William Edward Allen b. 23 Nov 1942 Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 Feb 1996

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Name William Edward Allen [1, 2]

Born 23 Nov 1942 Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [1, 2]

Gender Male

Died 14 Feb 1996 [2]

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Family ID: F5749 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020

N.D. Fleck

Children

1. Aaron Allen

2. Amy Elizabeth Allen

Name	William Edward Allen [1, 2]
Born	23 Nov 1942	Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Died	14 Feb 1996 [2]

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Pastor William E. Allen, 53 ,of L'Anse,Mi,formerly of Covington,Mi, died Wednesday,Feb.14.1996 ,at Baraga County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born Nov.23,1942 in Waukesha ,Wi.,a son of Edward and Adeline (Ulseth) Allen.He was a graduate of Kingsford High School and Concordia Seminary of St.Louis ,Mo.in 1973,with a Masters of Divinity.On June 13,1970 he married Norma Fleck in Fort Wayne ,In. Allen was an ordained minister of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod .He served churches in Cape Girardeau,Mo ,Shawano,Wi, Hammond La ,Fremont In ,and was Parish Vicar at Beardstown Il. He came to Covington in 1993 to serve Trinity Lutheran Church and retired in 1988 because of ill health.In 1989 he moved with his family to L'Anse . He was a member of the Lutheran's Layman League,Zone Counselor of the Southeast Missouri Zone .A member of the Iron Mountain Philatelist Club and the Iron Mountain City Band . He is survived by his wife Norma;his parents Edward and Adeline Allen of Kingsford;a son Aaron Allen and a daughter Amy Elizabeth Allen ,both of L'Anse ;a brother Richard (Clarice) Allen of Quinnesec ;two sisters Noreen (Harvey) Schulze of Janesville ,Wi and Heidi(Patrick)Reynolds of Madison ,Wi and nieces,nephews and cousins .He was preceded in death by two brothers ,Adrain and Jeffrey. Funeral services were held on Saturday,Feb. 17,1996 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Covington. Reverand William Viergutz officiated and burial will be in the Covington Cemetery. The Jacobson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Allen Remembered for Dedication by Nancy Besonen Lord for my sake teach me to take,one day at a time. The song "One Day at a Time "was a favorite of Pastor William Allen of L'Anse . When illness forced his retirement from Trinity Lutheran Church in Covington in 1988 ,he sang it to the congregation at a party they held in his honor . Pastor Allen got through the song just fine - it was the rest who had a bit of trouble. Last Wednesday,Pastor Allen died at Baarga County Hospital from a brain tumor that had interupted,but not ended,his ministry .While it had robbed him of the ability to put his thoughts into words,his talent of singing and playing his guitar were somehow spared .These two gifts would provide the basis for his continuing work,one day at a time . In 1969 he moved his wife, Norma, and children, Amy and Arron from the parsonage in Covington to a home in L'Anse .He was no longer able to drive,but lived only a short walk from the hospital,where he and his guitar became frequent visitors at the bedsides of past parishioners,friends,and residents of the Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU). He sang for residents of the Winkler's Nursing Home in L'Anse ,at Green Hill Manor,and performed as a soloist during services at many churches in and outside of L'Anse . Craig Anderson ,former pastor of United Lutheran Church was often accompanied by Pastor Allen in services he held for the seniors and the infirmed . Pastor Allen continued to serve the Trinity Lutheran Church as a music leader for it's Sunday School and Vacation Bible School ,accompanying the children on his guitar from his seat in a front pew. Until recent years he also soloed and sang with the Trinty Church choir . At his funeral Sunday ,the pastor was remembered for his dedication,and his attention to detail .Pastor Allen had written out his funeral service earlier in his illness,on a sheet of paper that was only recently discovered by his wife, The program was faithfully followed by the minister who succeeded him at Trinity,Pastor Bill Viergutz . Pastor Viergutz and other members of clergy lauded Pastor Allen for his unquestioning acceptance of his disease,and all that has been taken from him.Those who filled Trinity Saturday and others who have known Pastor Allen,will remember him for what the disease could not take away .

