Utah; 6 grandchildren, Nathin Rand, Rebecca Rand, Amber Rand, Gabrielle Rand, T. J. Rand and Nicole Hufford and two great grandchildren. Calling hours will be at the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home on 69 East St. in Chicopee Falls on Friday, June 30, 2017 from 6 to 8 pm. A private burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 264 Cottage St., Springfield, MA 01104.