Brenton C. Young, 77, of Rochester, died December 5 in the New England Medical Center, Boston. He was the husband of the late Edith L. (Hedges) Young and the son of the late Curtis H. and Ruth E. (Boutilier) Young.

He was born in Fall River and lived in Rochester for many years.

Mr. Young served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army. He was a Korean War Veteran.

Mr. Young was a self-employed truck driver.

Survivors include 4 daughters, Brenda J. Lima of Assonet, Linda Young of Taunton, Dianne Santos of Raynham and Kathy Strange of North Easton; a son, Jeremy Young of Taunton; 2 step sons, Glenn Norman of Berkley and Shannon Hawks of OH; a step daughter, Glenda McMullen of FL; a sister, Janet Dennis of Niantic, CT; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and his beloved cat, Chip.

Donations in his memory may be made to the MSPCA, 350 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130.

Arrangements are by the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham. For directions and online guestbook, visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com