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Earl William Yost

FUNERAL HOME

John F. Tierney Funeral Home, Inc.

219 West Center Street

Manchester, Connecticut

Earl Yost Obituary

YOST, Earl William Earl William Yost, 84, of East Hartford, died Saturday, (September 3, 2005) at Manchester Hospital following a short illness. He was born Aug. 14, 1921, in Manchester, the son of the late Albert and Ida (Lepp) Yost. Mr. Yost was sports editor at the Manchester Evening Herald for 39 years, retiring in 1983. He was also sports editor emeritus for eight years, and since 1991 was a sports columnist and feature sports writer with the Manchester Extra edition in the Hartford Courant. During World War II Earl served in the Army Air Corps. Mr. Yost was active in sports, playing baseball, basketball, volleyball and tennis on a competitive level. He umpired high school, college and professional baseball games for 30 years, and high school, college and pro-basketball for 25 years. He organized the Little League baseball umpires board in Manchester and the Ct. State Board of Approved Baseball Umpires. He served in various offices with both State groups and was a member of the National Sportswriters Association. Mr. Yost served as director of the Hartford Whalers Alumni program for eight years. A past president of the Connecticut Sportswriters Alliance, he was one of the organizers of the Manchester Sports Hall of Fame and served 20 years on the committee. He was inducted in 1987 into the sports shrine. He was an active member of both New England and Eastern College Athletic Assoc. Chapters of both baseball and basketball officials as well as state boards. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Adella (Wrubel) Yost; two sons and their wives, Reed and Jeanne Yost of Maine, and Dean and Anita Yost of Ellington. He is also survived by his grandson, Matthew Yost and his wife, Sharon of Enfield; and his granddaughter, Allison Yost of Raleigh, NC. A private burial service will be observed at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be to the Manchester Bi-Centennial Band Shell Corporation, 62 Emily Lane, Manchester, CT 06040. Mr. Yost devoted hundreds of hours promoting the Manchester Road Race which has developed into one of the nation's best. He served as the race archivist for more than 50 years. The John F. Tierney Funeral Home, Manchester has care of arrangements.

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Published by Hartford Courant on Sep. 5, 2005.

Memories and Condolences
for Earl Yost

18 Entries

Gayle Moore(Hunter)(Hamilton)

October 18, 2005

My condolences to you. I worked with Earl at The Manchester Evening Herald many years ago. He was a kind and gentle soul.

Darrell Vincek

September 21, 2005

Dear Yost Family,

I was so sorry to hear of Mr. Yosts passing. He was a wonderful man and a incredible community member. I know my dad & mom, Yosh & Lou Vincek, thought the world of Earl as well. On behalf of my family please know we are thinking of you all at this most difficult time.

Thomas Sheridan

September 18, 2005

My condolences to the family.

Janice & Wayne, Lindsey, Alison & Katie Lehmann

September 16, 2005

Dear Mrs. Yost and Family,
We just received the EH Gazette and was surprised and sadden to see the news about Mr. Yost. He was such a wonderful neighbor and friend to us when we lived on Burke Street. My three girls would love to go over to say hello to Mr. Yost and were so happy when he gave them his old tennis balls. We would always make a point to stop by and say hello to you both when we were visiting from Florida, and kept you up on our lives with our annual holiday card and pictures. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and know Mr. Yost will be looking down over all of us here with a huge smile. We will miss him as he was such a dear and wonderful man, and will always remember and cherish those great visits. God Bless!

Bruce Tully

September 15, 2005

Dean and family: I was so sorry to learn of your fathers passing. My sincere condolences. Bruce Tully, PHS/65.

Susan Vaughn

September 8, 2005

Dear Dell,

I was so sorry to hear the sad news. I spent several enjoyable years sitting across the desk from Earl at the Herald. What a wonderful man and dedicated journalist. He did so much for sports, the Herald and Manchester and with such style and grace. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Susan Vaughn, former Herald pal

Warren Lee

September 6, 2005

Dean & Anita: I am so sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you.

Jim Horvath, Jr.

September 6, 2005

Dear Mrs. Yost and family;

I am so sorry to learn of Mr. Yost's passing. He was such a terrific guy. My memories of him go so far back........He and his Herald sports pages made so many of us who played Little League, Alumni League, Midget league, Pony League and other youth sports feel like Major Leaguers. As a kid, nothing beat seeing your name or your friend's name in the Herald, thanks to Mr. Yost. He and my Dad were also good friends. I still have a copy of the touching column that Mr. Yost wrote in the Herald following my Dad's death over 30 years ago. Mr. Yost always cared about "Manchester guys" and our families, no matter how far away we moved. I was fortunate to have known Mr. Yost. He will certainly be missed. My most sincere condolences,

Jim Horvath, Jr.

Dennis, MA.

David Roback

September 5, 2005

To the Yost family,

We have all lost a perfect gentleman who over 30 years ago gave me encouragement and guidance to enter in the newspaper business. Earl always treated those he wrote about with respect. As a writer, historian and a friend, Mr. Yost will be missed.

William England

September 5, 2005

Dear Mrs. Yost and Sons: During my college years, I had the good fortune to work summers as a sports writer under Earl's tutelage before I entered the legal profession. The thing I most remember about him was his great integrity. He demonstrated it not only in sports as a writer and official, but in his daily personal life. He was truly an outstanding man. You have my condolences for your loss.

Lisa Moffett

September 5, 2005

Mrs. Yost, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

The Recreation Staff, Manchester Manor

Cindy Winkler

September 5, 2005

Mrs Yost, I was sorry to hear of Mr Yost's passing. My thoughts are with you and your family. I will always fondly remember him, my Godfather. Love Cindy

John Cullen

September 5, 2005

Reed & Jeanne

Sorry to find notice of your dad's passing.

john garofalo

September 5, 2005

dear mrs.yost:i am deep;y saddened at the passing of earl.he was a very fine man and a credit to his family,manchester and his profession.i first met earlmmore than 60 years ago when he was a dominant basketball player.i had the opportunity to really get to know him when i served as the director of cheney tech from 1972-80.he had a special place in his heart for cheney tech and helped us in many ways.he shall be missed..when you lose a boyhood hero there becomes a hole in life..i shall pray for him..god bless.

rick dyer

September 5, 2005

I was very sorry to learn of Earl's death. He was a wonderful man who deeply cared about people and sports. He was extremely kind to me during my high school and college years. Earl's many contributions to the Town of Manchester, its youth, and such events as the Manchester Road Race will always be remembered. He was a talented writer and a kind and generous man. Please accept my sincere sympathy and best wishes.

Rick Dyer

SINCH OFIARA

September 5, 2005

Manchester will NEVER be the same

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