death of NWA Capt. Raymond C. Yung, age 92

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Feb 28, 2026, 8:52:28 PM (13 days ago) Feb 28
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~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, NWA Capt. Raymond C. Yung

February 26, 1933 ~ July 18, 2025

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Belated notice, as was listed in the OCT issue of the ALPA magazine, the passing of NWA Capt. Raymond C. Yung in July 2025.  Raymond Charles Yung joined Northwest Airlines 02-12-1958.  He is survived by his wife Georgiann, and by his children and their families.

PCN memorial site   https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2026/02/nwa-capt-raymond-c-yung.html

 

https://www.whitefuneralhomes.com/obituary/raymond-yung

Raymond's Obituary

 

Raymond Yung, of Burnsville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on July 18, 2025. Ray, the youngest of six children, was born to Ludwig (Lou) and Margaret Yung in Lakeville, MN.

Ray attended the College of St. Thomas and upon graduating, he joined the United States Air Force where he became an Air Force pilot. He met his wife, Georgiann Doyle, on Wake Island in the South Pacific. They married on November 14, 1959 and built their home on Crystal Lake. Ray was a commercial airline pilot for 35 years. Following his retirement, he continued his love for work in commercial real estate.

Ray is proceeded in death by his parents, Ludwig (Lou) and Margaret Yung, Agnes (Ed Anderson), Patt (Gene Bader), Baby Mary, Ed (Irene Yung), and John L. “Jack”, and (followed in death by Georgia Yung).

He is survived by Georgiann Yung, his wife of 65 years, his sons, Michael and John, and daughter Megan Caraway (Brian), as well as his three granddaughters, Molly Richardson (Donovan), Caitlin, and Shannon Caraway (Simon Hoey-Burns), great-granddaughter Avery Richardson, and many nieces and nephews. Prior to his passing, Ray was blessed to be able to spend time with his wife, children, granddaughters, and to hold his great-granddaughter, Avery Richardson. 

Mass of Christian burial, 11am Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at All Saints Catholic Church in Lakeville.  Visitation from 5-8pm Monday at White Funeral Home (20134 Kenwood Tr) Lakeville.  Interment: All Saints Cemetery. 

In memory of Raymond C. Yung

Mayo Clinic - Interstitial Lung Disease - Jay H. Ryu, M.D.
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone Donations: 855-852-8129

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Allina Health Care - St. Francis Regional Medical Center
Allina Health Foundation
2925 Chicago Ave
Mail Route 10721
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone Donations: 612-262-0635    Press 4

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All Saints Catholic Church
19795 Holyoke Ave
Lakeville, MN 55044
Phone Donations: 952-469-4481

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