Pastor William E. Allen, 53 ,of L'Anse,Mi,formerly of Covington,Mi, died Wednesday,Feb.14.1996 ,at Baraga County Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
He was born Nov.23,1942 in Waukesha ,Wi.,a son of Edward and Adeline (Ulseth) Allen.He was a graduate of Kingsford High School and Concordia Seminary of St.Louis ,Mo.in 1973,with a Masters of Divinity.On June 13,1970 he married Norma Fleck in Fort Wayne ,In.
Allen was an ordained minister of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod .He served churches in Cape Girardeau,Mo ,Shawano,Wi, Hammond La ,Fremont In ,and was Parish Vicar at Beardstown Il. He came to Covington in 1993 to serve Trinity Lutheran Church and retired in 1988 because of ill health.In 1989 he moved with his family to L'Anse .
He was a member of the Lutheran's Layman League,Zone Counselor of the Southeast Missouri Zone .A member of the Iron Mountain Philatelist Club and the Iron Mountain City Band .
He is survived by his wife Norma;his parents Edward and Adeline Allen of Kingsford;a son Aaron Allen and a daughter Amy Elizabeth Allen ,both of L'Anse ;a brother Richard (Clarice) Allen of Quinnesec ;two sisters Noreen (Harvey) Schulze of Janesville ,Wi and Heidi(Patrick)Reynolds of Madison ,Wi and nieces,nephews and cousins .He was preceded in death by two brothers ,Adrain and Jeffrey.
Funeral services were held on Saturday,Feb. 17,1996 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Covington. Reverand William Viergutz officiated and burial will be in the Covington Cemetery. The Jacobson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Allen Remembered for Dedication
by Nancy Besonen
Lord for my sake teach me to take,one day at a time.
The song "One Day at a Time "was a favorite of Pastor William Allen of L'Anse . When illness forced his retirement from Trinity Lutheran Church in Covington in 1988 ,he sang it to the congregation at a party they held in his honor . Pastor Allen got through the song just fine - it was the rest who had a bit of trouble.
Last Wednesday,Pastor Allen died at Baarga County Hospital from a brain tumor that had interupted,but not ended,his ministry .While it had robbed him of the ability to put his thoughts into words,his talent of singing and playing his guitar were somehow spared .These two gifts would provide the basis for his continuing work,one day at a time .
In 1969 he moved his wife, Norma, and children, Amy and Arron from the parsonage in Covington to a home in L'Anse .He was no longer able to drive,but lived only a short walk from the hospital,where he and his guitar became frequent visitors at the bedsides of past parishioners,friends,and residents of the Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU).
He sang for residents of the Winkler's Nursing Home in L'Anse ,at Green Hill Manor,and performed as a soloist during services at many churches in and outside of L'Anse . Craig Anderson ,former pastor of United Lutheran Church was often accompanied by Pastor Allen in services he held for the seniors and the infirmed .
Pastor Allen continued to serve the Trinity Lutheran Church as a music leader for it's Sunday School and Vacation Bible School ,accompanying the children on his guitar from his seat in a front pew. Until recent years he also soloed and sang with the Trinty Church choir .
At his funeral Sunday ,the pastor was remembered for his dedication,and his attention to detail .Pastor Allen had written out his funeral service earlier in his illness,on a sheet of paper that was only recently discovered by his wife, The program was faithfully followed by the minister who succeeded him at Trinity,Pastor Bill Viergutz .
Pastor Viergutz and other members of clergy lauded Pastor Allen for his unquestioning acceptance of his disease,and all that has been taken from him.Those who filled Trinity Saturday and others who have known Pastor Allen,will remember him for what the disease could not take away .

Source Citations

[S39] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1958-2005, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1970 Jun; Certificate Range: 020326 - 022999. [S37] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

[S39] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1958-2005, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1970 Jun; Certificate Range: 020326 - 022999.
[S37] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).


Father	William Edward Allen, b. 23 Nov 1942, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	N.D. Fleck
Relationship	natural

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